For founders pursuing commercial opportunities that exploit the recent drop in the cost of accessing space and enable humanity to benefit from space-based technologies.
CDL Space is a Global Stream hosted by CDL-Toronto, CDL-Paris, CDL-Texas, and CDL-Milan.
Spatiam has developed a commercial Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) solution designed for interplanetary communication. The platform addresses the challenges of slow, unreliable, and delayed space communications that impede scientific progress, exploration, and safety as humanity ventures deeper into space. Spatiam’s platform is the first to offer multi-administration capabilities and a zero-trust security model.
Parsimoni is building SpaceOS, a secure, efficient, and flexible operating system for satellite payload computers. It enables in-orbit software management, maximizing satellite utility and paving the way for a future satellite App Store and Satellite-as-a-Service Marketplace. SpaceOS offers not only “write software once, run it on any satellite” but it is also secure by design due to its unikernel architecture and memory-safe programming language.
Paratus is building the future of emergency medical response through AI-augmented clinical decision support. Their flagship product guides healthcare providers through the critical first hours of resuscitation with real-time support for drug dosing, equipment selection, and procedural algorithms – all available offline on any mobile device, making it an ideal solution for remote locations.
ADAM Aerospace’s Zenith 0 platform secures and verifies critical data for government agencies, private aerospace companies, and commercial ventures by leveraging advanced cryptography, blockchain, and a robust, DoD-vetted, private distributed ledger.
Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC) develops advanced robotic technologies designed for space exploration and industrial applications on Earth. Their first product, a hexapedal robot, can operate in hazardous and hard-to-reach environments, such as lunar terrains and industrial sites like shipyards. By creating technologies with immediate terrestrial applications, the venture aims to advance its long-term goal of making asteroid resource utilization economically viable.
Astroteq.ai is revolutionizing earthquake forecasting with an AI-driven system that harnesses space technology as a multimodal data source. By integrating satellite imagery and cosmic ray data, this innovative solution delivers alerts up to 14 days in advance, which enables governments, businesses, and insurers to implement proactive strategies, significantly enhancing the protection of lives, infrastructure, and assets.
Blue Cubed is working to solve the broadband satellite inter-connectivity problem for the growing small satellite market by providing a gigabit class low SWaP optical communications terminal (OCT) that is self-contained and easy to integrate. Blue Cubed’s Cobalt OCT provides “Ethernet like” connectivity between satellites in a small form-factor without the painful international licensing requirements required of radio frequency systems (RF).
Cambrian Works has developed a software suite to manage networking, communication links, and emulation of space systems (i.e., digital twins) for in-space communications and data relay at scale. Cambrian’s focus on space-to-space links allows fast, efficient tour and network management that can be delivered as software only or in their edge-computer and router hardware supporting both optical and RF crosslinks.
ISPTech revolutionizes the spacecraft market with affordable, quickly available and high-performing propulsion solutions for every spacecraft. As spin-off from the German Aerospace Center ISPTech leverages more than 10 years of R&D to pioneer a new era of space mobility.
Juno Propulsion develops in-space thrusters for satellite manufacturers, utilizing rotating detonation combustion (RDC) technology to enhance propulsion efficiency for orbit raising, station-keeping, and orbital maneuvering. This use of RDC technology improves fuel efficiency, extends the mission lifetime, ensures safety, and enables the ability to carry up to double the cargo payloads compared to existing propulsion solutions.
Lodestar is addressing security threats in orbit with robotic capability, built for universal interaction with cooperative and uncooperative space assets. Fully platform agnostic to give maximum choice to allied warfighters, their hardware and software products augment heritage spacecraft to operate autonomously in denied environments, giving operators dexterity in dealing with unseen orbital threats and associated countermeasures.
LEAP is an aerospace company transforming space logistics with rapid-response, mass producible launch solutions designed to eliminate bottlenecks in space access. Leveraging proprietary propulsion technology and modern manufacturing techniques, LEAP delivers scalable and cost-effective launch solutions for national security, commercial payload deployment, and global point-to-point logistics applications.
Nordspace is building 3 key pillars of the space economy: Orbital Launch Vehicles, Spaceports, and Space Systems. They build engines to power the Tundra orbital launch vehicle (delivers 500kg to LEO) and the Supersonic & Hypersonic Applications Research Platform (for high-altitude, high-speed, low-cost missions). NordSpace is developing Spaceport Canada for sovereign access to space. Lastly, the company develops spacecraft with AI-edge computing, serving SDA needs for commercial/defence sectors.
Marble Imaging develops very high-resolution Earth Observation satellites to provide scalable environmental and security monitoring solutions. With its proprietary satellite constellation and unique spectral capabilities, including short wave infrared satellite imagery, the venture aims to address the growing European need for accessible, high-quality EO data, supporting industries, governments, and institutions in sustainability and security efforts.
O Analytics develops algorithmic software for real-time satellite identification and hypersonic target tracking, detecting and characterizing previously unseen space objects. Focusing in low Earth orbit (LEO), the company provides artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions that improve effective resolution and insights from low-quality imagery.
Orbital Paradigm is developing the Kestrel space return vehicle, a reusable, low-cost system designed for frequent, low-acceleration reentry missions, catering to biotech/pharma, advanced materials, and In-orbit demo/validation companies conducting in-space production and experiments. It’s onboard software ensures landing accuracy within 1km and limits reentry acceleration to below 3g, providing superior performance in both reentry loads and precision. The reusable platform will evolve in the future to provide advanced in space logistics with reuse, including cargo to stations.