With decades of experience in both terrestrial and space based computing, our leaders and engineers bring deep expertise in open source software, networking, cybersecurity, satellite design, consumer electronics and cloud computing.

Leadership

Tom Barton

CO-FOUNDER & CEO
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Tom brings a 30-year history of leadership and successful exits with Silicon Valley technology leaders including Planet Labs, Rackable Systems, Red Hat and Cygnus Solutions. He holds a BA, a BS, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Karthik Govindhasamy

CO-FOUNDER & CTO
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Karthik has more than 25 years of leadership experience in both public and private multinational companies, including key roles at Planet Labs, Diamanti, Microsoft, Nokia and Uniden. Karthik holds an MS EE from Southern Illinois University.

John Trionfo

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
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John is an entrepreneur and go-to-market technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading successful start-ups, including Red Hat, Cygnus Solutions, TARGUSInfo, Jornaya and Emultek. John holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Technology.

Founding Engineering Team

Brian Waldon

SVP, ENGINEERING

Planet Labs, CoreOS

Siva Govindassamy

SVP, ENGINEERING

Nokia

Spencer Eggert

MECHANICAL & SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Planet Labs, Meta, Microsoft

Rupesh Gandupalli

SUPPLY CHAIN & GLOBAL OPERATIONS

Planet Labs, Apple

Darioush Agahi

RF SYSTEMS &
SOLUTIONS

Planet Labs, Microsoft, Rockwell

Jedd Perry

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Microsoft, Planet Labs, Meta

Advisors

Dr. Lisa A. Costa

Eric Truitt

Todd Ford