Alpine Space Ventures

Founded in 2022 by Karan Kunjur and Neel Kunjur, K2 Space is a California-based company specializing in the development of aerospace hardware products. Their focus lies in creating satellite buses for spacecraft, offering power and propulsion systems that enable defense, commercial, and scientific space operators to deploy advanced payloads across various orbits with enhanced speed and flexibility.

Blackwave is a lightweight construction company that specializes in carbon fiber reinforced plastics and carbon-Sheet Moulding Compound (C-SMC). It develops and manufactures high-performance components for automotive, aerospace, medical technology, sports equipment and mechanical engineering, offering research and development, design, tool making and production of prototypes as well as serial parts. By pressing C-SMC materials under high pressure and heat, it creates one-piece components with complex 3D geometries, allowing integration of ribs, variable wall thickness and functional elements such as threads and fits, enabling economical production and new design freedoms. The company supports rapid, scalable manufacturing, including mass production for high-volume aerospace applications, such as standardized, low-cost CFRP pressure tanks for launchers and satellites. Founded in 2016 and based in Munich, Blackwave focuses on advancing lightweight solutions across industries where weight reduction matters.

Founded in 2022 by Karan Kunjur and Neel Kunjur, K2 Space is a California-based company specializing in the development of aerospace hardware products. Their focus lies in creating satellite buses for spacecraft, offering power and propulsion systems that enable defense, commercial, and scientific space operators to deploy advanced payloads across various orbits with enhanced speed and flexibility.

Reflex Aerospace designs and manufactures high-performance satellite platforms for commercial and defense applications. The company focuses on payload-centric development to accelerate delivery times and improve reliability, employing generative design and additive manufacturing along streamlined system design processes. It offers multi-mission capable satellites and aims to enable sustainable space infrastructure, delivering accurate and stable Earth observation instruments with sufficient power and thermal management, and customizable payload capabilities to meet client needs.

Founded in 2018, Morpheus Space specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for small satellites. Its innovative solutions enable satellite service providers to operate entire constellations as a single entity, offering unprecedented flexibility and efficiency through advanced propulsion technology and artificial intelligence.