Moonshot is fundamental to how we leverage the opportunities within the exciting frontier of space. Enabling startups with access to both funding and a specialised network of experts presents a unique and unbeatable combination for a new community of entrepreneurs to flourish and create real impact.

Alice Sidhu, Executive Director at LIVLAB

I’ve known Moonshot for several years and admire their perseverance and passion for helping early-stage companies figure out how to build a space business. They have strong connections across the industry and are ideally positioned to help the new and upcoming cohort of Australian space startups.

Martin Duursma, General Partner at Main Sequence Ventures

Space is the next frontier for humans and technology and Australia should and needs to have a footprint there. Moonshot is a direct and close-to-the-metal way for me to have an impact.

Simon Raik-Allen, Founder of the Melbourne CTO Club

Moonshot has developed a truly international and impressive space-focused ecosystem, which is invaluable for entrepreneurs looking to develop businesses in this sector.

Steve Willis, Retired Senior Managing Director of Financial Services at Accenture

[Moonshot has] been a long-time advocate of Australia’s space capability whose efforts together with other champions of the sector saw the establishment of the Australian Space Agency on 1 July, 2018. [Moonshot] brings great knowledge and insights to the public arena to inform and educate all Australians as to the possibilities of space and the role of industry in forging new technologies and generating economic benefits.

The Hon. Peter McGauran, Australian Consul-General and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Houston

I support Moonshot because I think Australians have a lot to offer the global space sector, and I want to help ensure they create some great companies as they do so.

Dr Charlie Day, Mentor and Investor at Moonshot

Australia needs Moonshot. A dedicated space focussed accelerator that doesn’t just teach entrepreneurs how to do business but provides them the capital to get going.

Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space Technologies

I joined Moonshot because I believe in unlocking our shared future, our true potential, as a species. Because our grasp should always lie just beyond our reach. And because programs like these keep pushing both further and higher than ever before. Per Aspera Ad Astra.

Michael Koenka, Managing Partner at Koenka & Partners

Space is hard. You need more than just a great technical idea or a keen business sense to be successful. Moonshot brings together the diverse combination required to be successful in this challenging business

Dr Andrew Aldrin, Director of the ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship

Moonshot has already shown its ability to accelerate space startups. Even with little outside support, they created a powerful international network, industry-specific mentoring, and relationships with space-friendly investors.

Dr Jason Held, CEO of Saber Astronautics

Moonshot’s program is one of the few anywhere in the world that provides valuable venture funding, access to a high-quality international mentor network, and a business coaching program tailored specifi cally with an understanding of the space industry.

Dane Rudy, CEO of Leo Aerospace