Rising selection · No. 15 in The Rising 100
Nathan Saichk
Co-Founder, CTO & CEO · Longshot Space
- Country
- United States
- City
- Alameda
- Industry
- Space
- Stage
- seed
- Region
- Frontier
- Rising rank
- No. 15
01 / The founder
Biography
Co-founder and CEO/CTO of Longshot Space Technologies, developing a ground-based kinetic launch accelerator ('space gun') for hypersonic testing and low-cost space access.
02 / The company
Longshot Space
Nathan Saichk works as co-founder, cto & ceo at Longshot Space, a space company based in Alameda at the seed stage.
03 / Why they’re rising
Why they're rising
Raised $5M+ seed funding including Air Force and notable angel backing; building novel hypersonic launch infrastructure covered by TechCrunch, SFGate and Aerospace America.
04 / Verification
What we verified
Confirmed as co-founder/CEO/CTO via LinkedIn and multiple press pieces; company operating, actively building/testing hardware, $5M+ raised.
05 / References