Impulse Space

Intrinsic is a software and AI robotics company at Alphabet, building a platform for the next generation of intelligent automation. The company develops AI-enabled capabilities that automate valuable tasks like object and pose detection for parts, making industrial robotics accessible and usable for millions more businesses. Intrinsic's platform supports solutions from development through production, with infrastructure for both virtual and real environments. The company's flagship product, Intrinsic Flowstate, serves as an all-in-one developer environment for building production-grade automation solutions, combining process development with simulation to make robot programming simpler. Intrinsic emerged from X, the moonshot factory, with a mission to unlock the creative and economic potential of intelligent robotics. The company offers a catalog of reusable skills and ready-to-use capabilities powered by AI and specialized algorithms. By democratizing access to robotics, Intrinsic enables solution builders to apply AI-enabled capabilities to industry solutions across manufacturing and automation. Their integrated platform has incorporated NVIDIA AI and Isaac platform technologies to advance autonomous robotic manipulation, demonstrating their commitment to pushing the boundaries of what robots can achieve.

In 2002, Elon Musk recognized a fundamental problem with space exploration: the costs were astronomical and rocket technology had remained stagnant for decades. After attempting to purchase Russian rockets and finding them prohibitively expensive, he realized that dramatic cost reductions through reusable rockets were essential for humanity's future among the stars. This insight led him to found SpaceX with the ambitious goal of revolutionizing space technology and ultimately making life multi-planetary. From its humble beginnings in Hawthorne, California, SpaceX has evolved from a disruptive startup into an industry leader that fundamentally changed how we access space. The company achieved what many deemed impossible: developing rockets that can launch, return to Earth, and fly again. By perfecting reusable rocket technology with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, SpaceX dramatically lowered launch costs while increasing reliability. Today, the company not only delivers cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station but also operates the world's largest satellite constellation with Starlink, all while pushing toward the ultimate goal of establishing a self-sustaining city on Mars.

We're building the first autonomous AI fighter-pilot for space to protect the critical infrastructure that orbits our planet. Our flagship product, Mithril, is a hardware-agnostic autonomy software suite that can turn any off-the-shelf spacecraft into an intelligent bodyguard satellite capable of detecting, characterizing, and responding to orbital threats in real-time. The space domain is getting crowded and contested - from anti-satellite weapons to debris collisions - and we believe the best defense is having capable guardians already on station, watching over high-value assets 24/7. Our team combines deep expertise in machine learning, robotics, and aerospace engineering to tackle a genuinely hard problem: making spacecraft that can think and act autonomously in the harsh, unpredictable environment of orbit. We're not just building algorithms - we're developing end-to-end protection services that integrate seamlessly with existing satellite buses and deliver practical defensive capabilities to commercial and government operators. It's challenging, technical work that matters, and we're growing fast to meet the moment.

In 2025, Zhou Xian and Théophile Gervet recognized a fundamental bottleneck in the robotics field: while digital AI had made extraordinary progress, physical AI - the intelligence enabling machines to perceive, understand, and interact with the real world - lagged dramatically behind. Physical labor contributes an estimated $30-40 trillion to global GDP, yet over 95% remains unautomated because current robotic systems rely on brittle, rigid, and overfitted software stacks that are narrow in scope, costly to deploy, and impossible to scale. They founded Genesis AI to bridge this gap, assembling a team of world-class talent from Mistral AI, NVIDIA, Google, CMU, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, and UMD. Their vision: build a universal robotics foundation model and horizontal robotics platform that would unlock unlimited physical labor. Genesis would achieve this through a scalable data engine fusing real-world robot interaction with high-fidelity physics simulation, an open-source ecosystem to accelerate field-wide progress, and robust robot deployments thriving in messy, unconstrained environments. With $105 million in seed funding from Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures, Genesis emerged from stealth in July 2025 to build what's next in physical AI.

At E-Space, we believe that sustainable innovation in space is the key to protecting our planet while advancing humanity's future. Our team of best-in-class aerospace, software, and materials engineers and scientists work collaboratively to overcome the limitations of legacy LEO systems. We take pride in re-imagining satellite design, manufacturing, and economics with an intentional approach that minimizes waste, debris, and destruction in space. Our culture thrives on creative problem-solving and empowers team members to work in ways they hadn't been able to at other companies. We are building the world's most sustainable low Earth orbit satellite network to enable hyper-scaled IoT deployments that advance humanity, protect the planet, and enable smarter business. Our team is united by a shared mission to bridge Earth and space, tackling complex challenges that matter. We value continuous learning, collaboration, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on both our industry and the world. Join us in creating entirely new global capabilities that improve lives and business efficiencies while building a smarter planet for future generations.

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company opening access to orbit to improve life on Earth. With 245 satellites launched by Electron and over 1,700 satellites on orbit powered by Rocket Lab technology, we've established ourselves as the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket. Our 77 successful launches have deployed 240 satellites for customers ranging from NASA and the U.S. Space Force to leading commercial operators, delivering mission-critical capabilities across climate monitoring, national security, and global communications. Beyond launch, Rocket Lab delivers complete space solutions with more than 1,700 missions enabled by our spacecraft technology worldwide. Our space solar cells power over 1,000 spacecraft, from the James Webb Space Telescope to critical communications constellations, accumulating over 150 cumulative years in space. With headquarters in Long Beach, California and facilities spanning Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Toronto, and New Zealand, we're developing Neutron - a 13-tonne payload class launch vehicle - to serve the next generation of constellation deployment, cargo resupply, and interplanetary missions.