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Slooh

Founded 2003 · 30 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

Find your way into Slooh

761 people in our graph share verified history with the Slooh team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ken Chenaultunlockedknows Dr. Emma Cain Louden · together at Chief (overlapped)
×3knows the team · via Cornell
knows the team · via Princeton University
×2knows the team · via Yale University
×3knows the team · via Chief
knows the team · via Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Slooh provides online access to control real telescopes located in the Canary Islands, Chile, and Australia, letting users schedule observations across both hemispheres. It offers live feeds, guided exploration, and a community of over 450,000 members for astronomy education and stargazing.

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Founders & leadership

Slooh was founded in 2003 by Michael Paolucci.

MPMichael Paolucci
Michael PaolucciinFounder & CEOMichael Paolucci is founder and CEO of Slooh, which operates remote telescopes in multiple locations to provide users with access to live observations and space exploration education.
DEDr. Emma Cain Louden
Dr. Emma Cain LoudeninPresidentDr. Emma Cain Louden is President of Slooh, a platform providing remote access to telescopes and satellites across multiple continents for astronomy and earth observation. An astrophysicist with published research on exoplanet dynamics, she serves on the AIAA ASCEND Guiding Coalition and the AAS Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy, and has authored works including a children's book on space exploration.
PCPaul Cox
Paul CoxinEVP, Platform
TRTodd Reisel
Todd ReiselinVP, Engineering & CybersecurityTodd Reisel is VP of Engineering & Cybersecurity at Slooh, which operates remotely accessible telescopes in the Canary Islands, Chile, and Australia for astronomy education and observation. He has a background in software design and development.
JSJun Simmons
Jun SimmonsinCreative Director

Investors · 1

Connecticut InnovationsNew Haven · $500K – $2M

Competitors · 1

by search overlap
Lumen325 shared keywordsLumen Learning provides courseware and teaching tools built on open educational resources (OER) for higher education, aimed at faculty and students. Its products support course delivery, faculty professional development, and student-centered learning in colleges and universities.

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Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
National Science FoundationPhase I2018$224.8K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Slooh Raises Nearly $5M in Funding – StartupLanesstartuplanes.com · Nov 2023TransAstra and Slooh to offer students asteroid detection tool - SpaceNewsspacenews.com · Aug 2022Slooh Launches New Experience - SpaceNewsspacenews.com · Apr 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does Slooh do?
Slooh provides online access to control real telescopes located in the Canary Islands, Chile, and Australia, letting users schedule observations across both hemispheres. It offers live feeds, guided exploration, and a community of over 450,000 members for astronomy education and stargazing.
Who founded Slooh?
Slooh was founded by Michael Paolucci in 2003.
Who are Slooh's investors?
Slooh's investors include Connecticut Innovations.