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Chris C. Kemp

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Founder at Astra · Former Entrepreneur in Residence at Innovation Endeavors

San Francisco, California, United States

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Chris C. Kemp is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Astra, a company that manufactures satellite engines and deploys satellites into Earth orbit. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer of NASA, where he co-founded the open source project OpenStack and worked with the White House on the U.S. government's cloud computing strategy. Kemp has received the Federal 100 award, was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal's "40 under 40," and has been featured in the book "When the Heavens Went on Sale," the documentary "Wild Wild Space," and the CNBC Disruptor 50 list.

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ACME CapitalSan FranciscoBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBerkeleyBoom CapitalBoom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checksCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2019Chartline Capital PartnersWilmington · $500K – $5M checksChenel Capital PartnersNew YorkDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2009Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFreestyle CapitalSan Rafael · $3M – $5M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksHelios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodKK FundSingaporeMissile Defense Agencysince 2012PROOFArlingtonSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2007Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks

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Adam LondonFounder
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Amitav MehraFounder
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Gil AkosFounder
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Sam MorganFounder

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Who is Chris C. Kemp?
Chris C. Kemp is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Astra, a company that manufactures satellite engines and deploys satellites into Earth orbit. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer of NASA, where he co-founded the open source project OpenStack and worked with the White House on the U.S. government's cloud computing strategy. Kemp has received the Federal 100 award, was named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal's "40 under 40," and has been featured in the book "When the Heavens Went on Sale," the documentary "Wild Wild Space," and the CNBC Disruptor 50 list.
Where does Chris C. Kemp work?
Chris C. Kemp is Founder of Astra.
What companies did Chris C. Kemp found?
Chris C. Kemp founded Astra.

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