About
Luke Fischer is Co-Founder and CEO of SkyFi, where he leads teams across engineering, design, operations, product, security, program management, sales, and business development. The company builds platforms that integrate satellites of multiple sensor types, enabling users to task satellites, access archive imagery, and receive analysis, with agentic workflows that convert plain language questions into tasked collection and finished analysis, and an MCP server that embeds the platform within AI assistants. Its customers apply the technology across defense and intelligence, energy infrastructure, maritime tracking, and financial analysis.
Founder at SkyFi
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SkyFi's investors · 9
Balerion Space VenturesDallasBeyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026Buoyant Ventures Management, LlcChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Capital FactoryAustinDNV VenturesOslo · since 2026IronGate Capital AdvisorsNew York · since 2026J2 VenturesBostonSeraphim SpaceLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M checksTFX CapitalFort Mill · $250K – $750K checks · since 2026
Experience
- SkyFiCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Special Operations Warrior FoundationAmbassadorcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Sky RoastersCo-Founder and Paper Pushercurrent2021 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Austin4AmericaFounder2024 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Shield CapitalEntrepreneur In Residence2021
- Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)U.S. Army Reserve Service Lead2018 — 2021
- Joby AviationGov't Operations Lead2020 — 2021California, United States
- UberHead of Flight Operations2018 — 2020San Francisco, California
- USSOCOMAviation Officer2002 — 2018
Skills & more
Product Development1SalesCommand36Military Operations90U.S. Department of Defense29Operational Planning71Army10National Security10Force Protection6Defense6Military Training9Intelligence Analysis5
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CounterterrorismOrganizational LeadershipAviationVeteransPhysical SecurityGovernmentBusiness DevelopmentMilitary LogisticsIntelligenceTactics- Skydiving B License — U.S. Parachute Association (USPA)
- Airline Transport Pilot- Rotorcraft, Private Pilot w/ Instrument Airplane, sUAS — Federal Aviation Administration
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luke Fischer?
- Luke Fischer is Co-Founder and CEO of SkyFi, where he leads teams across engineering, design, operations, product, security, program management, sales, and business development. The company builds platforms that integrate satellites of multiple sensor types, enabling users to task satellites, access archive imagery, and receive analysis, with agentic workflows that convert plain language questions into tasked collection and finished analysis, and an MCP server that embeds the platform within AI assistants. Its customers apply the technology across defense and intelligence, energy infrastructure, maritime tracking, and financial analysis.
- Where does Luke Fischer work?
- Luke Fischer is Founder of SkyFi.
- What companies did Luke Fischer found?
- Luke Fischer founded SkyFi.
- Where did Luke Fischer go to school?
- Luke Fischer studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Science (M.S.), Management); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation); U.S. Naval War College (Master of Arts (M.A.), National Security Policy Studies).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Also attended U.S. Naval War College7
Mike AmecheCXO, DeployX at Red Cell IncubationLewis CraparottaLieutenant General USMC (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALJeff KruseLieutenant General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALTim DenningPrincipal at Ultratech Capital PartnersGeneral Mike HolmesAdvisor at OUTPOST VENTURESJohn F. WhartonAdvisor - Government, National Security, Global Supply Chains, & Commercial Relations at REFASHIOND Ventures
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Also attended Xavier University15
Brendon CullBoard Member at CincyTechCatherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpSaraInvestor at Maven Ventures focused on consumer softwareBetsy HooverFounder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground LabsSean McCroskeyVice President at Vast Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Special Operations Warrior Foundation1
Also worked at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)13
Omar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One VenturesJohn HrivnakOperations Director, National Security at Red Cell IncubationIan EishenVenture Partner at Audere CapitalEnrique OtiInvestor at Green FlagDan MaddenPrincipal, National Security at SQUADRA VENTURESErnie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint Capital
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Also worked at Joby Aviation9
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRay ChengManaging Partner at Millennium New HorizonsRohit GoyalInvestor at NZVCJim AdlerFounder and General Partner at Toyota VenturesSky DaytonVenture Partner at Craft VenturesApoorv BhargavaAngel investor
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Also worked at Uber418
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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