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Payam Banazadeh

Founder

Founder at Capella Space

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCapella Space

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Matt O'ConnellunlockedPayam: together at Capella Space (2023–2025)
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Payam: together at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
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Capella Space's investors · 19

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checksBlue Ivy VenturesBostonCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCastor VenturesCota CapitalSan FranciscoDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2017Department of Defensesince 2022Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksHarmony PartnersNew YorkIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew Yorkmark vcAustin · since 2018NightDragonSan Francisco · since 2022Parkway Venture CapitalNew York · since 2019Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017Strawberry Creek VenturesManchesterThesis Capital PartnersHouston · $15M – $80M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Experience

  1. Generational PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Parallax WorldsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. The University of Texas at AustinMember, Aerospace Department External Advisory Committee2021 — 2026Austin, TX
  4. Pear VCVisiting Partner2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Capella SpaceBoard Member2016 — 2025
  6. Capella SpaceFounder & CEO2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationMember, Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES)2020 — 2024Washington D.C. Metro Area
  8. National Security Space Association (NSSA)Board Member2023 — 2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  9. Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Stanford, California
  10. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryProject System Engineer/ Flight System Engineer2013 — 2014Pasadena, California
  11. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorySystems Engineering Intern2012Pasadena, California
  12. Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Austin, Texas Area
  13. The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant2008 — 2011Austin, Texas Area
  14. JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Software Development Intern2011Pasadena, California
  15. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMission Formulation Intern2010Pasadena, California

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLeadershipEngineering ManagementSystems EngineeringSpace SystemsSpacecraftAerospace EngineeringSmall SatellitesSimulationsProposal Writing
+12 moreMatlabSysMLCubeSatsSTKProject ManagementStrategyManagementData AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelProgram ManagementJava

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Payam Banazadeh?
Executive Officer, Director at Capella Space
Where does Payam Banazadeh work?
Payam Banazadeh is Founder of Capella Space.
What companies did Payam Banazadeh found?
Payam Banazadeh founded Capella Space.
Where did Payam Banazadeh go to school?
Payam Banazadeh studied at Stanford University (Master's Degree, Business & Management, MS&E); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering).

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