Payam Banazadeh
FounderFounder at Capella Space
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedCapella Space
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Capella Space's investors · 16
AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checksBlue Ivy VenturesBostonCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cota 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 vcAustinNightDragonSan FranciscoSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2017Strawberry Creek VenturesManchesterU.S. Air Forcesince 2019
Experience
- Generational PartnersAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Parallax WorldsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The University of Texas at AustinMember, Aerospace Department External Advisory Committee2021 — 2026Austin, TX
- Pear VCVisiting Partner2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Capella SpaceBoard Member2016 — 2025
- Capella SpaceFounder & CEO2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationMember, Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES)2020 — 2024Washington D.C. Metro Area
- National Security Space Association (NSSA)Board Member2023 — 2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Stanford, California
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryProject System Engineer/ Flight System Engineer2013 — 2014Pasadena, California
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratorySystems Engineering Intern2012Pasadena, California
- Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant2011 — 2012Austin, Texas Area
- The University of Texas at AustinResearch Assistant2008 — 2011Austin, Texas Area
- JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)Software Development Intern2011Pasadena, California
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMission Formulation Intern2010Pasadena, California
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLeadershipEngineering ManagementSystems EngineeringSpace SystemsSpacecraftAerospace EngineeringSmall SatellitesSimulationsProposal Writing
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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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Stanford University mafia1,932
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The University of Texas at Austin mafia318
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Philip KrimMinorFounded Electron X +2Michael GortonPhysics & Engineering w minor in EnglishFounded Principal Solar +2Mike McNeilComputer ScienceFounded Fleet Device Management Inc. +2Michael RoyzenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Smartlens +2Amar SawhneyM.S. and PhDFounded Access Closure +2Joah SpearmanBachelor of Science - BSFounded SXSW +2
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Pear VC mafia31
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Akanksha SinghPear VC Founders CircleFounded Pear VC +1Jesse HuVenture FellowFounded Abundant +1Saeid KianPFC FellowFounded Ribbon +1Ozge Islegen-Wojdyla, Ph.D.Pear X W25 FounderFounded Pear VC +1Ali SarilganPear X W25 FounderFounded Pear VC +1Ali KashaniEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Serve Robotics
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Pear VC mafia21
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Saeid KianPFC FellowFounded Ribbon +1Harris StolzenbergAssociateFounded FlokShravan ReddyPartnerFounded PixelapseLiza GurtinBuilder FellowFounded AccendKevin LeePrincipalFounded ImmiIain UsiriMember of the Garage ProgramFounded Ramani
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin692
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft
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Shared employers
Also worked at Parallax Worlds1
Also worked at The University of Texas at Austin125
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesAndrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalZaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at Gaingels
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Also worked at Pear VC73
Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesNicole QuinnCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Connect VenturesAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcKristin BeachCFO at Theory VenturesAnand IyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoRoxana GrunenwaldInvestor at Dorm Room
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Also worked at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration13
Tyler ChristieTechnology entrepreneur in London, United KingdomLyna KimAssociate at LowercarbonTamela NoboaExpert advisor at VÅR VenturesEvelin TóthSenior Research Associate at Bezos Earth FundCarsten KromeCo-founder at Blue Revolution Investments G.P.Scott BalovichDirector of IT at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
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