Where does Tom Walkinshaw work?

Tom Walkinshaw is Founder of Alba Orbital.

What companies did Tom Walkinshaw found?

Tom Walkinshaw founded Alba Orbital.

Where did Tom Walkinshaw go to school?

Tom Walkinshaw studied at Glasgow Caledonian University (2:1 BA Honors, Business Studies with Enterprise).

Tom Walkinshaw

Founder

Founder at Alba Orbital

Greater Glasgow Area

FoundedAlba Orbital · YC

Find your path to Tom

19 people in our graph share verified history with Tom — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Franky LhommeunlockedTom: together at Glasgow Caledonian University (2011)

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About

Tom Walkinshaw is the founder and CEO of Alba Orbital, a company that builds small spacecraft designed to image the Earth at night and was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. Under his direction, Alba Orbital has launched 62 PocketQube satellites into orbit via SpaceX and Rocket Lab. He is a TEDx speaker, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and organizes the PocketQube Conference for satellite developers.

Founder at Alba Orbital YC W21

Intro paths

Tom went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Alba Orbital's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Alba Orbital's investors below.

Alba Orbital's investors · 5

Emles Venture PartnersNew York · since 2021 MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021 UNCOMMON DENOMINATORNew York · since 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021 ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks · since 2021

Experience

Alba OrbitalFounder/CEOcurrent2013 — presentGreater Glasgow Area

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel10SAP5Visio2Microsoft Word2Word1ExcelManagement17Analysis5Start-ups50Project Management43Business Development37Social Media25

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Marketing CommunicationsSpacecraftEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyCRMBusiness PlanningMarket ResearchSix SigmaSocial Media MarketingMarketingBusiness StrategyCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Walkinshaw?: Tom Walkinshaw is the founder and CEO of Alba Orbital, a company that builds small spacecraft designed to image the Earth at night and was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. Under his direction, Alba Orbital has launched 62 PocketQube satellites into orbit via SpaceX and Rocket Lab. He is a TEDx speaker, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and organizes the PocketQube Conference for satellite developers.
Where does Tom Walkinshaw work?: Tom Walkinshaw is Founder of Alba Orbital.
What companies did Tom Walkinshaw found?: Tom Walkinshaw founded Alba Orbital.
Where did Tom Walkinshaw go to school?: Tom Walkinshaw studied at Glasgow Caledonian University (2:1 BA Honors, Business Studies with Enterprise).