STAGING - Orbital Edge Concept form - Orbital Edge Accelerator

Step 1 of 8 - Principal Investigator

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Applicant Information

Principal Investigator (PI) Name*

First Last

Email*

Phone*

PI's Position/Title

Mailing Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP / Postal Code Country

PI Citizenship Status*

U.S. Person

Permanent Resident

Non-U.S. Person

You are not eligible to apply as a non-U.S. person or non-U.S. entity.

If your company is incorporated in the U.S., you may still apply, but you must designate a Primary Investigator (PI) who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Country(ies) of citizenship*

Organization Information

Organization Legal Name*

Organization Registration*

U.S. Entity

Non-U.S. Entity

You are not eligible to apply as a non-U.S. person or non-U.S. entity.

If your company is incorporated in the U.S., you may still apply, but you must designate a Primary Investigator (PI) who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Headquarters Mailing Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP / Postal Code Country

Organization Type*

Academic

Commercial Startup (C+)

Corporation

Early Stage Startup (Seed)

Government

Mid-Stage Startup (A or B)

Nonprofit

Small-to-Medium Enterprise

Number of employees:*

1 - 19

20 - 99

100 - 499

500 - 2499

2500 or more

Ownership (optional):

Woman-owned

Minority-owned

Veteran-owned

Organization Website*

Organization Unique Entity ID

Is this research or technology subject to U.S. export laws and regulations?*

Yes (explain below)

If you selected Yes for the previous question, please describe.*

Project Information

Provide a comprehensive description of the technology and proposed project, including objectives, technical merit, justification for ISS-based testing, in-orbit requirements, and intended use cases and impact.

Technology Title*

One-Sentence Description*

Technology Readiness Level*

TRL 1

TRL 2

TRL 3

TRL 4

TRL 5

TRL 6

TRL 7

TRL 8

TRL 9

Technology Description*

Project Objectives*

Need for Space-based Testing*

Concept of Operations*

Scientific & Technical Benefit*

Use Case*

Qualifications and Background

PI Background & Experience*

Organizational Technical / Operational Support*

Yes

Not currently, but anticipated

Additional Key Team Members (Optional)

PI LinkedIn Profile

Additional Leadership LinkedIn Profiles (Optional)

Business Information

Competitive Advantage & Differentiation*

Commercialization Pathway*

Target Customers*

Go-to-Market Strategy*

Market Size*

Unit Economics*

Budget and Funding

Project Budget Estimate*

Organizational Funding Contribution*

Please enter a number from 0 to 999999999.

External Funding Received*

Runway (Months)

Please enter a number from 1 to 99.

Monthly Burn

Please enter a number from 0 to 999999999.

Investors and Valuation

Supplemental Information

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Technologies Used

Traditional Machine Learning algorithms

Deep Learning models

Generative AI systems

Autonomous AI agents

None of the above

AI/ML Component Description

AI/ML Data Types

Satellite imagery

Telemetry data

Sensor readings

Communication signals

Environmental data

Other (please specify)

AI/ML Data Types Other Description

Additional Information

Letters of Support (Maximum 5 files at 2MB each)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 MB, Max. files: 5.

Company Brochures (Maximum 4MB)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 4 MB.

Attach a copy of your current pitch deck (Maximum 6MB)

Accepted file types: pdf, ppt, pptx, Max. file size: 6 MB.

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STARTUPS AND INVESTORS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE SPACE ECONOMY