Upfront Managing Partner Mark Suster appears as a guest host on the This Week in Startups podcast and invites Apex co-founder and CEO, Ian Cinnamon to talk about the current tech boom in space.

In the interview, they discuss topics around:

• The current state of the space sector, why it’s becoming a hot market, and the advantages of building in Los Angeles
• The origin story of Apex and how Ian’s experience (at Palantir & Synapse) complements his current co-founder Maximilian Benassi’s expertise in mass manufacturing (at SpaceX and Astra)
• How automation and privatization have radically shifted the satellite space, including cost and time
• “Can you really back space companies?” - one of the most asked questions Mark gets from investors and dispelling any misconceptions about the industry

Check out the full video below and here. You can also listen to the episode on your favorite podcast platform including Spotify and Apple Music.