<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Spencer speaks with &lt;strong&gt;Ian Cinnamon&lt;/strong&gt;, the CEO and co-founder of Culver City-based startup &lt;strong&gt;Apex&lt;/strong&gt;, which manufactures productized, configurable satellite buses for the expanding space industry. As access to space becomes democratized, Apex's is poised to offer its scalable solutions to both commercial and government customers. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Prior to Apex, Ian founded Synapse, a startup that built AI systems for the defense and security worlds, which he helped grow before it was acquired by Palantir.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ian is an alumnus of the Y Combinator accelerator program and received his undergraduate degree from MIT and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. &lt;em&gt;(Disclosure: dot.LA co-founder Spencer Rascoff is an investor in Apex.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Los Angeles-based Startup Apex Is Tapping Into the Small Satellite Market by Making Buses for Spacecraft

JUN 2, 202333 MIN
Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff

Los Angeles-based Startup Apex Is Tapping Into the Small Satellite Market by Making Buses for Spacecraft

JUN 2, 202333 MIN

Description

Spencer speaks with Ian Cinnamon, the CEO and co-founder of Culver City-based startup Apex, which manufactures productized, configurable satellite buses for the expanding space industry. As access to space becomes democratized, Apex's is poised to offer its scalable solutions to both commercial and government customers. 

Prior to Apex, Ian founded Synapse, a startup that built AI systems for the defense and security worlds, which he helped grow before it was acquired by Palantir.

Ian is an alumnus of the Y Combinator accelerator program and received his undergraduate degree from MIT and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. (Disclosure: dot.LA co-founder Spencer Rascoff is an investor in Apex.)