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Raghu Das

Founder of Almagest Space Corporation

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Overview 

Raghu Das is the Co-Founder and CEO of Almagest Space, leading in space investment and acceleration with the KickSky Accelerator. With a background in satellite communications and international business, he has held executive roles at notable companies like Loral Skynet and has a strong track record in strategic planning for growth and financial modeling.

Work Experience 

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Almagest Space Corporation

  • Co-Founder/CEO

    2023 - Current

    Unleashing power of E-band and Free Space Optical to build a ultra high-throughput data relay network.

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E2MC Ventures

  • Partner

    2021

    Seed/Early stage investment in the space economy. Founding partner of @Kicksky accelerator in India.

E2MC Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the space sector.

e2mc.space
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Astrome

  • Investor/Advisor

    2017

    Astrome is developing advanced millimeter-wave (E/W-band) terrestrial and ultra-high-throughput satellite communications.

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Aniara Spacecom LLC

  • Director

    2010

    Established a successful business consulting and systems solution practice in the satellite and ground services. Founder and interim CEO to new space start-ups transforming ideas into successful businesses. Interim assignment to lead Ramaspace, a Luxembourg based space-mining business. Mentor, strategic advisor and investor to Astrome, a deep-tech space startup pioneering millimeter wave technology for 5G, Rural Broadband and space applications.

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Helios Wire IoT

  • Co-founder/COO

    2016 - 2019

    HeliosWire & its Australian subsidiary Sirion Global provides satellite based IOT and M2M services. Acquired by EchoStar on October 2019.

Ramaspace

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2016 - 2017

    Space mining and exploration company developing technologies and solutions for the final frontier.

ProtoStar

  • Co-Founder and SVP Sales & Marketing

    2004 - 2010

    Owner & operator of two GEO stationary satellites with 54 high-powered Ku-band transponders (plus S and C band) built for DTH markets in South and South East Asia. Responsible for securing a number of end-of-life bulk-capacity contracts with leading DTH and telecom operators in India, Indonesia and Philippines. Protostar 1 was sold to Intelsat and ProtoStar 2 to SES.

Loral Skynet

  • Vice President, Managing Director, General Manager

    1994 - 2004

    June 2003 – March 2004, Managing Director, Loral Skynet Europe, Middle East & Africa, London, August 2000 – May 2003,Vice President and General Manager, Loral CyberStar, Indian Ocean Region, Bangalore October 1998 – July 2000 Vice President - Sales, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Loral Orion

Orion Network Systems

  • Director of Technology

    1994 - 1998

    Developed a suits of products, including ‘internet over satellite’ that connected millions in eastern Europe and Asia in early days of Internet.

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ARINC

  • Principal Engineer

    1992 - 1994

    Architect for Aeronautical Data Network Services(ADNS) that connected Major US airlines.

ARINC’s rail solutions business supports transit, regional, inter-city, commuter, subway, and light rail systems across the United States.

arinc.com

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