Equity in Innovation: From Cleaning up space debris to colonizing Mars Featuring Tess Hatch, Partner Bessemer Venture Partners
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Welcome back to Laser Focused, brought to you by Velo3D, and this week CMO and Brand Disruptor at Velo3D, Renette Youssef, speaks to a Partner with Bessemer Venture Partners and Board Director for Phantom Auto, Spire Global and Iris Automation, Tess Hatch! This show features the leaders that are changing the world with new design and revolutionizing how we think of advanced manufacturing. Not only holding degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Aeronautics Engineering from the University of Michigan and Stanford respectively, but she’s also worked with both Boeing and SpaceX on some exciting projects. She was named on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for venture capital in 2020. Today Tess and Renette sit down and discuss a wide array of subjects from Frontier Technology, to Drone manufacturing, cleaning up space debris, even getting people to Mars. Learn about Tess’ story carving a path for herself in the world of science and exploration, as well as her interest in fostering entrepreneurship of frontier technology, specifically the commercialization of space, drones, autonomous vehicles, even agriculture and food technology. Hear about the advancements being made in space travel and where Tess sees the future of getting humans to the surface of Mars. Together the duo touch on some of the emerging startups surrounding space exploration and some of the challenges entrepreneurs and innovators are facing in the field of aerospace. But it’s not just the exploration of space they chat about! Tess discusses the commercialization of space and some of the impacts of it too, including the concern of debris taking down satellites, pollution from debris not burning up upon reentry, as well as the weaponization of space too. Get ready for an out of this world episode that will inspire you! Hit play and join us for Laser Focused, presented by Velo3D.
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