Bulent Altan is Founding Partner at Alpine Space Ventures, an industry insider-led venture capital firm exclusively investing in early-stage companies in the new space sector. Previously, he was key in establishing SpaceX’s avionics department from 2004 and served as Vice-President overseeing the company’s Falcon and Dragon vehicles and early Starlink efforts. During his more than two decades in the industry he led significant advancements with launchers, capsules, communication systems and more.