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Jeroen Cappaert
Co-founder of Spire Global.
Jeroen Cappaert co-founded Spire Global in 2012, providing maritime domain awareness and weather intelligence via satellite.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CTO
- Based in
- Vienna, VA
- Prior experience
- NASA Ames Research Center, Von Karman Institute
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Frequently asked
- Who is Jeroen Cappaert?
- Jeroen Cappaert co-founded Spire Global in 2012, providing maritime domain awareness and weather intelligence via satellite.
- What is Jeroen Cappaert's role?
- Jeroen Cappaert is Co-Founder & CTO, based in Vienna, VA.
- Where did Jeroen Cappaert work before?
- Jeroen Cappaert's prior roles include NASA Ames Research Center, Von Karman Institute.
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Jeroen Cappaert co-founded Spire Global in April 2012 and became CTO in February 2017; he holds engineering degrees from KU Leuven and a Master's in Space Studies from the International Space University, with prior research at NASA Ames and the Von Karman Institute.
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