The only accelerator built exclusively for AI founders and startups redefining the space industry — from launch logistics to Earth observation, autonomous systems to on-orbit services.
Founders Lab is not a general accelerator. We exist for one purpose: to help founders who are using artificial intelligence to solve the hardest problems in space.
Every founder is placed in the track that best matches their technology and market — giving you targeted curriculum, the right mentors, and relevant investor intros.
An intensive 12-week program with the infrastructure, connections, and capital access that space AI founders actually need.
Workshops on satellite data pipelines, on-orbit AI deployment, edge inference, and mission-critical software architecture — taught by practitioners, not professors.
Direct access to engineers from NASA, SpaceX, Airbus, Planet Labs, and leading AI labs — plus investors who specialize in new-space and deep-tech.
Present to 200+ VCs, angels, and government procurement officers who are actively deploying capital into space and AI-driven ventures.
Up to $250K in cloud credits from AWS, Google Cloud, and NVIDIA — plus access to real satellite datasets and simulation environments.
Dedicated track to help you navigate NASA SBIR, ESA BIC, DoD AFWERX, and commercial contracts that can fund your first major milestones.
Cohort 3 · Starts June 2026 · Remote-first with in-person intensives
Validate your AI + space thesis, sharpen ICP, define the technical moat.
Architecture reviews, data pipeline builds, and customer discovery with real operators.
Pricing, contracts, government pathways, and first-revenue playbooks.
Pitch deck, data room, term-sheet workshops, and warm investor introductions.
Live pitch to 200+ investors and media. Press kit and post-program follow-on support.
Founders Lab connected us with investors who actually get the space-AI space. The quality of introductions was unlike anything we'd experienced — people who understood our technology from the first conversation.
The sessions were genuinely high-quality — no fluff, just practitioners who've built in this space sharing what actually works. And the investor network they opened up was the real deal.
What stood out was the caliber of people in the room — both the mentors and the other founders. Every session pushed our thinking further. The investor connections alone made it worth every hour.