Star Catcher
This company is in the pipeline of America 2030, IPO CLUB’s $50M, actively managed secondary fund focused on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI.
Updated in December, 2025
Headquarter: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Year Founded: 2024
Leadership: Andrew Rush
Industry Sectors: Space
Funding Round: $12.25M Seed (July 2024)
Valuation: n/a
Is Star Catcher A Public Company? No, its currently private
What Is Star Catcher?
Star Catcher Industries is a Jacksonville, Florida–based space infrastructure company founded in 2024 by Andrew Rush, Michael Snyder, and Bryan Lyandvert to eliminate power constraints in orbit through the creation of the Star Catcher Network, the first space-based energy grid transmitting concentrated solar power directly to satellites. Its mission is to unlock a fully electrified orbital economy by providing scalable, on-demand power to spacecraft in LEO and beyond.
Technology & Products
Star Catcher’s flagship product is the Star Catcher Network, an orbital power grid composed of modular Power Nodes that collect solar energy and wirelessly transmit it to satellites’ existing solar arrays with no hardware modifications. These nodes deliver up to 150 kW per satellite, achieve 2–10× flux concentration, operate at 900–1,500 km, and support transmission distances exceeding 100 km. The system uses proprietary optical power beaming combining Fresnel-lens concentration, multi-wavelength lasers optimized for triple-junction cells, autonomous high-precision tracking, and fault-tolerant safety systems. Star Catcher commercializes this capability through Power Purchase Agreements, subscriptions, and on-demand power access enabling high-power missions in remote sensing, telecom, AI compute, national security, constellation life extension, and lunar surface operation.
Market Opportunity
The company addresses rapidly growing power demand across LEO, where the satellite population is expected to reach 40,000+ by 2030 and next-generation missions require 5–10× more power for AI, high-resolution sensing, and direct-to-cell connectivity. Star Catcher positions its orbital power grid as essential shared infrastructure, estimating 840 MW of required generation capacity to serve the projected market. Primary sectors include commercial and defense satellite operators, telecommunications, remote sensing, space stations, and lunar/cislunar operations, with emerging opportunities in space-based AI compute, in-space manufacturing, and lunar power delivery.
Competitive Landscape
Star Catcher competes in the emerging space-to-space power-beaming sector and distinguishes itself by requiring no retrofit hardware on client satellites, unlike laser and microwave competitors. Peer companies such as Aetherflux, Reflect Orbital, Space Power (UK), and PowerLight Technologies focus mainly on space-to-Earth or terrestrial applications, positioning Star Catcher as the first mover in orbital utility infrastructure. Advantages include a proven founding team with prior exit success, commercial validation through PPAs and LOIs, record-setting demonstrations achieved with only $12.25M seed funding, and a differentiated utility model. Potential threats include competitive convergence from defense programs, vertical integration by major constellation operators, and evolving regulatory frameworks for wireless power transmission.
How To Buy Star Catcher Stock?
Star Catcher is currently a private company and is not publicly traded on major stock exchanges like the NASDAQ or NYSE. This means you can buy shares through a pre-IPO platform or brokerage like IPO CLUB.
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This company is in the pipeline of America 2030, IPO CLUB’s $50M, actively managed secondary fund focused on U.S. defense, energy, security, and AI.
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