Karan Kunjur
@KaranKunjur
Co-Founder and CEO @k2spaceco. Speak softly and launch big satellites
Thanks for the write up @SciGuySpace! Pushing up the performance of satellites (while maintaining the cost benefits of SmallSats) is essential for exploring and developing the solar system. Hoping we can talk about more science missions soon.
You go small, they go big. arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/…
We're continuing to burn down technical risk as we bring the K2 platform online. - First successful in-space demo in the books - Hit max power (20kW) with on-the-ground tests of the hall thruster The full platform is now coming together on the factory floor, tracking…
We've completed our first in-space demo of key components and first ground hotfire of our in-house 20kW Hall-effect thruster. These milestone achievements significantly de-risk our 2026 Gravitas mission to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). payloadspace.com/k2-hotfire-pav…
Had a great time hosting @RepJimmyGomez at the new K2 factory. We discussed the @K2SpaceCo vision for resilient space architecture - high power satellites that can be deployed in any orbit with significant maneuverability. All mass producible and built using an American supply…
We were thrilled to host @RepJimmyGomez and his team to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility here in Los Angeles. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Gomez brings a sharp focus on the intersection of technology, national security, and…
"If companies like K2 are successful in lowering the cost of satellite buses, the combination of lower-cost launch and planetary missions would allow NASA to do more with less in deep space." Making this possible is the reason why @neelkunjur and I started K2. @SciGuySpace we…
In December, we closed a $110M Series B, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital. In January we had our first successful in-space demo, proving out the performance of a number of critical components we built in-house. Now, we’re preparing for our next mission…
John Plumb, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, has joined @K2SpaceCo as our Head of Strategy. There are a few times at K2 where we’ve briefed someone on what we’re building and it just clicked - they get it, they see the potential, and they see where…
Held off watching a launch until @K2SpaceCo was flying hardware. Our first mission today was worth the wait. Experiencing the @SpaceX launch + booster landing (RTLS) with some of the people I care most about...absolutely epic. Now on to the mission, more to come. Sic parvis et…
We started this year @K2SpaceCo as a team of 25 people, building hardware for our first component mission, working out of our 15k sq ft factory. We ended this year as a team of 89 people, building hardware for our first full satellite mission (“Gravitas”), moving into our 181k…
Really excited to finally be able to talk about this mission: - $60M Space Force contract - Feb 2026 Launch - First of its kind mission to MEO - Mission name: Gravitas techcrunch.com/2024/12/19/k2-… via @techcrunch @K2SpaceCo
Big satellites need big chambers Excited to bring this online @K2SpaceCo
The best video yet. The gates to space are about to open, watch this and try not get excited about the future. Can't wait to fill this with @K2SpaceCo satellites. The mass abundant future is here.
You go small, they go big. arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/…
Looking forward to a great discussion with a panel of founders I have a lot of respect for. Thanks for hosting @payloadspace
Introducing our next set of speakers for the @payloadspace Investor Summit! “The Infrastructure Panel” featuring: Moderator: @averyklemmer, Investor at @ThriveCapital – @KaranKunjur, CEO of @K2SpaceCo – @bridgitmendler, CEO of @NorthwoodSpace – Benoît Deper, CEO of…
Nothing like a good hot fire to start the day @K2SpaceCo. Just hit 5kw, equivalent to today's highest power thrusters. Next stop is 20.
8/10 on the landing, 10/10 for the showmanship. It doesn't get much more fun than this.
I continue to be in awe at the pace our team @K2SpaceCo is setting. Some updates on our end, including: - Hardware going out the door for first in-space mission - The first hot fire of our electric propulsion thruster - $10.2M in government contracts - Significant commercial…
K2 Space plans first launch as company wins customers for its large satellite bus spacenews.com/k2-space-plans…