Rafel Jorda Siquier: Solving the Earth’s biggest challenges from space with Open Cosmos

Rafel Jorda Siquier: Solving the Earth’s biggest challenges from space with Open Cosmos

Author: JBM, James Mitra April 16, 2025 Duration: 43:33
40 Minute Mentor
Business
In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Rafel Jorda Siquier, Founder and CEO of Open Cosmos, the UK-based satellite company on a mission to monitor and combat climate change.  Founded in 2015, Open Cosmos delivered its first satellite in record time with a team of just five people. Since then, the business has scaled to over €100 million in satellite contracts, a team of over 130 employees in Spain, Portugal, Greece and the UK, and $50 million in Series B funding from leading Investors.  In today’s episode, you’ll find out more about Rafel’s journey into entrepreneurship, lessons from scaling such a successful business and the important role of satellites in combatting climate change.  📚 Episode Chapters:  ➡️ A surprising route into aerospace engineering [03:15]  ➡️ The origin story of Open Cosmos [07:30]  ➡️ The huge impact of data [11:30]  ➡️ The decision not to fundraise straight away [14:15]  ➡️ More about today’s episode sponsors [18:30]  ➡️ Scaling the team & attracting high-performers [23:40]   ➡️ Spotting great talent & Rafel’s secret weapon [31:30]  ➡️ Using data to tackle climate change [39:50]  🔍 Find out more:  ✨ Connect with Rafel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaeljorda?originalSubdomain=uk  ✨ More about Open Cosmos: https://www.open-cosmos.com/  📣Learn more about today’s sponsor:  Today’s episode is sponsored by Capsule, the neo-broker powered by cutting-edge API technology, redefining insurance for high-growth scaling businesses.  Capsule streamlines the insurance process, removing manual hassle and delivering tailored solutions that evolve with your business.  If you’re a venture-backed startup looking to outsource the buying and management of your insurance, head over to www.capsulecover.com to find out more.  ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm  🎧 You may also enjoy:  Steve Etherton: Building the NASA of the Ocean with DEEP Pierre Paslier: Making Packaging Disappear with Earthshot Prize Winners Nopla Adrienne Adhami: How to make decisions in a world of endless choice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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