Mark Matossian, an aerospace engineer with a PhD in operations research and optimization, spent 13 years managing projects for Google before leading Iceye US. Matossian is a Whipsmart Ventures co-founder and managing partner. Credit: Iceye

SAN FRANCISCO – Space startup veteran Mark Matossian has joined forces with a software engineer and a best-selling author to establish Whipsmart Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on space and deep tech.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...