Helogen

Total raised$30.0M
Hiring pace2 roles / 90d
Founded2022
Team size11-50
HQNew York, New York
IndustriesSpace Research and Technology

About Helogen

Helogen is a space infrastructure company that builds instrumentation to grow, observe, and manufacture biological systems in microgravity conditions, thereby enhancing life on Earth and enabling life in space. The company develops autonomous labs with direct control from Earth that can be deployed on proprietary satellites, space stations, and celestial bodies to advance the engineering and observation of biological systems. Helogen has already completed two satellite launches and won the NASA TechLeap Prize for automation and manufacturing in space, with eight additional missions planned over the next two years. Led by a team of approximately 12-13 scientists and engineers with expertise spanning materials science, microbiology, stem cell science, aerospace systems, software, and mechanical engineering, the company brings together deep domain knowledge including a Chief Science Officer who previously directed biomanufacturing at a national lab and a systems engineer who was a founding commander of the U.S. Space Force.

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Company at a glance

Location
Los Angeles, United States
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Founders & Leadership

DD

Davide Marotta, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer - Helogen Corporation | Honorary Professor - University Technology Sidney | Science & Space Strategist

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JH

Janelle Classen - Hamilton

Chief Commercial Officer at Helogen

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Shishir B.

Founder | Space Utilization | Making sense through the unknown | Scaling

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Jacob Scoccimerra

Founder and Consultant

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Ajay Kumar J.K.

VP - Mission Development (MEAP) | In-Space Biomanufacturing & Space-Bio R&D | Ex-Founder & CEO, Vellon Space (Acquired by Helogen Corp., USA)

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering40%
  • Specialized27%
  • Sales & Business Development20%
  • Operations13%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. 2.Cornell University
  3. 3.Duke University
  4. 4.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  5. 5.Penn State University

Team Worked At

  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Blue Origin
  • Nanoracks – Powered by Voyager Space
  • Interstellar Lab

Team Composition

13 people
  • Engineering3
  • Research1 senior2
  • Administrative1 senior1
  • Business Development1 senior1
  • Entrepreneurship1 senior1
  • Information Technology1
  • Leadership1 senior1

Culture & values

Helogen is a small, high-caliber team of roughly 12–13 people united by a singular mission.

The team is composed primarily of scientists and engineers spanning materials science, microbiology, stem cell science, aerospace systems, software, and mechanical engineering, with commercial leadership rounding out the org.

The company emphasizes world-class expertise across biotech, aerospace, and defense converging around a shared, audacious goal.

Helogen operates at a high cadence, having built and launched two satellites and planning eight missions over the next two years, signaling a fast-paced culture.

There is a spirit of ownership, resourcefulness, and hands-on execution that defines the culture.

This is not a company where you support a subsystem from a distance; everyone touches real hardware, solves real problems, and ships real missions.

During launch campaigns, the team does what it takes—nights and weekends included.

Outside of those windows, there is flexibility and trust to get the work done without rigid oversight.

Life at Helogen

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