Karan Kunjur

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
K2 Space

Karan Kunjur is the Co-Founder and CEO of K2 Space.

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. By scaling capability and production, K2 delivers systems ready for the most demanding missions – from national security and global communications to deep-space research – with reliable performance wherever they operate.

K2 Space was founded by former SpaceX engineers and has raised more than $450M from leading investors including Altimeter, Redpoint, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed, Alpine Space Ventures, and First Round.

Karan brings fifteen years of experience building and growing businesses from idea through to exit. Most recently, he led commercialization at Text IQ, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, helping scale the company from seed stage through a nine-figure exit via strategic acquisition. Prior to Text IQ, Karan spent ten years at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he built new businesses for Fortune 500 clients.

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