Team
Meet our amazing team.

Alexis Kardias
Chief of Staff
Alexis was a graduate analyst for the USC Marshall Venture Fund investing in early-stage ventures. She was later a Fellow of the PledgeLA Venture Capital Fellowship where she invested in early-stage ventures and helped founders develop their business models and market strategies.

Arik Jenkins
Head of Engineering
Arik spent four years at SpaceX as a Test Engineer, automating the testing and data capture of a variety of flight parts including landing legs, deployment mechanisms, and parachutes. While getting his Masters in controls, he partnered with NASA Langley Research Center to create an automated test bed for the HELIOS demonstrator.