Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Starlink raised.
Companies Starlink acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gutierrez | Senior Regional Sales Manager (former) | Defence Connect |
| Elon Musk | SmartCompany (Wed 1 Mar 2023), SmartCompany (Wed 7 Dec 2022), Startup Daily |
Stories naming Starlink. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Markets newsletter reports Google's equity offering with a completed first tranche, SpaceX and Anthropic IPO filings, xAI's earlier merger into SpaceX, fast-food bankruptcies blamed on GLP-1 drugs, and a live tour wrap-up.
DroneShield plans to expand into Latin America and has appointed Carlos Gutierrez, previously at SES Satellites and Starlink, as regional director to lead the push.
NBN Co's faster Sky Muster trial and Starlink's Oceania speed results signal a rural bandwidth contest, with SwarmFarm and Zetifi founders describing connectivity struggles and their recent raises.
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