Alba Orbital

Alba Orbital

We make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes

Glasgow, United Kingdom
10 employees
Hard Tech
Seed · $3.5M

About Alba Orbital

Alba Orbital is building the world's largest earth observation constellation, imaging everywhere on earth, every 15 minutes. We can see events within minutes such as wildfires in real time and have signed >$85m of LOIs, with both government and commercial customers paying pre-orders for imagery. To date we have launched 62 satellites into orbit (more than any all other yc companies combined), with more launching in 2026 onwards. We have launched a number of technology demonstration imaging satellites called Unicorns, which are the world's most advanced satellite under 1kg ever flown in orbit.

Company details

Team Size10
LocationGlasgow, United Kingdom
IndustryHard Tech

Funding

Total raised

$3.5M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

MMetaplanet
Y Combinator
Liquid 2 Ventures
UUncommon Denominator

Founders

Tom Walkinshaw

Tom Walkinshaw

Scottish entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus who founded Alba Orbital in 2012, starting from his bedroom. Y Combinator W21 alumni. Leads the company as Founder/CEO.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.