Skybox Blog

  • STANFORD ENGINEERING ALUMNI MAGAZINE
    Monday, January 30, 2012
    This month, Skybox is featured in the Stanford Engineering Alumni Magazine -- nearly 3 years to the day since we spun out of Stanford. Stanford University remains unrivaled in its ability to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth in the global economy. Simply put, we would not be here without Stanford's support!
  • SATNEWS EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT: DAN BERKENSTOCK
    Tuesday, January 10, 2012
    First SatNews Debut: Skybox, Big Data and Aerospace.
  • SPACE: THE NEXT BUSINESS FRONTIER
    Saturday, December 17, 2011
    Richard Branson on the Wall Street Journal: "We can put satellites into space at a fraction of the price that it currently costs," he says—and Virgin is working with a "tiny little" company (the name of which hasn't yet been publicly disclosed) to do just that. "Whereby, for instance, [on] Google, you can see what's going on six months ago, these satellites will be able to see what's going on right now."
  • WHY BECOME A SKYBOXER
    Friday, October 28, 2011
    A glimpse into the Skybox culture for the next generation of Skyboxers.
  • SKYBOX MAKES SATELLITES BUT DON'T CALL THEMSELVES AEROSPACE
    Friday, September 30, 2011
    "Traditional satellites are big, expensive, and engineered to last for decades. Skybox Imaging Inc. wants to make satellites that are small, cheap, and shorter-lived. In doing so it wants to launch more satellites than has been possible previously, and offer a service that’s never been possible before: a near real-time look at locations anywhere on the globe."
  • IRIDIUM EVP S. SCOTT SMITH JOINS SKYBOX IMAGING’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    Tuesday, September 27, 2011
    The board of directors of Skybox Imaging recently appointed S. Scott Smith, executive vice president of satellite development and operations for Iridium Communications, as a new board member.
  • SKYBOX IMAGING FOUNDER HONORED FOR INNOVATION IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
    Tuesday, August 23, 2011
    MIT Technology Review selects Skybox Imaging Founder and Chief Product Officer Dan Berkenstock as a TR35 Honoree for 2011. Berkenstock received the honor for developing a low-cost approach to revolutionizing global access to near real-time satellite imagery and derived information products.
  • SKYBOX IMAGING NAMES THOMAS R. INGERSOLL CEO
    Monday, August 22, 2011
    Skybox Imaging recently announced the appointment of Thomas R. Ingersoll as Chief Executive Officer. “We’re excited to have Tom join as CEO. He brings deep experience and an impressive track record in the aerospace arena,” said Pierre Lamond, Skybox board member and partner at Khosla Ventures. “Tom will work closely with Skybox co-founder, Dan Berkenstock, in leading the company into its next chapter.”
  • MANAGEMENT IS 'JUST LIKE US'
    Thursday, July 21, 2011
    At some companies, individual contributors sit in cube farms while the management team rests ensconced on the periphery in offices. The “open-door policy” is trotted out as an example of how the company communicates with its employees. Occasionally, the CEO will hold an all-hands meeting to update everyone on the status of the company. It’s sometimes difficult to even know what questions to ask.
  • SKYBOX IMAGING RAISES $18M IN SERIES B FINANCING
    Monday, July 26, 2010
    Skybox Imaging, a startup bringing a Silicon Valley approach to aerospace design, today announced the successful completion of its Series B financing of $18 million from Silicon Valley investors including Khosla Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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