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Rifath Shaarook

Rifath Shaarook

@riftron_

Co-Founder, CEO - @catalyxspace | HF0 W25 | F Inc | Ph.D. Dropout | April 2026: https://t.co/Ybo1FSy8GX

San Francisco, CA Katılım Aralık 2012
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Funding Announcement: @catalyxspace has raised a $5.4M seed round to build the complete back-end infrastructure for space — enabling both upmass and downmass for the next era of orbital logistics. This brings our total funding to $7.1 million. Exactly one year ago, my friend @heysaqh and I left everything behind in India and arrived at LAX, hoping to build our new space company in the U.S. Meanwhile, our friends @clinton_atspace and @ChandKeerthan focused on developing spacecraft hardware back home in India. We joined the @techstars space accelerator and later @hf0 , raising a $1.7M pre-seed round in December 2024 from HF0 and @fdotinc, before moving to San Francisco — the city I love most. The entire team relocated to SF in January for HF0. Since then, we’ve 5X’d our revenue, built a re-entry capsule, launched our first spacecraft, and completed our drop and landing tests. We’ve grown to a 20-person team and begun constructing a new spacecraft manufacturing facility in India. Today, we’re thrilled to announce our $5.4M seed round, led by @outlandervc , with participation from @ArkaVentureLabs, Lex Reddy, KDX, @scaletogether, Higher Life Ventures, @NiveshaVentures, Pranatech, Bria, @hf0 and @Techstars. Thanks to the Almighty for everything and everyone who has believed in us. This round will help us demonstrate our next-generation re-entry and landing technology, scale our GTM, and execute upcoming missions. Multiple missions are already lined up — each bringing us closer to making orbital logistics as seamless as air cargo. We’re not just launching satellites — we’re building the operating system for space logistics. Time to get back to building, testing, and launching. The future of space isn’t one-way. Upmass. Downmass. Infinite possibilities.
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Hubert Thieblot
Hubert Thieblot@hthieblot·
In 2026, I’m inviting 1,000 founders to San Francisco to start their companies. Are you in?
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Teslaconomics@Teslaconomics·
Happy 24th Birthday @SpaceX! 🚀 Exactly 24 years ago today - March 14, 2002 - Elon founded SpaceX. It only makes sense to now IPO the world’s most innovative company so any human can own a piece of this multiplanetary future! Ad Astra!
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Anti-Valentine update nobody asked for. Shipped anyway. Next big thing: April 2026. Can’t say what it is (yet). But you’ll want to see it. Want in early → join the waitlist. Link in bio.
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IsroPR@IsroPR·
🙏 I needhelp Hi, I'm ashish "mad for space" B.tech first year student... My college don't have any space related things,but (my dream is ) i want to make an space startup..this is right time to take steps ..for that i want to do a mini project (cube sat) in my college with a faculty(he's ready to help if I propose my Idea) ..i really want to do something in space field (i want my country to be part of the space race asap)... I'm ready to learn i need help where to start for a budget friendly cube sat basic project.. ✨ HERE I NEED YOUR HELP PLUS INPUTS ✨ -- I don't know where are learning resources other than GPT... I need suggestions for cube sat(good impactful so that I can show some innovation through it).,and learning resources..and guidance from you all .... i have huge expectations from this community. @PixxelSpace @DhruvaSpace @debapratim_ @nssdatta @TitaniumSV5 @gareebscientist @_SpaceTech4kids
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
I hate people those Unplug my ports and never plug it back, in my place. Those who adjust the car seat and won’t set it back to original position. Those turn on lights and won’t switch it back. Those who does not put dirty dishes back into dishwasher. If you’re one of them, may you never find charger when needed.
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Hubert Thieblot
Hubert Thieblot@hthieblot·
Difficulty Levels of Startups: Insane: Robotics Hard: Hardware, consumer social Medium: Consumer Software, marketplaces Easy: B2B SaaS What did i miss?
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Yuchen Jin@Yuchenj_UW·
> How to ruin your entire life in 1 hour > go on a podcast and talk about your employer.
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Abdulla@abdullaababakre·
europe might be really cooked a friend from europe is visiting me and he is spending at least 30mins for breakfast every day nice tea, boiled eggs,some dates + world news and he is 25 years old wtf
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Two PSLVs failing with consecutive 3rd stage failures is mind boggling.
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
RIP @isro PSLV-C62. My heart goes out to all my fellow entrepreneurs who have lost their spacecrafts today. Two Consecutive failures of India’s workhorse launch vehicle. I know you all must have poured your heart and soul into this. Hard day for Indian Space Community.
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Vertical integration gets thrown around a lot. But this is what it actually looks like. Catalyx facility. Coming soon.
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
I built a snowman today in Central Park with my friends and it healed something inside of me.
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Honestly I feel depressed whenever I try to take a break.
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
Watching a movie after 3.5 months and realising that I don’t have patience to watch a movie anymore. #AvatarFireAndAsh
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Rifath Shaarook@riftron_·
I’m feeling like a Waymo today. Usually it’s a good thing but not today.
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Around 10 Waymos are stuck at a Signal in Fulton St. @Uber saved the ass today.
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