Astrapi Corporation

Spectrum is a finite resource. Astrapi addresses the spectrum crisis by dramatically improving spectral efficiency licensing our proprietary spiral modulation.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Telecommunications
  • Location Dallas, TX, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2013
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website astrapi-corp.com

Company Summary

Astrapi was organized to address the spectrum crisis by licensing our spiral modulation. Astrapi has over forty patents issued or pending, was awarded a National Science Foundation grant, won the SATELLITE 2017 Startup Space competition, invited to speak to the prestigious WSRD committee, and accepted into the National Spectrum Consortium. And Astrapi has raised over $2.3 million. We define and control an entirely new field – spiral modulation.

Team

  • Jerrold Prothero, Ph.D.
    Co-founder and CEO

    Dr. Prothero is the recognized leader in spiral-based modulation. He has advised organizations on technology issues and contributed to more than 25 technology implementations. He earned advanced degrees from the University of Washington while at the HIT Laboratory, a lab focused on commercializing research. He holds B.S. degrees in Physics and Computer Science (with Honors), an M.S.E. in Inter-Disciplinary Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical E

  • Andrew Roscoe
    Senior Vice President

    Mr. Roscoe has more than 25 years of experience managing several wireless firms from startup through growth phases to successful exits. Mr. Roscoe was named as one of the most influential people in the industry by Cellular Marketing Magazine, and served as the Chairman of PCIA’s Marketing and Consumer Affairs Committee during the development of the 3G cellular standard. He holds a BA in International Affairs and MA in Economics from the George Wa

  • David Shaw
    Co-founder and CCO

    Mr. Shaw has 30 years’ experience in direct sales and product development while introducing new products for early-stage companies. He was awarded the prestigious Xerox President’s Club award for sales excellence every year he was eligible. Mr. Shaw attended the University of Texas at Austin and holds a BBA in Finance and an MS in Technology Commercialization from the McCombs School of Business where he has earned the George Kozmetsky award for a

  • Rita Martinez Solon
    Co-founder and Board Member

    Ms. Solon has served in three Presidential Administrations, twice as a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Dept. of Energy, where she worked on tech transfer issues. Ms. Solon has served on the board of the Internet Business Alliance and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Technology Alliance Council. She was a Visiting Scholar for the Human Interface Technology Laboratory at the University of Washington, where she was involved in numerous start-ups.

  • Nigel Jones
    Advisor

    Mr. Jones, the principal of RMB Consulting, has over 20 years of experience in electronic product design, embedded systems, system modeling and analysis and has been an expert witness in satellite communication cases that resulted in judgments totaling over $1 billion. Nigel was awarded First Class Honors with the degree of B.Sc. in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University in London.

  • Stewart Sando
    Advisor

    Mr. Sando, provides business development, intellectual property, licensing, and strategic consulting services to startups. Sando has deep domain expertise in technologies that include RISC and DSP cores, broadband, MEMS, sensor, RF and wireless devices, mixed signal interfaces, and DSP. Sando has held management positions with Intel and Hitachi and recently worked with Centri Technology, Intel, KLA Tencor, RFMD, and Samsung for his clients.

  • Dennis Ahearn
    IPR and Licensing Advisor

    Mr. Ahearn was the Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property at Lockheed Martin and the Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at COMSAT Corp. Mr. Ahearn provided strategic guidance to companies acquiring, developing, managing, and licensing and technology involving intellectual property in commercial and government settings, including Aerospace and Defense, Commercial Space Activities, among others. He was conferred a BA in Physics from Y

Advisors

  • Tim Maier, Maier & Maier, PLLC
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Brandon Pitts, Pitts & Pitts, CPA
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed
    Corporate Counsel Terry M. Schpok, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
    Unconfirmed
  • Corporate Counsel Matthew Bivona, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
    Unconfirmed

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