An Entrepreneurial Life Journey
Beginning in Silicon Valley in 1998–Ground Zero of the Internet Boom–Guillermo has spent virtually his entire professional life working in startup ventures and with the entrepreneurs and investors who pursue disruptive innovation. He has helped launch 9 for-profit ventures and 4 nonprofit organizations, while also supporting fellow entrepreneurs as interim executive, advisor, mentor, consultant, and Board member.
Active portfolio
Blue Marble Exploration
2013 – founded
Blue Marble Exploration is an exploration-focused media company.
Humans2Venus Foundation
2020 – founded
Humans2Venus Foundation is a global nonprofit organization promoting Venus-focused science and education programs.
Space Bridge Partners
2023 – founded
Space Bridge Partners is a boutique advisory firm connecting private capital with exploration-, science-, and education-focused space missions.
Exits
Ansible Space Communications Systems
2014 – founded
2015 – merged into RBC Signals
Ansible’s mission was to create a global network of ground stations to provide telemetry and data download capabilities for small satellites.
International Association of Space Entrepreneurs
2003 – founded
2010 – transferred to Space Frontier Foundation
IASE created a global online community of successful entrepreneurs from various industries in order to connect them with space professionals and therefore nurture the creation of new space ventures.
iSpaces
2009 – founded
2020 – ceased operations
iSpaces developed a revolutionary Web-based operating system with a proprietary embedded “browser in a browser” that allowed users to access all of their digital work and content on any device.
Milo
1998 – founded
2001 – acquired by Voxeo (later acquired by Aspect and Alvaria)
Milo was one of the leading software development firms creating speech recognition applications that laid the groundwork for the future of Siri, Alexa, and others.
OceanGate
2009 – founded
2023 – ceased operations
OceanGate was a global provider of deep sea crewed submersible solutions for a variety of industries, including exploration, research, filmmaking, oil & gas, biopharma, and tourism.
OceanGate Foundation
2010 – founded
2023 – ceased operations
The OceanGate Foundation was a nonprofit organization whose mission was to expand humanity’s understanding of the world’s oceans through exploration, inspiration, and education.
Sea-Space Initiative
2011 – founded
2015 – merged into Exploration Institute
The Sea-Space Initiative–originally a program of the Opus Novum Foundation–was a global series of two-day workshops that brought together industry experts with experience in the fields of both oceans and space.
Space Angels Network
2006 – founded
2015 – relaunched as Space Angels
Space Angels Network (now “Space Angels”) is the largest and most active international group of accredited investors focused on providing capital to early-stage space ventures.
Current work
Board of Directors
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