What's the State of Space? with Perkins Coie and Space Happy Hour

​Join Perkins Coie and Space Happy Hour for a Seattle Tech Week event. Featuring a panel of seasoned founders, investors, and legal professionals, this discussion will delve into the latest investment trends, the best funding opportunities, and the regulatory environment shaping the future of space technology. Whether you're a founder looking to launch your next venture or an investor seeking to capitalize on the growth of the new space sector, this event is not to be missed. Following the panel, enjoy the panoramic views of Elliott Bay and meet and build meaningful connections with space industry founders, investors, and astronauts alike.

​Schedule
👋📋5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT: Check in
🎤🙋5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. PT: Panel discussion
🌅🍻6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. PT: Sunset networking happy hour

​Moderator
Ben Straughan, Perkins Coie

​Panelists
Eugene Kim, AE Industrial Partners
Jeff Thornburg, Portal Space Systems
Philip Johnston, Starcloud
Erika Wagner, The Exploration Company

​Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital lawyers are trusted advisors to the world’s most innovative companies and most visionary investors. We support startup clients from formation to exit with comprehensive legal and business counseling. Our clients have raised more than $15 billion in the private markets over the past three years between the pre-seed and growth stage. Our extensive corporate law experience, combined with sector-specific business and product counseling, ensure our services are tailored to each client's unique needs, investor expectations, and growth trajectories in cutting-edge industries like AI, aerospace and defense tech, fintech, digital health, gaming, energy innovation, digital media, and consumer packaged goods. 

​Space Happy Hours are informal gatherings of companies in the space industry as well as those in the broader space ecosystem. We offer lively events at breweries as well as exclusive events at space companies.