Formation to Funding: Starting and Scaling a Spacetech Startup

Formation to Funding: Starting and Scaling a Spacetech Startup runs Wednesday, October 1, 2026 from 3:00 to 5:30 PM PDT in downtown Seattle. Check-in opens at 3:00 PM, the panel runs about 3:30 to 4:30, and networking continues to roughly 5:30. Tony Lin moderates. Phoebe Huang and Keith Berets join from Cooley, Chris Le from Actuate, plus operators from Starcloud and Starfish. Exact door details publish after Luma RSVP confirmation, so do not treat a downtown pin as a walk-up address until the host email lands. Asian Hustle Network co-brands the afternoon with Cooley and Space Northwest.

Cooley’s Seattle spacetech franchise pairs legal formation and scaling counsel with operators who already sit in the regional aerospace graph. Space Northwest anchors the civic and ecosystem side; Asian Hustle Network keeps the diaspora founder lane visible. That three-host stack is why the afternoon clears Circuit’s bar: named counsel, named operators, and a re-checkable Luma path rather than a thin Meetup. Stack carefully with Asian Leaders in Space Tech the night before if your calendar can take both without burning the Wednesday deep work you still need.

This is right for founders and early operators who need formation, fundraising, or ops clarity in spacetech, plus investors who diligence that corridor. Skip it if you only want evening networking drinks without a panel, or if you are hunting a general AAPI career mixer. Bring one live company question for the 3:30 block so Q&A is not applause-only. Plan downtown arrival for the 3:00 check-in; mid-afternoon traffic still bites on I-5 and surface streets.

If you already cleared the Tuesday Space Week panel, use this Wednesday for the longer formation-to-funding agenda rather than treating both as the same room. RSVP on luma.com/1ezxunls, wait for the venue note in confirmation, and screenshot door and security instructions before you leave the office. Re-check Luma closer to October 1 if speaker or timing notes shift.