Jacob Portukalian

Jacob Portukalian is the founder of Cascade, an aerospace technology startup developing scalable communications infrastructure hardware and software for modern commercial spaceflight and exploration companies. Prior to establishing this independent venture, he built extensive technical domain expertise serving as a space communications engineer and systems architect across the rapidly expanding commercial space sector. His professional background includes directly designing, architecting, and implementing critical communication systems for several prominent aerospace organizations, specifically including industry leaders SpaceX, Astra, and Tyvak. At Cascade, Portukalian currently directs a specialized team of experienced aerospace engineers focused on resolving complex, industry-wide communication bottlenecks that frequently impact next-generation commercial satellite deployments and deep space exploration missions. His engineering career and current entrepreneurial efforts remain entirely focused on advancing commercial spaceflight capabilities through the continuous development of scalable, high-capacity space communications infrastructure.