Inside the Australian Startup Launching Hyperspectral Satellites

Shoaib Iqbal, Founder of Esper Satellites · 9 July 2025

Mark Pavlyukovskyy and Hendrik Remigereau host TechMates, the NZVC podcast. The guest on this episode is Shoaib Iqbal, Founder of Esper Satellites, and it went out on 9 July 2025. It covers the NZVC portfolio company Esper.

Guest: Shoaib Iqbal, Founder of Esper Satellites
Date: 9 July 2025
Companies: Esper
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Shoaib Iqbal won hackathons at 16 in Saudi Arabia and by 26 was launching satellites with Esper, an Australian startup using hyperspectral imaging to monitor Earth's resources and environment from space. He explains the move from DIY electronics to hyperspectral sensors, lessons from pivoting use-cases, and a planned constellation aimed at mining, agriculture, and climate monitoring.

Hyperspectral imaging technology.
Lessons from DIY to deep tech.
Achieving product-market fit.
Scaling global satellite networks.

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Esper Deep Tech Esper Satellites operates a hyperspectral satellite constellation that captures fine-grained spectral data of the Earth's surface to identify minerals and materials from orbit. Read about Esper

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Esper Satellites, hyperspectral imaging, space tech, Earth observation, AgTech, climate monitoring

Inside the Australian Startup Launching Hyperspectral Satellites

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