Ian Cinnamon is the CEO and Co-Founder of Apex, a spacecraft bus platform manufacturer offering productized, configurable satellite bus platforms. With a focus on meeting the needs of the rapidly expanding space industry, Ian leads a team, backed by $125M+ from the world’s best investors, dedicated to providing scalable solutions to both the commercial and government sectors.Prior to his work with Apex, Ian founded Synapse Technology Corporation, a company specializing in artificial intelligence for security and defense. Ian led the company through an acquisition by Palantir. Earlier in his career, Ian co-founded Superlabs, which was sold to Zynga, where he served as Director of Product after the acquisition. Ian is a Forbes “30 Under 30” honoree and an alumnus of Y Combinator. He received his B.S. from MIT and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.