AstroAid Foundation

What AstroAid Foundation does

AstroAid Foundation is a Delaware-incorporated nonprofit organization founded in 2024 and headquartered at 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware. Its mission is to leverage satellite technology combined with AI-driven analytics to deliver healthcare solutions to underserved and geographically isolated communities worldwide. The foundation operates a programmatic structure spanning nine areas: Education & Training, Global Partnership, Research & Development, Disaster Response, Public Health Monitoring, Telemedicine Innovation, Policy Advocacy, Space-Aided Mental Health, and Sustainable Space Agriculture. Technical initiatives include satellite-connected telemedicine hubs (targeting 5-10 by 2026 and 10-15 by 2028), CubeSats designed for healthcare applications, AI-driven epidemic forecasting, VR/AR-based mental health therapies, and the longer-term concept of orbit-to-Earth telemedicine by 2035.

The foundation's business model is donation-based, with the 'Wall of Humanity' crowdfunding campaign as the primary fundraising mechanism; it does not charge for services or sell commercial products. Revenue is sourced from individual donors and grants, and the organization runs on a lean team of 11 listed personnel augmented by a volunteer network of 13+ ambassadors, 20+ advisors, an Honorary Board, and a Legal Affairs Team. Distribution occurs through strategic partnerships rather than commercial channels: flagship relationships include the Austrian Space Forum (first MoU signed October 2025), the Egyptian Space Agency (CTO Prof. Dr. Mohammed Iraqi previously served as Deputy Executive Director), The Health Wagon, and Ad Astra Vita Project. Operating geographies span the United States, Austria, Egypt, Turkey, and Australia, with the foundation also engaging UN COPUOS policy processes to shape space-health integration standards.

Name

AstroAid Foundation

Legal name

AstroAid Foundation

Website

https://astroaid.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AstroAid Foundation is a 2024-founded nonprofit that applies satellite technology and AI-driven analytics to deliver telemedicine, disaster response, and public health monitoring to underserved communities worldwide, operating through donations and strategic partnerships with space agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space-Enabled Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Satellite Telecommunications (5174), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Broadband Internet Access (Consumer/SMB) (HDAIAJAA), Care Navigation, Advocacy & Benefits Guidance Platforms (HLALADAJ)

Keywords

• Space-enabled healthcare
• Satellite telemedicine
• Humanitarian space programs
• Disaster response satellites
• Space health coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation relies on charitable donations from individuals and organizations. The Wall of Humanity crowdfunding campaign represents their primary fundraising mechanism, with donors contributing various amounts displayed on their website as permanent recognition of support.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AstroAid Foundation leverages satellite technology and AI-driven analytics to deliver life-saving healthcare solutions in underserved communities. Its work spans telemedicine hubs, AI-driven epidemic forecasting, satellite-powered disaster response, CubeSats for healthcare, space-aided mental health therapies, and sustainable space agriculture, supported by the annual AstroAid Virtual Forum and the Wall of Humanity crowdfunding initiative.

Product overview

AstroAid Foundation operates as a non-profit coalition that bridges space technology with healthcare delivery. Their offerings consist of nine distinct programmatic areas: Education & Training (capacity building for healthcare professionals in space technology), Global Partnership (strategic alliances with international organizations), Research & Development (space-enabled health solutions), Disaster Response (rapid-response satellite and robotic technologies), Public Health Monitoring (satellite data and AI analytics for outbreak prediction), Telemedicine Innovation (AI diagnostics and sensor technologies for remote care), Policy Advocacy (integration of space technology into health systems), Space-Aided Mental Health (VR/AR therapies for PTSD and depression), and Sustainable Space Agriculture (space-inspired food production technologies). Additionally, they host an annual Virtual Forum connecting space, healthcare, pharma, and AI stakeholders. The organization does not offer formally named commercial products but rather implements programs and initiatives focused on humanitarian healthcare delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AstroAid Virtual Forum: Annual cross-sector virtual forum uniting space technology, healthcare, pharma, AI and humanitarian innovation for global impact
• Wall of Humanity

Products and services

• AstroAid Virtual Forum Annual cross-sector virtual forum uniting space technology, healthcare, pharma, AI, and humanitarian innovation professionals for knowledge sharing, networking, and collaborative problem-solving around space-enabled healthcare solutions.
• Wall of Humanity Crowdfunding campaign and donor recognition program that serves as the foundation's primary fundraising mechanism, providing permanent public acknowledgment of contributions from individuals and organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce patient travel costs by 40%
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Austrian Space ForumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) is AstroAid's flagship strategic partner. The two organizations signed their first MoU in 2025 and are collaborating on CubeSats for Healthcare workshops, hosted the second such workshop in Vienna in October 2025. The partnership focuses on integrating space technology with healthcare delivery and disaster response capabilities.
• The Health WagoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic partner in providing healthcare solutions. The Health Wagon likely represents a healthcare delivery organization working with AstroAid to extend services to underserved populations.
• Ad Astra Vita ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic partner in AstroAid's partner ecosystem. Ad Astra Vita Project shares AstroAid's vision of using space innovations for life-improving purposes on Earth.
• Africa Earth Observation ChallengecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the AstroAid Virtual Forum 2025, specifically showcased during the African EO Challenge segment. This partnership connects AstroAid with earth observation data applications for healthcare and environmental monitoring in Africa.
• African School of GovernancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the AstroAid Virtual Forum 2025, supporting policy discussions and governance frameworks for space-enabled healthcare solutions across Africa.
• Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAstroAid conducted its first official visit to Egypt for a pilot project in May 2025. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Iraqi, Former Deputy Executive Director of EgSA, now serves as AstroAid's CTO. The agency represents a key partnership for satellite-enabled healthcare deployment in Egypt and the broader MENA region.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Maxar Technologies: Space technology company providing satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence with humanitarian and disaster response applications. Comparable at the satellite-data layer that underpins AstroAid's disaster response and monitoring use cases.
• Project HOPE: Global health and humanitarian organization operating health programs and emergency response worldwide. Similar nonprofit model focused on health access in low-resource settings and disaster zones.
• Planet Labs PBC: Earth observation company operating a large commercial satellite constellation, with humanitarian and public health applications. Indirectly comparable through satellite-data layer that AstroAid leverages for epidemic forecasting.
• Partners In Health: Global health nonprofit delivering healthcare in underserved communities across multiple continents. Comparable mission ethos of healthcare access for marginalized populations, with far greater operational scale.
• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian aid organization focused on medical relief and disaster response, named as a strategic partner on AstroAid's site. Much larger scale but addresses overlapping underserved-population healthcare delivery mission.
• UNICEF Innovation: UN agency division deploying technology including mobile health, satellite data, and digital tools for children and families in underserved regions. Much larger mandate but overlapping front-line health-tech deployment.

Direct peers

• Austrian Space Forum (OeWF): Austrian aerospace research organization running analog Mars missions and space-related research. Flagship strategic partner of AstroAid; co-hosts CubeSats 4 Healthcare workshops and has a deep humanitarian-space research overlap.
• Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC): Global non-governmental organization representing university students and young professionals to UN COPUOS. Closely comparable in policy-engagement model, ambassador network, and space-for-humanitarian mission.
• Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF): Nonprofit that deploys telecommunications and satellite connectivity for humanitarian emergency response. Directly comparable mission to AstroAid's satellite-powered disaster response and telemedicine programs.

Others

• UN OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs): UN body coordinating humanitarian response across disasters and crises. AstroAid's disaster response and pre-positioning programs are designed to feed into this kind of international coordination architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/astroaid-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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