From Earth To Orbit
From Earth To Orbit
OSA's Mission
Catalyze Innovation
Connecting Africa's brightest minds and boldest projects with global technology and space investors and clients to accelerate breakthrough developments.
Educate and Inspire
Making cutting-edge tech and space developments accessible and engaging for the next generation of African engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
Enabling Strategy & Growth
Octans Space Africa (OSA) brokers strategic space and technology deals, connects ventures to capital, and supports governments and enterprises in navigating and adopting next-generation solutions.
Our Services
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
We identify, structure, and facilitate high-impact partnerships across the global space and technology ecosystem — including satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced infrastructure.
💸 Capital Raising & Investor Matchmaking
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
We connect promising ventures with global investors and funding opportunities. From pitch support to strategic introductions, we’ve helped secure investment for high-growth space and tech projects.
📘 Space Policy & Capacity Building
🚀 Strategic Deal Brokering & Connections
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
We deliver space policy courses and advisory services in local languages, covering stakeholder mapping, legal frameworks, national strategy development, and international alignment.
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
We work with breakthrough & Innovative technologies such as Isidore Quantum®, supporting pilots, go-to-market strategies, and global positioning. Our goal is to accelerate the visibility, adoption, and scaling of next-generation solutions.
🌍 Government & Enterprise Advisory
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
📊 Satellite Data Applications & Insights
We advise governments and private sector stakeholders on space-readiness strategies, national policy development, ecosystem building, and market entry across Africa and emerging markets.
📊 Satellite Data Applications & Insights
🛰 Commercialisation of Space & Tech sector
📊 Satellite Data Applications & Insights
We provide access to Earth Observation (EO) and telemetry data and help clients derive insights for sectors such as agriculture, mining, environmental monitoring, and logistics.
Our Team
Kemuel Moodley | Co-Founder & CEO
Barbara B. Fuentes M. | Co-Founder & COO
Barbara B. Fuentes M. | Co-Founder & COO
Kemuel Moodley is the Founder and CEO of Octans Space Africa, where he leads strategic partnerships, capital facilitation, and the commercialisation of solutions. He holds a background in Theoretical Physics, specialising in Quantum Mechanics, and works with AI/ML systems focusing on responsible and domain-specific applications of artific
Kemuel Moodley is the Founder and CEO of Octans Space Africa, where he leads strategic partnerships, capital facilitation, and the commercialisation of solutions. He holds a background in Theoretical Physics, specialising in Quantum Mechanics, and works with AI/ML systems focusing on responsible and domain-specific applications of artificial intelligence. Kemuel also brings experience from the trading sector, where he specialised in stochastic modeling and Elliott Wave Theory, blending analytical depth with strategic foresight.
Barbara B. Fuentes M. | Co-Founder & COO
Barbara B. Fuentes M. | Co-Founder & COO
Barbara B. Fuentes M. | Co-Founder & COO
Barbara B. Fuentes M. is a global business developer & strategist with extensive experience in international trade, market expansion, and strategic consulting across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and North America. She has led the successful launch of multiple subsidiaries and currently drives innovation in emerging markets, with a
Barbara B. Fuentes M. is a global business developer & strategist with extensive experience in international trade, market expansion, and strategic consulting across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and North America. She has led the successful launch of multiple subsidiaries and currently drives innovation in emerging markets, with a focus on Africa’s SpaceTech and IT sectors. Her expertise spans financial analysis, regulatory strategy, cross-cultural leadership, and global operations—building sustainable growth in complex, high-impact environments.
Victoria Valdivia Cerda | Executive Consultant
Victoria Valdivia Cerda | Executive Consultant
Victoria Valdivia Cerda | Executive Consultant
Victoria Valdivia Cerda is a political scientist from Chile, she holds a Master's degree in International Relations and currently, she is a student at the doctoral program on International Relations at Universidad de Santiago. Victoria has worked as a space policy advisor contributing to the formulation of Chile's defense whitepaper (2017
Victoria Valdivia Cerda is a political scientist from Chile, she holds a Master's degree in International Relations and currently, she is a student at the doctoral program on International Relations at Universidad de Santiago. Victoria has worked as a space policy advisor contributing to the formulation of Chile's defense whitepaper (2017) and to the National Defense policy (2020). Currently, she is a Global fellow at the European Space Policy Institute and lecturer on “Space policies “ at the National Academy of Strategic and Politics Studies (ANEPE) from Ministry of Defense in Chile. As a volunteer, Victoria has served as a mentor at the initiative of “space4women”, National Coordinator of WSW, and she is Chair for Chile of G100 “Space & Technology” wing. Also, Victoria is the recipient of first place at the GCSP 2024 prize on innovative futures.
James Benouda | Executive Partner
Victoria Valdivia Cerda | Executive Consultant
Victoria Valdivia Cerda | Executive Consultant
James E. Benouda is an aviation and space entrepreneur and co-founder or ALQAMAR Space, currently developing on-orbit rechargeable electric propulsion systems, he is also a cofounding member of MISI, the Moroccan Initiative for Space Industry, a non-profit organization working on developing the Moroccan space ecosystem and promoting local capability development.