Austin Spiegel

Austin Spiegel is co-founder and CEO of Sift. He spent five years at SpaceX, where he built the real-time telemetry framework behind the Starlink satellite constellation and developed the high-throughput data capture architectures used to optimize reusable launch vehicle test plans. He later led core engineering infrastructure at Riot Games before founding Sift, where he now drives the company’s technical product strategy and go-to-market roadmap. That leadership has fueled rapid deployment across the satellite and launch ecosystem, culminating in a $42 million Series B and FedRAMP High authorization in June 2026. Sift helps engineering teams move faster from prototype to operations across satellites, autonomous aircraft, freight rail, and defense systems.