José Alonso
Founder & Managing Partner
José Alonso is the founder of Space Gate Capital and leads investment strategy, deal origination and portfolio oversight. He is a former space industry entrepreneur with a background spanning the European Space Agency, the Spanish space ecosystem and multiple high-technology operating businesses. Over his career, he has founded, acquired, scaled and exited several aerospace and space-adjacent companies, including executing turnarounds of distressed assets and building a portfolio of companies generating approximately €50 million in aggregate revenue and €5–6 million of EBITDA prior to partial exits to private equity. José brings deep technical, commercial and operational expertise and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting and post-acquisition value creation.
Veteran alternative investment executive with more than 20 years of experience across private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and family offices. Has built and led regulated fund platforms exceeding €1.5 billion across Ireland, Luxembourg and Spain, with deep expertise spanning fund formation, treasury, regulatory compliance, and investor operations. Currently serves as a fractional CFO and COO, leading all non-investment functions including fund structuring, cash management and banking, audit coordination, LP and GP reporting, and portfolio oversight, while ensuring robust legal, tax, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions under frameworks such as AIFMD and MiFID II.
Brendan Hayes
Chief Financial Officer
Mehul Gandhi focuses on deal execution, financial analysis, and value creation for portfolio companies at Space Gate Capital. He brings over fifteen years of experience spanning investment banking at Morgan Stanley, where he advised on $125+ billion in transactions, and operational finance roles in the space sector, including as CFO of OffWorld, a space robotics company. This combination of institutional finance rigor and hands-on operating experience enables him to bridge analytical standards with the practical realities of scaling technically complex space technology businesses.
At Space Gate Capital, Mehul leads financial due diligence on prospective investments, develops LBO models and value-creation plans, and works with portfolio company management teams to implement financial infrastructure, including budgeting processes, working capital optimization, and margin-enhancement initiatives. He supports companies through add-on acquisitions, refinancing, and exit preparation, translating complex financial analysis into actionable operational strategies that drive the Fund's buy-and-build playbook and portfolio returns.
Mehul Gandhi
Partner
Former executive at Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Led 30+ satellite missions and commercial LEO constellations for global clients. Over 30 years advising public and private New Space companies on strategic growth, risk mitigation and market positioning. C-suite experience in Fortune 500 aerospace firms, board member of NASDAQ-listed Sidus Space, and founder of a specialist strategy & financial advisory practice.
Miguel Valero
Senior Advisor
Satellite & Space Industries
Raffaele Vitulli
Senior Advisor
Systems Engineering
& Integration
Aerospace veteran who led flagship ESA missions including GAIA and EUCLID. Expert in payload data systems and systems integration. Thirty years of aerospace expertise in spacecraft data systems, digital signal processing and onboard payload architectures. Proven leader in ESA, R&D, project management, and technical workshops; guest editor and author on spaceborne data compression and processing.
Kyran Culhane
Investor Relations
& Capital Formation
Investor relations and capital formation leader with over 15 years of experience across private equity, venture and real assets. Proven ability to originate and manage LP pipelines, position investment strategies and execute end-to-end fundraising with high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors. Demonstrated track record in cross-border capital raising across both emerging and developed markets, with notable successes in junior mining, battery technology and critical minerals spaces.