Nicholas Galano joins Tholus Capital as Senior Technology Advisor
August 11, 2025 – Tholus Capital, a leading investment firm focused on Defense and Civil Resilience technologies, is proud to welcome Nicholas (“Nick”) Galano as Senior Technology Advisor and Member of the Tholus Capital Advisory Board.
Nick Galano brings over a decade of engineering and commercial leadership from SpaceX, where he played a key role in transforming the global space launch industry. At SpaceX, he led multiple engineering teams across manufacturing, operations, and reliability in the factory, test, and launch sites, helping scale Falcon 9 operations to hundreds of launches per year. As one of SpaceX’s launch chief engineers, Nick was responsible for mission success while launching the first shell of the Starlink constellation.
As part of the founding team of the Starlink Enterprise business, Nick forged strategic partnerships to bring cutting-edge satellite connectivity to enterprise clients worldwide, driving billions in annual revenue.
“We are thrilled to welcome Nick as Senior Technology Advisor,” said Dr. Markus Federle, Managing Partner of Tholus Capital. “Bringing deep technological insight into New Space, he will add critical value to Tholus Capital’s strategy in a domain we believe will be central to battlefield dominance in the decades ahead.”
“I am excited to join Tholus Capital at a time when New Space technologies are becoming essential to defense and security strategies,” said Nick Galano. “I look forward to contributing my experience to help identify and support the next generation of technology leaders.”
Based in Los Angeles, Nick strengthens Tholus Capital’s presence in the U.S. technology ecosystem and brings unique insight into the intersection of aerospace innovation, defense applications, and commercial scalability.
With this appointment, Tholus Capital further reinforces its position as a premier investor in next-generation technologies advancing national security, resilience, and sovereignty in an evolving global landscape.
About Tholus Capital
Tholus Capital is a private investment firm specializing in Defense and Resilience technologies across Europe and the United States.