STARFISH SPACE, INC.

Starfish Space has secured meaningful government validation (SBIR Phase I and Phase II) and operates in a strategically important domain (on-orbit servicing aligns with SECDEF priorities on space resilience), supporting a 4 in both validation and timing. However, team composition is opaque—no named founders or leadership bios provided—which is a significant red flag at seed stage and limits team_strength to 2. Novelty scores 3: while on-orbit servicing is strategically relevant, it is not novel relative to Axiom, Northstar, and other incumbents in the space logistics sector. Capital efficiency is reasonable (~$1.1M for SBIR Phase II entry) but insufficient evidence of shipped capability or burn rate to score higher.