Leslie Giscombe (BSBA ’13) | April 2025

Giscombe (BSBA 2013) is President and Chief Business Officer at Phemotron Systems Corp., a pioneering space engineering startup. In his role, he drives the company’s mission to revolutionize the small satellite market and further position Phemotron as a key player in the space technology sector.

Phemotron Systems Corp. is at the forefront of space innovation and is a founding partner of the University of Florida’s Astraeus Space Institute. This collaboration underscores the company’s commitment to advancing space mission technology while contributing to Florida’s expanding leadership in the aerospace industry.

Phemotron recently won the prestigious Startup Space pitch competition, held during the SATELLITE 2025 Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The company’s technology, led by founder and CEO Dr. Femi Ishola, captivated the judges with its innovative AI-MotherBox-1, a 12U small CubeSat platform with a high-performance AI engine designed to execute data-gathering tasks at unprecedented speeds. This cutting-edge technology promises to revolutionize satellite communication and data processing, offering enhanced capabilities for a variety of applications.

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