Optivolt Labs employees: research engineer Tony Griffin; Daniel Kofman, chief technology officer and co-founder, and Rohit Kalyanpur, founder and CEO, won funding for their solar technology in San Francisco Nov. 5, 2019 at the U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day event.

U.S. Air Force leaders emphasized their commitment to quick acquisition of innovative commercial technologies by awarding a total of $9 million to 12 companies on the first Air Force Space Pitch Day here Nov. 5.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...