Frederik de Ridder is a development financier and aerospace entrepreneur. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mura Space, focused on African sovereign launch enablement and the space access value chain. With over a decade of experience in the space and investment sectors, Frederik is a non-executive director of UsPlus, a former Chairperson of NewSpace Systems and a former member of the International Advisory Board of Acutronic. He holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from UCT and an MPhil in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge.