She Reaches: Women in Space, Episode 6 - A Conversation with Kirsten Bartok Touw of New Vista Capital

In the sixth episode of She Reaches, host Tanveer Pujara speaks with Kirsten Bartok Touw, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of New Vista Capital, an early-stage venture firm investing in space, aerospace, and defense technology. With a career spanning investment banking, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and national security policy, Kirsten brings a uniquely holistic view of how capital and innovation intersect to shape the future of aerospace and defense. Before launching New Vista, she co-founded AirFinance, served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Hawker Beechcraft, and was CFO and co-founder of XOJET, later acquired by VistaJet. Tune in as Kirsten shares her journey and how she's helping bridge Silicon Valley and national security to accelerate the technologies defining our next decade of flight, defense, and space exploration.