Max Haot

Max Haot is a Belgian-American technology entrepreneur and the chief executive officer of Vast, a company focused on developing artificial gravity space stations for commercial and research applications. Vast is focused on building the world's first commercial space station.

Haot has played a significant role in the space industry, contributing to the advancement of private space exploration and commercial space station development.

Before joining Vast, Haot founded Livestream, a platform that contributed to the evolution of live video broadcasting and was later acquired by Vimeo. His experience includes building scalable technology businesses in both the media and aerospace sectors.

At Vast, Haot has overseen progress toward the development of artificial gravity space stations, addressing challenges associated with long-duration human spaceflight. His public speaking engagements and media appearances often address topics at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and the future of space, where he communicates technical concepts to a broad audience. Haot’s background includes navigating technical, financial, and regulatory challenges in the commercial space industry.

Haot’s career reflects a focus on innovation and problem-solving in technology and aerospace. His work continues to influence the direction of commercial spaceflight and the development of next-generation space infrastructure.