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'''Space Capital LP''' is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in [[Space technologies|space-based technologies]].<ref name="satellite 2020">{{cite web|author=Rachel Jewett|url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/|title=Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital |work=Satellite Today|date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-space-capital-podcast/id1281847844|title = The Space Capital Podcast on Apple Podcasts| date=April 18, 2023 }}</ref> Formed in 2012, it is based in New York City. Originally known as Space Angels, it adopted the Space Capital name in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jewett |first=Rachel |title=Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital |work=Via Satellite |date=May 5, 2020 |url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Form ADV – Space Capital |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure) |date=March 23, 2026 |url=https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/287867 |id=CRD No. 287867}}</ref>
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'''Space Capital LP''' is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in [[Space technologies|space-based technologies]].<ref>https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/</ref><ref>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-space-capital-podcast/id1281847844</ref> Space Capital is the parent brand of [[Space Angels]], an online angel investment platform and venture capital firm ranked as the most active investor in the space economy, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/us-government-getting-cash-to-private-space-companies-replacing-venture-capital.html</ref><ref>https://www.cbinsights.com/research/top-space-tech-startup-investors/</ref><ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/space-angels-announces-branding-realignment-110000920.html</ref><ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505005206/en/Space-Angels-Announces-Branding-Realignment-New-50</ref>
 
Space Angels began publishing a quarterly update on space startup and investment activity in 2017, which coined the 2010s as the entrepreneurial space age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/space-angels-chad-anderson-on-entering-a-new-decade-in-the-entrepreneurial-space-age/|title=Space Angels’ Chad Anderson on entering a new decade in the ‘entrepreneurial space age’}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/space-angels-space-has-attracted-over-2-billion-this-year.html|title=Space companies are receiving billions from venture backers, report says|first=Michael|last=Sheetz|date=November 1, 2017|website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/space-angels-report-dawn-private-spaceflight-age-26-billion-invested-2020-1|title=10 years ago, the world laughed at private space companies. $25.7 billion later, a new report claims we are at the 'dawn of the entrepreneurial space age.'|first=Dave|last=Mosher|website=Business Insider}}</ref> The report has been cited by the [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2019/10/remarks-commerce-secretary-wilbur-l-ross-space-startup-summit|title=Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Space Startup Summit|website=U.S. Department of Commerce}}</ref> and by the [[Vice President of the United States]] at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZJDV0ULcg |title=VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting |publisher=YouTube |date=2019-08-20 |accessdate=2020-06-06}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Space Capital was founded by Chad Anderson in 2017 in New York City, with Tom Ingersoll joining as a Partner.<ref>https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55897</ref><ref>https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tom-ingersoll-joins-space-capital-partners-which-is-targeting-50m-for-first-venture-fund-20171120627/</ref> Space Capital launched its first fund of $16 million in 2017.<ref>https://www.crunchbase.com/fund/space-capital-partners-raised-space-capital-l-p---319cdc77#section-overview</ref>
Originally founded in 2007 as an angel investor network, the firm's scale was limited by its informal structure.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School |url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55897 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.hbs.edu}}</ref> In 2012, Chad Anderson became CEO and by 2015 transitioned Space Angels away from the decentralized investing model typical of angel networks.<ref name=":1" /> In 2015, Anderson re-founded the company and launched its first [[Special-purpose entity|special purpose vehicle (SPV)]] fund.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-01-01 |title=Four Out-Of-This-World Predictions For The Space Industry In 2017 |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3066520/four-out-of-this-world-predictions-for-the-space-industry-in-2017 |website=Fast Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jao |first=Carren |date=2014-10-16 |title=Meet the Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of the Space Race |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/living/meet-the-entrepreneurs-at-the-forefront-of-the-space-race/237409 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref>


On March 18, 2020, Space Capital published a thesis paper with SIlicon Valley Bank called “The GPS Playbook”. The report forecasted three high-growth fields for commercial space investors over the coming decade: [[GPS]], [[geospatial intelligence]] and space-based communications. The report predicted GPS will see new commercial growth and applications through the convergence of space-based signals and computer vision. It also predicted space-based communications and geospatial intelligence could generate $1 trillion of equity value over the next decade.<ref>https://www.svb.com/trends-insights/reports/the-gps-playbook</ref>
In 2017, Space Capital<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Ingersoll Joins Space Capital Partners, Which Is Targeting $50m For First Venture Fund {{!}} Investment News {{!}} Trusted Insight |url=https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tom-ingersoll-joins-space-capital-partners-which-is-targeting-50m-for-first-venture-fund-20171120627/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.thetrustedinsight.com |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=August 2026}}</ref> launched its first institutional [[venture capital]] fund of $16 million, with Tom Ingersoll joining as partner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime {{!}} Wiley |url=https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Space+Economy%3A+Capitalize+on+the+Greatest+Business+Opportunity+of+Our+Lifetime-p-9781119903727 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Wiley.com |language=en-us}}</ref> By 2024, the firm had grown to three funds and over $100 million under management.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Chad |date=2023-04-10 |title=Space Capital launches Fund 3 to continue investing at the intersection of space and tech |url=https://medium.com/space-capital/space-capital-launches-fund-3-to-continue-investing-at-the-intersection-of-space-and-tech-e5bdbfa56b23 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Space Capital |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dargan |first=James |date=2023-01-03 |title=Founder & Managing Partner of Space Capital Talks New Investments, Space Stocks & The Outlook for Space Ventures in 2023 |url=https://spaceimpulse.com/2023/01/03/founder-managing-partner-of-space-capital-talks-new-investments-space-stocks-the-outlook-for-space-ventures-in-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Space Impulse |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Chad |date=2022-03-16 |title=Space Capital closes $32M for second institutional fund to continue investing at the intersection… |url=https://medium.com/space-capital/space-capital-closes-32m-for-second-institutional-fund-to-continue-investing-at-the-intersection-d5cd0c74832e |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Space Capital |language=en}}</ref> Their investments are focused on space-based technologies such as GPS, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=2023-10-19 |title=Investing in Space: On satellites, the invisible backbone of global industry |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/19/investing-in-space-satellites-are-the-invisible-backbone-of-industry.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>


On May 5, 2020, Space Capital formalized it’s brand architecture with Space Capital as the parent brand and Space Angels, an online angel investment platform, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs, as it’s sub-brands.<ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505005206/en/Space-Angels-Announces-Branding-Realignment-New-50</ref><ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/space-angels-announces-branding-realignment-110000920.html</ref>
In 2020, Space Capital formalized its brand architecture with Space Capital as the parent brand and Space Angels (founded in 2007),<ref name="satellite 2020" /> an online angel investment platform, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs, as its sub-brands.<ref name="businesswire1">{{cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505005206/en/Space-Angels-Announces-Branding-Realignment-New-50|title = Space Angels Announces Branding Realignment and New $50 Million Venture Capital Fund|publisher=Businesswire|date = May 5, 2020}}</ref>


=== Investments ===
As of 2026, the firm manages over $1 billion in assets across four funds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Form ADV – Space Capital |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure) |date=March 23, 2026 |url=https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/287867 |id=CRD No. 287867}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Nasdaq Is Supporting the Space Economy |publisher=Nasdaq |date=May 4, 2026 |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/nasdaq-supporting-space-economy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Form D: Space Capital IV L.P. |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=February 26, 2026 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2097734/000209773426000001/0002097734-26-000001-index.htm}}</ref>
Between 2015–2018, Space Angels made 37 investments in 26 portfolio companies, less than 2% of the companies it evaluated (over 500 per year as of 2018).<ref name="auto1"/>


Some of the most notable investments include [[SpaceX]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/05/18/10-top-space-start-ups-youve-probably-never-heard.aspx|title=10 Top Space Start-Ups You've Probably Never Heard of|first=Rich|last=Smith|date=May 18, 2019|website=The Motley Fool}}</ref> [[NanoRacks]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/nanoracks-raises-funding-for-commercial-airlock-module/|title=NanoRacks raises funding for commercial airlock module|date=October 4, 2017|website=SpaceNews.com}}</ref> [[Astrobotic Technology|Astrobotic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/05/11/the-race-to-the-moon-is-underway-as-astrobotic-raises-2-5-million/|title=The race to the moon is underway as Astrobotic raises $2.5 million}}</ref> LeoLabs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/13/space-debris-tracker-leolabs-automated-collision-alert-service-for-satellites.html|title=Space debris tracker LeoLabs unveils automated collision alert service for satellites|first=Michael|last=Sheetz|date=May 13, 2020|website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leolabs-closes-13-million-series-a-to-expand-space-situational-awareness-and-mapping-platform-300686776.html|title=LeoLabs Closes $13 Million Series A to Expand Space Situational Awareness and Mapping Platform|first=LeoLabs|last=Inc|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref> [[Planet Labs|Planet]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.crunchbase.com/news/space-tech-rockets-higher/|title=Space Tech Rockets Higher|first=Joanna|last=Glasner|date=April 3, 2019|website=Crunchbase News}}</ref> [[Made In Space, Inc.|Made in Space]],<ref name="auto"/>  [[Iceye|ICEYE]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finsmes.com/2018/05/iceye-raises-34m-in-series-b-financing.html|title=Iceye Raises $34M in Series B Financing|date=May 24, 2018|website=FinSMEs}}</ref> and others.
== Publications ==
Space Capital began publishing a quarterly update on space startup and investment activity in 2017, which coined the 2010s as the entrepreneurial space age.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 16, 2020 |title=Space Angels' Chad Anderson on entering a new decade in the 'entrepreneurial space age' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/space-angels-chad-anderson-on-entering-a-new-decade-in-the-entrepreneurial-space-age/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=November 1, 2017 |title=Space companies are receiving billions from venture backers, report says |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/space-angels-space-has-attracted-over-2-billion-this-year.html |website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mosher |first=Dave |title=10 years ago, the world laughed at private space companies. $25.7 billion later, a new report claims we are at the 'dawn of the entrepreneurial space age.' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/space-angels-report-dawn-private-spaceflight-age-26-billion-invested-2020-1 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> The report has been cited by the [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Space Startup Summit |url=https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2019/10/remarks-commerce-secretary-wilbur-l-ross-space-startup-summit |website=U.S. Department of Commerce}}</ref> and by the [[Vice President of the United States]] at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZJDV0ULcg |accessdate=2020-06-06 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Venture Capital]]
*[[Private equity]]
* [[Angel Investor]]
*[[Venture capital]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{URL|https://www.spaceangels.com/|Space Angels official website}}
*[https://www.spacecapital.com/ Space Capital website]
* [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/space-angels#section-overview Space Angels at Crunchbase]
* [https://www.spacecapital.com Space Capital website]


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Space Capital LP is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in space-based technologies.[1][2] Formed in 2012, it is based in New York City. Originally known as Space Angels, it adopted the Space Capital name in 2020.[3][4]

History

Originally founded in 2007 as an angel investor network, the firm's scale was limited by its informal structure.[5] In 2012, Chad Anderson became CEO and by 2015 transitioned Space Angels away from the decentralized investing model typical of angel networks.[5] In 2015, Anderson re-founded the company and launched its first special purpose vehicle (SPV) fund.[5][6][7]

In 2017, Space Capital[8] launched its first institutional venture capital fund of $16 million, with Tom Ingersoll joining as partner.[9] By 2024, the firm had grown to three funds and over $100 million under management.[10][11][12] Their investments are focused on space-based technologies such as GPS, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications.[13]

In 2020, Space Capital formalized its brand architecture with Space Capital as the parent brand and Space Angels (founded in 2007),[1] an online angel investment platform, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs, as its sub-brands.[14]

As of 2026, the firm manages over $1 billion in assets across four funds.[15][16][17]

Publications

Space Capital began publishing a quarterly update on space startup and investment activity in 2017, which coined the 2010s as the entrepreneurial space age.[18][19][20] The report has been cited by the United States Secretary of Commerce[21] and by the Vice President of the United States at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rachel Jewett (May 5, 2020). "Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital". Satellite Today. https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/. 
  2. ↑ "The Space Capital Podcast on Apple Podcasts". April 18, 2023. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-space-capital-podcast/id1281847844. 
  3. ↑ Jewett, Rachel (May 5, 2020). "Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital". Via Satellite. https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2020/05/05/space-angels-rebrands-as-space-capital/. 
  4. ↑ "Form ADV – Space Capital". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure). March 23, 2026. https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/287867. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55897. 
  6. ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (2017-01-01). "Four Out-Of-This-World Predictions For The Space Industry In 2017". https://www.fastcompany.com/3066520/four-out-of-this-world-predictions-for-the-space-industry-in-2017. 
  7. ↑ Jao, Carren (2014-10-16). "Meet the Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of the Space Race" (in en). https://www.entrepreneur.com/living/meet-the-entrepreneurs-at-the-forefront-of-the-space-race/237409. 
  8. ↑ "Tom Ingersoll Joins Space Capital Partners, Which Is Targeting $50m For First Venture Fund | Investment News | Trusted Insight" (in en-US). https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tom-ingersoll-joins-space-capital-partners-which-is-targeting-50m-for-first-venture-fund-20171120627/. 
  9. ↑ "The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime | Wiley" (in en-us). https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Space+Economy%3A+Capitalize+on+the+Greatest+Business+Opportunity+of+Our+Lifetime-p-9781119903727. 
  10. ↑ Anderson, Chad (2023-04-10). "Space Capital launches Fund 3 to continue investing at the intersection of space and tech" (in en). https://medium.com/space-capital/space-capital-launches-fund-3-to-continue-investing-at-the-intersection-of-space-and-tech-e5bdbfa56b23. 
  11. ↑ Dargan, James (2023-01-03). "Founder & Managing Partner of Space Capital Talks New Investments, Space Stocks & The Outlook for Space Ventures in 2023" (in en-US). https://spaceimpulse.com/2023/01/03/founder-managing-partner-of-space-capital-talks-new-investments-space-stocks-the-outlook-for-space-ventures-in-2023/. 
  12. ↑ Anderson, Chad (2022-03-16). "Space Capital closes $32M for second institutional fund to continue investing at the intersection…" (in en). https://medium.com/space-capital/space-capital-closes-32m-for-second-institutional-fund-to-continue-investing-at-the-intersection-d5cd0c74832e. 
  13. ↑ Sheetz, Michael (2023-10-19). "Investing in Space: On satellites, the invisible backbone of global industry" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/19/investing-in-space-satellites-are-the-invisible-backbone-of-industry.html. 
  14. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  15. ↑ "Form ADV – Space Capital". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure). March 23, 2026. https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/287867. 
  16. ↑ "How Nasdaq Is Supporting the Space Economy". Nasdaq. May 4, 2026. https://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/nasdaq-supporting-space-economy. 
  17. ↑ "Form D: Space Capital IV L.P.". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 26, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2097734/000209773426000001/0002097734-26-000001-index.htm. 
  18. ↑ "Space Angels' Chad Anderson on entering a new decade in the 'entrepreneurial space age'". January 16, 2020. https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/space-angels-chad-anderson-on-entering-a-new-decade-in-the-entrepreneurial-space-age/. 
  19. ↑ Sheetz, Michael (November 1, 2017). "Space companies are receiving billions from venture backers, report says". https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/01/space-angels-space-has-attracted-over-2-billion-this-year.html. 
  20. ↑ Mosher, Dave. "10 years ago, the world laughed at private space companies. $25.7 billion later, a new report claims we are at the 'dawn of the entrepreneurial space age.'". https://www.businessinsider.com/space-angels-report-dawn-private-spaceflight-age-26-billion-invested-2020-1. 
  21. ↑ "Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Space Startup Summit". https://www.commerce.gov/news/speeches/2019/10/remarks-commerce-secretary-wilbur-l-ross-space-startup-summit. 
  22. ↑ "VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting". YouTube. 2019-08-20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZJDV0ULcg. Retrieved on 2020-06-06. 
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