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Revision as of 08:36, 10 November 2023
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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 2017 it is based in New York City. Space Capital is the parent brand of Space Angels, an online angel investment platform, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs.[3][4]
History
Space Capital was founded by Chad Anderson in 2017 in New York City, with Tom Ingersoll joining as a Partner.[5][6] Space Capital launched its first fund of $16 million in 2017.[7]Template:Cn
Space Capital began publishing a quarterly update on space startup and investment activity in 2017, which coined the 2010s as the entrepreneurial space age.[8][9][10] The report has been cited by the United States Secretary of Commerce[11] and by the Vice President of the United States at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.[12]
On March 18, 2020, Space Capital and SIlicon Valley Bank published a report called “The GPS Playbook”,[13] which forecasted emerging opportunities for investors in three high-growth fields over the coming decade: GPS, geospatial intelligence and space-based communications.[14]
On May 5, 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.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "The Space Capital Podcast on Apple Podcasts". April 18, 2023. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-space-capital-podcast/id1281847844.
- ↑ "The Most Active Space Tech Investors". May 2, 2017. https://www.cbinsights.com/research/top-space-tech-startup-investors/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite press release
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Tom Ingersoll Joins Space Capital Partners, Which is Targeting $50m for First Venture Fund | Investment News | Trusted Insight". https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tom-ingersoll-joins-space-capital-partners-which-is-targeting-50m-for-first-venture-fund-20171120627/.
- ↑ Jewett, Rachel (2022-12-15). "NewSpace Capital Closes its First Space-Focused Growth Fund" (in en). https://www.satellitetoday.com/business/2022/12/15/newspace-capital-closes-its-first-space-focused-growth-fund/.
- ↑ "Space Angels' Chad Anderson on entering a new decade in the 'entrepreneurial space age'". January 16, 2020. https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/space-angels-chad-anderson-on-entering-a-new-decade-in-the-entrepreneurial-space-age/.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting". YouTube. 2019-08-20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZJDV0ULcg. Retrieved on 2020-06-06.
- ↑ ""The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion". Bloomberg.com. March 18, 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2020-03-18/-the-gps-playbook-by-space-capital-and-silicon-valley-bank-forecasts-emerging-opportunities-for-investors-based-on-trillion.
- ↑ ""The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion Dollar Space-Based Technology". March 18, 2020. https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-businesswire/84a491fb49c344b684c3d1414029447e.