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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|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'|date=January 16, 2020 }}</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>
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|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'|date=January 16, 2020 }}</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>


On March 18, 2020, Space Capital and SIlicon Valley Bank published a report called “The GPS Playbook”,<ref>{{Cite news|url=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|title = "The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion|newspaper = Bloomberg.com|date = March 18, 2020}}</ref> which forecasted emerging opportunities for investors in three high-growth fields over the coming decade: [[GPS]], [[geospatial intelligence]] and space-based communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-businesswire/84a491fb49c344b684c3d1414029447e|title="The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion Dollar Space-Based Technology|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=March 18, 2020}}</ref> 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 name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=https://www.svb.com/trends-insights/reports/the-gps-playbook|title=The GPS Playbook}}</ref>
On March 18, 2020, Space Capital and SIlicon Valley Bank published a report called “The GPS Playbook”,<ref>{{Cite news|url=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|title = "The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion|newspaper = Bloomberg.com|date = March 18, 2020}}</ref> which forecasted emerging opportunities for investors in three high-growth fields over the coming decade: [[GPS]], [[geospatial intelligence]] and space-based communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-businesswire/84a491fb49c344b684c3d1414029447e|title="The GPS Playbook" by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank Forecasts Emerging Opportunities for Investors Based on Trillion Dollar Space-Based Technology|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=March 18, 2020}}</ref>  


On May 5, 2020, Space Capital formalized its 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 its sub-brands.<ref name="businesswire1" />
On May 5, 2020, Space Capital formalized its 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 its sub-brands.<ref name="businesswire1" />

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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][5]

History

Space Capital was founded by Chad Anderson in 2017 in New York City, with Tom Ingersoll joining as a Partner.[6][7] Space Capital launched its first fund of $16 million in 2017.[8]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.[9][10][11] The report has been cited by the United States Secretary of Commerce[12] and by the Vice President of the United States at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.[13]

On March 18, 2020, Space Capital and SIlicon Valley Bank published a report called “The GPS Playbook”,[14] which forecasted emerging opportunities for investors in three high-growth fields over the coming decade: GPS, geospatial intelligence and space-based communications.[15]

On May 5, 2020, Space Capital formalized its 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 its sub-brands.[5]

Investments

Space Capital invests globally in private companies. It specializes in early-stage investments in the Space economy and is specifically focused on unlocking the value in Space technology stacks such as GPS, Geospatial Intelligence, and Communications.[16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital - Via Satellite -". May 5, 2020. 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. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named autogenerated1
  4. ↑ "The Most Active Space Tech Investors". May 2, 2017. https://www.cbinsights.com/research/top-space-tech-startup-investors/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Template:Cite press release
  6. ↑ "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. 
  7. ↑ "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/. 
  8. ↑ 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/. 
  9. ↑ "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/. 
  10. ↑ 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. 
  11. ↑ 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. 
  12. ↑ "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. 
  13. ↑ "VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting". YouTube. 2019-08-20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZJDV0ULcg. Retrieved on 2020-06-06. 
  14. ↑ ""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. 
  15. ↑ ""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. 
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named autogenerated2
  17. ↑ "Investor Interview with Chad Anderson of Space Capital — Mindset Startup Academy". https://mindsetacademyondemand.com/mindset-interview-archive/space-capital. 
  18. ↑ Template:Cite press release
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