Concise original overview of commercial satellite constellations,
small satellite rocket launchers and NewSpace funding options.
Sister websites www.nanosats.eu and www.factoriesinspace.com
Curated list of space-focused funding sources for startups - incubators, accelerators, competitions and VCs.
Created in 2016 and was likely the first of its kind in public. Updated since with focus on upstream space.
| Organization | Type | Level | Description | Selected Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7percent Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in early stage tech startups which represent billion dollar opportunities. | Magdrive, Charter Space |
| 11.2 Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in founders solving the biggest challenges facing our world. | Orbital Sidekick |
| 360 Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Later stage | Passionately engaging with entrepreneurs to build the leading enterprises of tomorrow. | Unseenlabs, Exotrail |
| 500 Startups | Accelerator, VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We uplift people and economies around the world through entrepreneurship. | Gilmour Space |
| 1517 Fund | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We back dropouts, renegade students & deep tech scientists at the earliest stages of their companies. | Xona Space Systems |
| 8090 Industries | VC | Seed, Series A | 8090 Industries is an investment firm focused on leading the next industrial revolution. | Orbit Fab, Cemvita Factory |
| aaris c² (SpaceStarters) | Crowdfunding | Seed | Crowd investing platform for space-based innovations. | |
| Abies | VC | Seed, Series A | We believe that the only way to create a sustainable future society is to solve it with advanced science and engineering technology, or deep tech, at its core. | Synspective |
| Acequia Capital (AceCap) | VC | Seed, Series A | We are a leading early-stage investment platform. | Antaris, Stoke Space Technologies |
| ACME Capital | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | ACME is an early stage venture capital fund focused on investing in applied frontier technologies. | True Anomaly, SpaceX, Akash Systems, Astra |
| AEI HorizonX (AE Industrial Partners) | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We invest in market-leading companies that can benefit from our investment track record, deep industry knowledge, operating experience and relationships. | Solestial, Redwire, York Space Systems, Sierra Space |
| AIR Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | AIR capital is an early-stage venture fund that empowers entrepreneurs who are building a future of abundance, inclusion and regeneration. | Outpost, Novo Space, Skyloom |
| Airbus Bizlab | Accelerator | Seed | Six-month tailored acceleration programme. 3 locations - Toulouse (France), Hamburg (Germany) and Bangalore (India). | Agnikul Cosmos |
| Airbus Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We are a fast-moving, intensely curious early-stage investment group. Our vision is to continuously ignite interest in the wonder that is aerospace. | Astra, SpinLaunch, ispace, Aerospacelab, Astrocast, CesiumAstro, Infostellar, Isar Aerospace, LeoLabs, Morpheus Space, Solestial, Transcelestial |
| Airstream Venture Partners | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Airstream Venture Partners is focused on early-stage deep tech opportunities leveraging the untapped intellectual property found in top-tier research institutions. | Xona Space Systems |
| Alchemist Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed | The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of early-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises. | Positron Dynamics, Shuttle Technologies |
| All In Capital | VC | Pre-seed | We are a new type of VC fund that invests in Indian startups through a community of founders, who help us identify the next generation of founders to back. | PierSight |
| Allied Minds | VC | Seed, Series A | IP commercialisation company focused on early stage development within the technology sector. | BridgeComm, Orbital Sidekick |
| Aloniq | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Aloniq invests in early-stage technology companies. We primarily back pre-seed to round A startups. | Xona Space Systems |
| Alpine Space Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Supporting breakthrough technologies and disruptive business models in the rapidly growing space industry to deliver outsized returns. | Reflex, Morpheus Space, Blackwave, K2 Space |
| AME Cloud Ventures | VC | Seed, Later stage | Focuses on seed to later stage companies building infrastructure and value chains around data. | Accion, Astranis, Capella |
| Ananda Impact Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Let's build stuff that truly matters! We back game-changing companies across Europe to achieve social and environmental impact on a global scale. | OroraTech, AIRMO |
| Andreessen Horowitz | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: | Apex, Astranis |
| Antler | Accelerator | Pre-seed | Antler is the investor backing the world’s most driven founders, from day zero to greatness. | AIRMO |
| APEX Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | APEX Ventures is a deep-tech and medical focused venture capital firm, run by founders with complimentary backgrounds driven by the same mission: | ATMOS Space Cargo, OKAPI:Orbits, OroraTech |
| Armilar | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Later stage | We are an early-stage VC firm dedicated to teams solving our society’s biggest problems through tech. | Neuraspace |
| Atlantic Labs | VC | Seed, Series A | We back mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures. | Vyoma |
| ATW Partners | VC | Seed, Series A | Investing in high quality companies at various stages. | SpinLaunch |
| AWS Space Accelerator (Seraphim) | Accelerator | Seed | The AWS Space Accelerator is a four-week technical, business, and mentorship accelerator delivered by Seraphim. | D-Orbit, HawkEye360, LeoLabs, Lunar Outpost, Orbital Sidekick, Satellite Vu, ATMOS Space Cargo |
| Balerion Space Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Space is humanity’s only path to dynamism. We invest in early to mid-stage private space companies shaping the New Space Economy. | Impulse Space, X-Bow, Phantom Space |
| Baltic Sandbox Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in early-stage R&D-focused individuals and teams solving complex technical challenges with large potential for commercial application. | Blackswan Space |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | VC | Seed, Series A | We make seed and Series A investments, partnering early with founders to build their businesses. | Rocket Lab, Spire, Terra Bella |
| Blackbird Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Later stage | We invest in wild hearts with the wildest of ideas, right at the beginning. | Gilmour Space, Fleet Space |
| BlackRock | VC | Series A, Later stage | BlackRock’s role is to help our clients achieve their long-term financial goals. | Loft Orbital |
| BLAST (Starburst) | Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed | Program for defense and aerospace start-ups. Imagined by Starburst and partners, it aims to support 20 start-ups per year. | Latitude, Hypr Space, SpaceLocker |
| Boost VC | Accelerator | Pre-seed | We Invest $500k in Sci-Fi Founders. We Invest $500k for 15% in 20 Startups each year through our Accelerator Program. | Launcher, Starfish Space, Care Weather, Kubos, Payload Space, Exclosure, Source Energy Company, Venus Aerospace |
| Breakthrough Energy Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Investor-led fund that aims to build the new, cutting-edge companies that will lead the world to net-zero emissions. | Albedo, Stoke Space Technologies |
| Broom Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Broom Ventures invests in extraordinary pre-seed and seed-stage founders. | Nuview, Epsilon3, X-Bow |
| C5 Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | An investment firm dedicated to nurturing a secure digital future. | Axiom, Satelles |
| Canaan | VC | Seed, Series A | Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. | Skybox, Climacell, Astranis, Worldview, Capella, Astra, Kepler |
| Cantos | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We believe science-forward companies are our best shot at improving billions of lives and saving the planet. We back them at pre-seed & seed. | Astranis, Atomos |
| CASSINI Business Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed | Accelerate space start-ups in different stages to put European space initiatives back on the center of the map. | Aurora Propulsion Technologies, KappaZeta, KP Labs, Look Up Space, Spherical, Odysseus Space, DCUBED, EnduroSat, Enpulsion, Four Point, Latitude, Pangea Aerospace, Pythom, Remos, Unseenlabs, SPiN |
| Catalyst Accelerator | Accelerator | Seed | The AFRL/RV sponsored Catalyst Space Accelerator is a defense and national security industry accelerator. | Atomos, Benchmark Space Systems, Neutron Star Systems, Orbit Fab |
| cdp | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | CDP Venture Capital – Fondo Nazionale Innovazione aims to make Venture Capital a strategic pillar to Italy's economic growth and innovation. | D-Orbit, Sidereus, Leaf Space, AIKO |
| CEECAT Capital | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Advises funds investing in small and mid market companies in Emerging Europe. Our investors include global financial institutions, pension funds, endowments and family offices. | EnduroSat |
| Celestial Growth | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Our mission is to enable and scale truly great businesses in the New Space Economy that will impact life on Earth and beyond. | |
| Columbia Capital | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We partner with entrepreneurs to build category-defining businesses. | Omnispace |
| Copernic Space | Crowdfunding | Pre-seed, Seed | Monetize your space assets or get the financing you need to accomplish your mission | |
| Copernicus Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed | Where ground-breaking business ideas find their competitive edge with Copernicus! | ConstelIR |
| Countdown Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We back entrepreneurs building startups that have the potential to reduce emissions by 100Mt CO2e per year. | Space Forge |
| CreationsVC | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We are bridging the gap between the USA and Israel. Creations VC specializes in investing in space tech, AI, and beyond. | |
| Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Space Stream | Incubator | Pre-seed | For founders pursuing commercial opportunities that exploit the recent drop in the cost of accessing space. | 4pi Lab, AI SpaceFactory, Atomos, Benchmark Space Systems, Bluefield Technologies, Cognitive Space, Froberg Aerospace, Pixxel, QEYnet, Reaction Dynamics, SpaceRyde, PTScientists, Wyvern |
| Darwin Ventures | VC | Series A, Later stage | Darwin Ventures is a venture capital fund of funds that provides individual and institutional investors unique access to investment opportunities. | SpaceX, Rocket Lab |
| Data Collective (DCVC) | VC | Seed, Series A | Backs entrepreneurs applying deep tech to transform giant industries. | Planet Labs, Rocket Lab, Capella, Bagaveev |
| DCODE | Incubator | Seed, Series A | Dcode drives commercial innovation in the federal market by connecting the tech industry and government. | RBC Signals, Slingshot Aerospace |
| Decisive Point | VC | Seed, Series A | Decisive Point is a venture capital firm investing in critical technologies for defense, energy, and infrastructure. | Firehawk, Scout |
| Deep Checks | Community | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Get funded by the world's best deep tech investors. Skip to the front of 25+ VCs' inboxes. | Varda Space, Astranis, True Anomaly, K2 Space |
| Deepbridge | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We are passionate about investing in growth-focused companies; businesses that can disrupt the market in which they operate. | Smallspark |
| Delta-V | Accelerator | Seed | Australia's first space startup accelerator. | Fleet Space, Obelisk |
| Dolby Family Ventures | VC | Seed | Dolby Family Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on building great technology companies. | OKAPI:Orbits, Phase Four, Source Energy Company, Ubotica, Cognitive Space |
| Draper Associates | VC | Seed, Series A | ICEYE, Bagaveev, Kubos, Precious Payload, Skybox, Outpost, Gravitics, Cognitive Space | |
| E2MC | VC | Seed, Series A | We aim to provide the financing required to develop the space economy and pave humanity’s expansion into space. | Satellite Vu, Pangea Aerospace, Antaris, Interstellar Lab, ATMOS Space Cargo, AIRMO |
| Earlybird Venture Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We are Earlybird Venture Capital, optimistic risk-takers who roll up their sleeves | Isar Aerospace |
| Earth & Beyond Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | An early stage VC fund focused on investing in Israeli DeepTech and SpaceTech from concept to creation. | Space Tenna |
| Earth Space Robotics | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We are an Australian investment company with a mission to enable a growing Australian commercial space industry. | Neumann Space, Fleet Space |
| Earth VC | VC | Seed, Series A | We support breakthrough researches, empower founders to build a climate business, and invest in startups that decarbonize the world. | Kuva Space |
| EBAN Space | VC | Seed, Series A | Promote and advance Europe’s ecosystem for entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment in the space sector. | Open Cosmos, Lens R&D |
| Einstein Industries Ventures | VC | Series A, Later stage | We are industry experts investing in future leaders in space-enabled enterprise software solutions. | ConstelIR |
| Embedded Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in space technologies beyond launch. This includes advanced manufacturing in-space and on Earth, the space supply chain, and others enabled by low-cost launch. | Inversion Space |
| Entreprenuer First | Incubator | Pre-seed | The best place in the world to meet your co-founder and build a technology start-up from scratch. | Magdrive, Transcelestial |
| EQT Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We’re a VC built to empower the new wave of founders tackling climate tech, food tech, the creator economy, energy, fintech, software, deep tech and more. | The Exploration Company, Hiber |
| ESA BIC | Incubator | Seed, Pre-seed | 2 year program to help start up businesses that apply space technology to non-space fields in 19+ locations. | Open Cosmos, Lacuna Space |
| ETF Partners | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience. | Open Cosmos |
| Expansion Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We back startups with disruptive technology and teams in the Aerospace and Defense ecosystem. | ION-X, Latitude, Hypr Space, Aldoria (Share my Space) |
| Explorer 1 Fund | VC | Seed, Series A | Explorer 1 invests in companies that are fundamental to the growth and success of the new space economy. | Varda Space, Stoke Space Technologies, Lunar Outpost, Radian Aerospace, Hedron, Continuum |
| Faber Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in teams transforming the world with technology. We partner with founders that are creating an impact on a global scale. | Vyoma |
| FCVC | VC | Seed | We help the misunderstood turn renegade thoughts into revolutionary companies. | Quindar, Inversion Space |
| Fidelity | VC | Series A, Later stage | SpaceX, ABL | |
| Fifty Years | VC | Seed, Series A | Fifty Years is an entrepreneur-run early stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. We partner with companies that inspire. | Varda Space, Astranis |
| Findus Venture | VC | Seed, Series A | Focus is on Clean Mobility, New Space and Clean Energy using data analytics, AI and quantum technologies. | AIRMO, GRASP, Spire |
| Fine Structure Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We focus on early stage investments in disruptive scientific and technological innovation. | Hedron (Analytical Space), Gilmour Space, Hedron |
| First Momentum Ventures | VC | Pre-seed | We invest in European technology-driven B2B startups at Pre-Seed. We invest 250k up to 1m in first-check rounds as lead or co-investor. | |
| First Round | VC | Seed, Series A | Whether it’s seed, pre-seed, friends and family, angel, mango seed or anything in-between. No idea is too early. | Planet Labs, K2 Space |
| Fit 4 Start | Accelerator | Seed | Our Space vertical welcomes startups that use space technology at the core of their business. | SPiN, Celestial Space Technologies, OKAPI:Orbits |
| FJ Labs | VC | Seed, Series A | Stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. | SpaceX, Outpost, Space Forge, Gravitics |
| Founder Institute | Accelerator | Pre-seed | The Founder Institute works with both entrepreneurs and teams at multiple stages: Idea Stage, Prototype Stage, Early Company Stage. | Ceres Robotics |
| Founders Fund | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in smart people solving difficult problems, often difficult scientific or engineering problems. | Planet Labs, SpaceX, Magdrive, Varda Space |
| Freeflow Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We're an early stage venture firm focused on deep tech solutions to human and planetary health challenges. | Continuum, Hydrosat |
| Freigeist Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We partner with companies at the Seed and pre-Series A Stages. | EnduroSat |
| Fresco Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We are early stage venture investors supporting exceptional entrepreneurs to build remarkable businesses. | Spire |
| FrontierDAO | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Fund education, innovators, artists, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and ground-breaking research and ventures in fusion and space exploration. | |
| Future Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We focus on disruptive technology such as commercial space exploration, deep learning, quantum computing, robotics. | SpaceX, Planet Labs, Xona Space Systems |
| Gaingels | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Later stage | Gaingels co-invests with select venture capital leads in companies resolved on building diverse and inclusive teams. | Xona Space Systems, Gravitics, Relativity, Axiom, Voyager Space, Radian Aerospace, SpinLaunch, Stoke Space Technologies, Ursa Major, Loft Orbital, Phantom Space |
| GD1 | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We back founders and teams who want to win in the world's biggest markets. | Zenno, Dawn Aerospace |
| GEN Space | Competition | Pre-seed, Seed | Serve an emerging entrepreneurial sector – the space industry – with new programs and a global platform. | |
| Generation Space (Seraphim) | Accelerator, VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | The world’s greatest problems propel everything we do. Generation Space is the global leader in SpaceTech investment. | ArQit, AST SpaceMobile, Astroscale, D-Orbit, HawkEye360, ICEYE, LeoLabs, Pixxel, Satellite Vu, Spire, Ubotica, Voyager Space, Xona Space Systems |
| Giant Steps Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Giant Steps is the largest quantitative asset management firm in Latin America. | Gravitics |
| Global Space Industry Accelerator | Incubator | Pre-seed, Seed | UAE Space Agency in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub Krypto Labs. | |
| Global Space Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Premier global venture capital firm with portfolio of startups, technologies, and infrastructure in space and adjacent sectors. | SpaceX, Lynk, ThrustMe, Isar Aerospace |
| Golem Ventures Space (GV Space) | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Space-tech startups, both infrastructure and space-enabled applications. At early-stage, we write tickets between 50-100k lead or as part of a bigger round. | Odin Space, Ntention |
| HCVC | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We are a venture capital firm that helps fearless founders tackle hard problems with capital, resources and collaboration. | Antaris, Valispace, Radian Aerospace |
| Heartcore | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We are a premier European venture capital firm helping founders build the next-generation of iconic global technology companies. | Orbex |
| Helium-3 Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Helium-3 Ventures backs the best founders building the most exciting and innovative companies for earth and beyond. | TransAstra, Array Labs |
| Hello Tomorrow | Competition | Pre-seed, Seed | Unlocking the power of deep tech to solve our toughest global challenges. | Precious Payload |
| Hemisphere Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We are active, early stage investors who support pre-seed and seed companies. | PlanetiQ, Axiom, Umbra, Akash Systems, Hedron (Analytical Space), Atlas Space, Kubos, LeoLabs, Nanoracks, Planet Labs, RBC Signals, SpaceX, Tesseract |
| Herius Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Bolstering European space ecosystem by investing in pioneers creating true societal and commercial value to benefit humanity in the short- to mid-term. | Hedron, OKAPI:Orbits, LeanSpace |
| Heroic Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Leading first money and early stage fund investing in heroes - passionate and purposeful entrepreneurs solving problems in huge markets. | Totum Labs |
| Horizons Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Leading investor in some of the world’s most innovative companies and disruptive technologies, | Relativity, Fleet Space, LeoLabs |
| HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds) | VC | Seed | HTGF is a venture capital investor for innovative technologies and business models. | DCUBED, Orbex |
| Hypothesis | VC, Incubator | Pre-seed, Seed | We're a startup studio and seed fund that launches, funds, and scales exceptional companies. | Starfish Space |
| IBX. | VC | Seed, Series A | We explore new frontiers in space, technology & energy to push human potential and make a positive impact in the world. | Axiom, Intuitive Machines |
| Icebreaker | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We invest in teams in Finland, Estonia and Sweden. | Spaceit, ReOrbit, porkchop |
| ICP Ventures (Atoma Capital) | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We are venture builders within industrial technology and materials accelerating the transition to Net Zero. | |
| IncubateFund | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | One of the most important things we value is our motto, "We support the challenges of aspiring entrepreneurs." | ispace |
| Industrious Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We invest in the transformation of fundamental industries and processes | Proteus, AstroForge, Canopy Aerospace, Eternal Light, Hydrosat, Nuview, Orbit Fab, Phase Four, Solestial, Starfish Space, Stoke Space Technologies, Ursa Major, Voyager Space, Xplore |
| InnoSpace Masters | Competition | Pre-seed | Awarding innovative concepts and solutions that solve current challenges in space or non-space industries. | T4i |
| Intellectual Ventures Management | Incubator | Pre-seed | We create, incubate, and commercialize impactful inventions. Invention Science Fund and IGNITE-SPACE programs. | Mangata |
| IQ Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We love deep-tech. Not just that it’s transformative – we really know the science that makes it work. | Oxford Space Systems |
| IQT (In-Q-Tel) | VC | Seed, Series A | In-Q-Tel connects cutting-edge technology, strategic investments, and purpose: to enhance and advance national security for the U.S. and its allies. | ABL, Fleet Space, Capella, Aurora Insight, ICEYE, Morpheus Space, Myriota, Swarm Technologies, Rocket Lab, Digital Solid State Propulsion (DSSP), Starfish Space, Kurs Orbital |
| J2 | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in companies looking to bring best-in-class technology that make us strong, more secure and more prosperous. | Apex, SkyFi, Aalyria |
| Join Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We back mission-driven, technical and visionary entrepreneurs whose ideas are rewiring the very essence of industry and enterprise. | Valispace |
| K1W1 | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later stage venture investments. | Rocket Lab |
| Kalaari Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Kalaari Capital is an early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm. | Digantara |
| Karista (CosmiCapital) | VC | Seed, Series A | Early-stage venture capital firm supporting tomorrow’s game changers in the field of Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace. | Exotrail, LeanSpace, ConstelIR |
| Karot Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Karot Capital is an Early Stage VC. Karot Capital brings €300,000 to €2,000,000 as a minority shareholder. | U-Space |
| Khosla Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Provides venture assistance and strategic advice to entrepreneurs working on breakthrough technologies. | Rocket Lab, Terra Bella, Skybox, Akash Systems |
| KickSky (Riceberg Ventures) | Accelerator | Seed, Pre-seed | KickSky is India’s first venture capital backed space technology startup accelerator. | Manastu Space, Vellon Space, Space Fields, Astrome |
| Kittyhawk Ventures | VC | Seed | KittyHawk Ventures invests in seed stage frontier technology companies that are changing the world. | Outpost, Totum Labs, Xplore |
| KKR | VC | Seed, Series A | KKR is a leading global investment firm. We aim to deliver strong returns and shared success to those we serve and the world at large. | RFA |
| Kleiner Perkins | VC | Seed, Series A | Investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents. | CesiumAstro, SpinLaunch |
| Lakestar | VC | Seed, Series A | It is our mission to find and fund visionary tech entrepreneurs, enabling the ideas and the companies capable of shaping global modern life. | Isar Aerospace, ConstelIR |
| Lauder Partners | VC | Series A | Areas of current investment interest: companies making radical innovations — not just incremental. | SpaceX, Totum Labs, SpinLaunch |
| Lavrock Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Supporting founders and teams focused on the horizon. We typically invest $2-$4m as part of $3-$12m financings, and we prefer to lead whenever possible. | Morpheus Space, CesiumAstro, Proteus |
| Lemnos Labs | VC | Seed, Series A | Lemnos thrives in the earliest stages of building hardware. | Spire |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | VC | Seed | Liquid 2 Ventures is a leading seed stage fund founded by NFL hall of fame quarterback Joe Montana and two entrepreneurs Mike Miller. | Quindar, Astranis, Interlune |
| Liquid2 | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Liquid 2's mission to to be the premier institutional angel investing $250K - $1M in pre-seed and seed stage technology startups. | Nuview, Astranis |
| Lockheed Martin Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Makes strategic investments in companies that are developing cutting edge technologies in core businesses and new markets important to Lockheed Martin. | Xona Space Systems, Antaris, Terran Orbital, ABL, Hedron, Lunasonde, Orbit Fab, Slingshot Aerospace, Satellite Vu, Rocket Lab, X-Bow |
| Lux Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Lux Capital invests in emerging science and technology ventures at the outermost edges of what is possible. | Planet Labs, Varda Space, Apex |
| Luxembourg Future Fund | VC | Series A | Aims to stimulate the diversification and sustainable development of the Luxembourgish economy. | Northstar |
| MaC Venture Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors. | Epsilon3, Stoke Space Technologies, Starfish Space, Wyvern, Xona Space Systems, Nuview |
| Mach33 (Spaced Ventures) | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Rebranded to Mach33 Financial Group in early 2024. Spaced Ventures was building the world’s largest community of space investors. | Exo-Space |
| mach33.aero | Incubator, Accelerator | India's first public private partnership to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in aviation, aerospace and space-tech. | ||
| Main Sequence Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | The Fund invests in the translation of research generated in the Australian publicly funded research sector. | Myriota, Gilmour Space |
| Mana Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We back founders creating the future. We invest early. We are your friends and family round. From day one, we’re in this together. | Gravitics, Proteus |
| Mandala Space Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | The Launch Platform for Tomorrow’s Space Innovators. We fund space startups, inspire new ideas and scale companies. | Continuum, Viridian |
| Manhattan West | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We offer an integrated platform of investments and services to deliver results for clients, partners, and shareholders. | Gravitics |
| Marc Bell Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | As our angel/early stage investment group, Marc Bell ventures’ typical investment ranges from $1,000 to $250,000. | Terran Orbital, PredaSAR, Hedron (Analytical Space), LeoLabs, Totum Labs, HawkEye360, Atlas Space, Nanoracks, Made In Space |
| Matrix Partners China | VC | Series A | Affiliated with Matrix Partners in the United States, a firm with an exceptionally strong track record of success and long history. | Origin Space, Spacety, ispace |
| MetaVC Partners | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in entrepreneurs who solve big problems. We are building disruptive businesses using new advanced materials. | Mangata |
| Midven | VC | Seed, Later stage | We support companies to achieve their ambitions and look for talented teams with a well developed proposition and vision. | Oxford Space Systems |
| Mitsui Global Investment | VC | Series A, Later stage | Here at Mitsui Global Investment, we get excited about cutting-edge technologies and scientific breakthroughs. | Atlas Space, Spire |
| Mizuho Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Mizuho Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments. | Space BD |
| Moonshot | Accelerator, Incubator | Pre-seed | Raised an investment fun in late 2020 and in March 2021, Will invest up to $200,000 into five startups. | Exodus Orbitals, ResearchSat, Picosat Systems |
| Moonshots Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We believe the best leaders are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. | Outpost, PlanetiQ, Proteus |
| Munich Re Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Munich Re Ventures Funding the future of risk for the human endeavor. | Orbit Fab, Starfish Space, OKAPI:Orbits |
| Myelin VC | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We invest in founders with ideas for a future we’d like to live in. We’re industry agnostic and we invest from seed through series A. | Outpost, Skyloom |
| NATO Innovation Fund (NIF, DIANA) | VC, Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed, Later stage | 1 Billion EUR venture capital fund supporting ambitious founders developing emerging and disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, energy & propulsion, manufacturing, and space. | |
| NEA | VC | Seed, Series A | One of the world’s largest and most active venture capital firms. | Terra Bella |
| New North Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | New North Ventures is an early-stage fund investing in companies that create an asymmetric, venture-scale advantage amid a global power competition for technological leadership. | Hubble, HawkEye360 |
| New Science Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We invest in early & late stage companies taking novel scientific approaches to address significant unmet needs in the life sciences and information technology sectors. | ABL, Phase Four, PlanetiQ, Vorago |
| NewSpace Business Plan Competition | Competition | Pre-seed | ||
| NewSpace Capital | Growth capital | Later stage, Series C, Series C+ | We provide growth capital to space and space-related industries. | ICEYE, Kayrros, Cailabs |
| NewSpace Europe Pitch Competition | Competition | Pre-seed | Astralintu | |
| Nex Cubed | Accelerator, Incubator | Pre-seed | Startups will solve the greatest challenges of this century, dedicate your life accordingly. | Modularity Space |
| NightDragon | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | NightDragon team invests and advises companies that we believe can help close this gap between offense and defense. | Capella, HawkEye360 |
| Noosphere Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Our current investment plans are to add to our portfolio various companies from different segments of the space ecosystem. | SETS Space, Firefly, D-Orbit |
| Norwest | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We offer a broad network of connections and expertise, an agile, collaborative brand building process and a diverse range of high-impact services to help CEOs and founders advance. | ICON |
| Nuance Connected Capital | VC | Series A, Later stage | Nuance Connected Capital is a deep-tech fund bridging exceptional Kiwi entrepreneurs to the world. | Zenno |
| Octopus Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Specialist investment teams with the depth of knowledge and connections necessary to build world-changing companies. | Orbex |
| Orbital Ventures (Promus Ventures) | VC | Seed, Series A | The government of Luxembourg has invested in a new fund intended to support space startups. | ALL.SPACE |
| OTB Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | OTB Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in the CEE investing in early growth, post-product, high-tech start-ups that are developing unique technologies. | Hydrosat, ICEYE, Kurs Orbital |
| Pallas Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Pallas Ventures partners with innovative companies developing break-through technology with compelling national security applications. | Morpheus Space |
| Peak XV Partners | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) is a leading venture capital and growth investing firm investing across India, Southeast Asia and beyond. | Digantara |
| Playground Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in ambitious people and ideas at the forefront of science and technology. | Mangata, Relativity |
| Plug and Play Ventures | VC, Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed | As one of the most active VCs in Silicon Valley, our goal is to fund the teams that are building the defensible businesses of the future. | Kepler, Starpath Robotics, Lumen Orbit |
| Polaris Space Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Enabling the future of space economy in LEO and Lunar. For the benefit of mankind and planet earth. | POLARIS |
| Possible Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact people and the planet. | Antaris |
| Prima Materia | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We are a European company that builds and develops new companies for the long term. | |
| Prime Movers Lab | VC | Seed, Series A | Prime Movers Lab invests in breakthrough scientific startups founded by Prime Movers, the inventors who transform billions of lives | Momentus, Axiom, Space Perspective |
| Primo Ventures (Primomiglio, Astra Ventures) | VC | Seed, Series A | Attracted the Italian Space Agency as a cornerstone investor. | AIKO, Leaf Space, Pangea Aerospace, Sidereus, Astrocast, Apogeo Space, D-Orbit, Revolv Space |
| Promus Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | It's not rocket science. We invest in: People, Product, Potential. | Rocket Lab, Spire, ICEYE, Aurora Insight, The Exploration Company, Mangata, Lunar Outpost |
| Quiet Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We are builders who invest in remarkable founders from day zero. | Momentus, SpaceAlpha, Destinus |
| Razor's Edge | VC | Seed, Series A | Seeks to find, fund and foster companies that solve significant challenges in national security and high-growth markets. | HawkEye360, Spaceflight |
| Republic Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in a non-obvious future across deep tech, fintech, and web3. | K2 Space, Firefly, Albedo, Array Labs, Axiom, Hedron, Privateer, Relativity, York Space Systems, SpaceX |
| Revolution | VC | Seed, Later stage | Seeks to partner with passionate entrepreneurs upending traditional industries with innovative products and services. | Atomos, Lynk, Slingshot Aerospace, Atlas Space |
| Rhodium | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Rhodium invests in remarkable teams, building companies that matter. | Helios |
| Riot Ventures | VC | Seed, Later stage | We are dedicated to the modernizing of our critical industries. Our team is devoted to a select group of iconic companies with checks up to $100m. | True Anomaly, Integrate |
| RRE Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | RRE invests in early-stage, category-defining startups across all sectors and across the country. | Spire |
| RTX Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | RTX Ventures is the venture capital division of RTX. It invests in small, growing companies and the ideas that will transform aerospace and defense. | Impulse Space |
| Rymdkapital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Rymdkapital is a Swedish investment company with the vision to propel a sustainable and multi-faceted space ecosystem. | Pythom |
| Safran Corporate Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Develop and accelerate cooperation with start-ups that have developed disruptive technology or business models applicable to the aviation, space and defense sectors. | Vyoma |
| Satellite 2021 Startup Space | Competition | Seed, Series A | Entrepreneur pitch competition to stimulate investment and growth in the industry by setting up private meetings for the winner. | Vyoma, LeoLabs |
| Saudi Space Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed | Established to support local entrepreneurs and startups in the space sector, and ultimately boost the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem. | |
| SBI Investment | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | As a “New Industry Creator”, SBI Investment is endeavor to become the leader in creating and incubating core industries of the 21st century. | Astroscale, Axelspace, ispace |
| SCALE (Starburst, UCLA) | Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed | Early-stage, aerospace focused accelerator, a 13 week intensive program. Run by Starburst in collaboration with UCLA. | Longshot, In Orbit Aerospace, Rogue Space Systems |
| Seldor Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Seldor Capital invests in U.S. startups working with space technologies and their applications. | Rogue Space Systems, Interstellar Lab, Cemvita Factory |
| Sequoia | VC | Seed, Series A | We help the daring build legendary companies. | Vector |
| Seraphim Capital & Space Camp | VC, Incubator | Series A | Invests in downstream and upstream ‘New Space’ and applicable technologies such as drones, IoT, AI, robotics and nanomaterials. | AST SpaceMobile, Spire, ArQit, ICEYE, LeoLabs, Xona Space Systems, D-Orbit |
| Seven Seven Six | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Founded by builders, built by founders in order to be the very best at supporting founders changing the world. | Interlune, AstroForge |
| Shasta Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Shasta is an early stage investor partnering with entrepreneurs who are building products that change the way we work. | Spire, Accion, Vector, Outpost, Interlune |
| Shield Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in company founders building frontier technologies that matter. | HawkEye360, Albedo |
| Sierra Space Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Through Sierra Space Ventures we invest in entrepreneurs, innovators and start-ups that are developing the solutions and technologies of tomorrow. | |
| SK Venture Partners | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | The syndicate is accessed through AngelList, a platform that gives investors access to American, Canadian & European early-stage space companies. | |
| SK Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | SK Ventures is a seed stage firm that invests in entrepreneurs that are science-driven, deep experts in their startup’s domain. | Kepler |
| Social Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | At Social Capital, our mission is to advance humanity by solving the world’s hardest problems. | Relativity, Swarm Technologies |
| Soma Capital | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We focus on software to automate the world, across any sector and geography that can touch billions of people and push humanity forward! | Astranis, Albedo, Alba Orbital, Stoke Space Technologies, Quindar |
| SP8CEVC | VC | Seed, Series A | NYC-based VC firm investing in founders building our tomorrow in the verticals of Space Technology and Human Longevity. | |
| Space Angels / Space Capital | Angel, VC | Seed | Smallest investment $50,000 and largest investment $1.3 million. Launch of Space Capital II in Nov 2020, second institutional fund. | Planet Labs, Astrobotic, Kepler, Nanoracks, Vector, Hedron (Analytical Space), Accion, Planetary Resources, GHGSat, LeoLabs, SpeQtral, Totum Labs |
| Space Infrastructures Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | The investment criteria of the SIV holding is supporting transformational companies to shape the future of humans in Space. | Orbital Outpost X |
| Space Latam | Incubator | Pre-seed | We help bring ideas to life thanks to our network of specialized mentors, investors and incubators. | |
| Space Resources Business Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed, Seed | The world’s first business accelerator dedicated to the in-space economy. | |
| Space Ventures Investors | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Support innovative early-stage, pre-seed and seed stage, companies operating in the Space Commerce ecosystem in Europe. | SpaceSense |
| Space.VC | VC | Seed, Later stage | Space.VC is a $5M fund [506(c) for accredited investors only] that will target early-stage software companies and late-stage growth companies that are preparing to IPO. | SpaceX, Loft Orbital, HawkEye360, Xona Space Systems, Space Forge, Pixxel, Cosmic Shielding Corporation, Array Labs, True Anomaly |
| space3ac | Accelerator | Pre-seed | 6 week program for space industry startups in the downstream sector in Poland. | |
| Spacecadet | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | ||
| SpaceCom Entreprenuer Challenge | Competition | Pre-seed, Seed | New space companies from around the world will compete for prizes based on the business plan and funding pitches. | |
| SpaceFounders (Space Founders) | Accelerator | Seed | Supports European space tech startups with mentoring from world-class space tech and business experts, deep industry know-how and access to the best investors. | Infinite Orbits, Mission Space, Interstellar Lab, DCUBED, OKAPI:Orbits, Pangea Aerospace, AIKO, Neutron Star Systems, Aldoria (Share my Space) |
| SpaceFund | VC | Seed | New type of venture capital firm, providing near-term liquidity through security tokens and informed investing | Orbit Fab, Made In Space, Axiom, SpaceX, SpaceSense, Cognitive Space, Space Forge, Radian Aerospace, Rhea Space Activity, Sen, Space Perspective, Novo Space, Voyager Space, GeoJump, Hydrosat, Cosmic Shielding Corporation, Eden, Longshot |
| SpaceQuest Ventures | Accelerator, VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We work with new space companies providing capital, mentoring in order to create awareness, work towards readiness in order to start the investment process | Kreios Space |
| SpaceTec Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in various fields where space-related technologies make a difference in disrupting or growing multi-billion dollar markets. | |
| SPARX Space Frontier Fund | VC | Seed, Series A | Invest in start-ups that seek growth and innovation through novel business models that leverage space. | Axelspace, Warpspace, GITAI, ALE, Astroscale, ispace |
| Speciale Invest | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We are excited by startups exploring science and engineering innovation. | GalaxEye Space, Agnikul Cosmos, Astrogate Labs, InspeCity |
| Spectre | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Spectre uses a venture studio model, combining the best of traditional venture capital investing and growth focused private equity investing. | Gravitics |
| Square Peg | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We invest in emerging technology companies across the internet economy from our bases in Australia, Singapore and Tel Aviv. | Tomorrow.io |
| SRI Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | SRI Ventures invests in big ideas that create world-changing enterprises that make people safer, healthier and more productive. | LeoLabs, Xona Space Systems |
| Star Tech Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Star Tech Ventures, is a new Italian VC fund with a specific focus on Aerospace and Security sectors. | |
| Starbridge Venture Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Providing visionary founders the capital to open new frontiers and transform existing ones. | Axiom, BridgeComm, Kubos, Lynk, Made In Space, Planet Labs, Umbra, Xplore |
| Starbust Accelerator / Ventures | Accelerator, VC | Seed, Series A | New $200 million fund to invest in early stage startups over the next three years. $3 million to $5 million for Series A stage deals. | Deep Space Industries, Phase Four, EnduroSat, Accion, Astro Digital, Audacy, Outpost |
| Starlight Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Venture firm designed to address humanity's greatest challenges and opportunities. | ICEYE, Satellogic, SpinLaunch, Made In Space |
| Startmate | Accelerator | Pre-seed | The Startmate Accelerator unleashes the ambition of Australia and New Zealand’s best founders and propels them toward their goals. | Aquila, Arlula, Leo Aerospace |
| Stellar Ventures (SV Andromeda) | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Invest in and partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs who are leveraging space technology to build exceptional businesses that will change the world. | Xona Space Systems, Skyloom, Firehawk, Satellite Vu, Cosmic Shielding Corporation, Solestial, Space Forge |
| Sting | Accelerator | Pre-seed | Sting is an accelerator for startups. We are a non-profit organisation, owned by a public-private foundation. | ReOrbit |
| Syndicate 708 | VC | We offer capital and mentoring tailored to a deep tech entrepreneur’s unique set of needs to propel them into the next frontier. | Orbital Sidekick, Saber Astronautics, Phase Four, Atlas Space, Chandah, Kubos | |
| T. Rowe Price Associates | VC | Series A, Later stage | ABL | |
| Takeoff Accelerator | Accelerator | Pre-seed | Takeoff is the first Italian Accelerator dedicated to Aerospace and Advanced hardware. | ARCA Dynamics, Golbriak Space, Space Frontier, Ohmspace, REA Space, Revolv Space |
| TechStars | Accelerator | Seed, Series A | Techstars connects investors with the most promising startups to create real change around the world. | Kepler, Xairos, Scout, Cognitive Space, Kayhan Space, SPiN, Hydrosat, Morpheus Space, Novo Space, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Regher Solar, Zeno Power Systems, Lunasonde, Atomos, Slingshot Aerospace, Charter Space |
| The Engine (MIT) | VC | Seed | The Engine backs founders solving the world’s biggest problems through the convergence of breakthrough science, engineering, and leadership. | Hedron (Analytical Space) |
| The Flying Object (Kluz Ventures) | VC | Seed, Series A | We provide capital and strategic advice to startups working on the next generation of technologies for space, satellites, UAVs, and synergistic areas. | Lunasonde, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, ClearSpace, Benchmark Space Systems |
| The Venture Collective | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest our capital, time, and network into fast-growing companies with global potential for huge, positive impact. | Gravitics, Axiom, Yuri |
| Threshold (DFJ) | VC | Seed, Series A | Backing disruptive companies at the threshold of transformative growth. Spun out from DFJ Venture. | Planet Labs, SpaceX |
| Toyota Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We invest in artificial intelligence, autonomy, mobility, robotics, cloud technology, smart cities, digital health, fintech, energy, and materials. | Xona Space Systems, Near Space Labs, Stoke Space Technologies, Carbice |
| Tremendous View Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | Tremendous View works both directly with space companies and alongside the top funds in the sector. | Umbra, SpaceX, Orbital Micro Systems, Xplore, PlanetiQ |
| Tribe Capital | VC | Seed, Series A | We are a $1B+ AUM venture capital firm focused on using product and data science to engineer N-of-1 companies and investments. | Relativity, Momentus |
| Trousdale Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Innovative venture capital firm in search of companies that are designing the future of health, happiness, and productivity. | CesiumAstro, SpaceX, Space Forge, Venus Aerospace |
| True Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | We empower extraordinary founders from all walks of life. We back a vast range of companies pioneering new spaces. | ICEYE |
| Type One Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | Invests in startups building the technology, infrastructure, and services that will be integral as we progress towards a Type I Civilization. | Space Forge, SpaceX, Made In Space, Orbit Fab, Cosmic Shielding Corporation, Gravitics, Lunar Outpost |
| TYPE5 | VC | Seed, Series A | Enabling growth stage space entrepreneurs to lead aerospace businesses for scaling. | Scout, NSLComm |
| Uncommon Denominator | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in consumer brands that hit a psychological nerve, software companies, and occasionally in frontier technologies. | Alba Orbital |
| Urania Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We fund and support the ones who invent breakthrough (deep) tech for a better world. | Helicity Space, Interstellar Lab, Astrome, ClearSpace, D-Orbit, ThrustMe, Atomos |
| UVC Partners | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We are a Munich and Berlin-based venture capital firm backing early-stage B2B tech startups in Europe | Isar Aerospace |
| Velvet Sea Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Velvet Sea Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality. | LeoLabs, Xona Space Systems |
| Venrock | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | Venrock partners with entrepreneurs to achieve what others believe is impossible. | ABL, Astranis |
| Vernadsky Challenge | Competition | Pre-seed | The Vernadsky Challenge is an engineering startup contest. | |
| Veto Capital | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Berlin-based investment collective, helping entrepreneurs to build their companies. It does so by adding money and knowledge in the very early stages. | Nuview, PTScientists |
| Via Space Holdings | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Enabling select visionary investors to strategically position for participation in New Space. | |
| Village Global | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Early stage venture capital backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. | Apex, Epsilon3 |
| Vito Ventures | VC | Seed, Series A | We invest in break-through technology and business innovation that have the potential to define new global standards. | Isar Aerospace |
| Voima Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Voima Ventures helps founders accelerate the growth of deep technology ventures to global markets. | Kuva Space |
| Voyager Space Holdings | VC | Later stage | Privately held global holding company acquiring and operating companies in the space exploration industry. | Nanoracks, The Launch Company, Altius Space Machines, Pioneer Astronautics |
| Vsquared Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | We look out for new light bulbs, new cars or a new internet every week. Finding and backing transformative entrepreneurs and technologies is our dedicated mission. | Morpheus Space, Isar Aerospace, The Exploration Company, ConstelIR |
| Wischoff Ventures | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | Invests in relentless early stage, high growth technology companies bringing massive offline industries online. | |
| World Fund | VC | Seed, Series A, Later stage | We back entrepreneurs building climate tech for a regenerative world. | Space Forge |
| XAnge | VC | Seed, Series A | We are your first money, your original support, your early believer. | Aerospacelab |
| XYZ | VC | Pre-seed, Seed | XYZ aims to support entrepreneurs in building enduring companies in fintech, enterprise and tech-forgotten industries like insurance and the public sector. | Apex |
| YCombinator | Accelerator | Seed, Pre-seed | Twice a year we invest a small amount of money ($125k) in a large number of startups. | Relativity, Tesseract, EPIC Aerospace, SpaceRyde, Momentus, Quindar |
NewSpace is a global industry of private companies and entrepreneurs who primarily target commercial customers, are backed by risk capital seeking a return, and seek to profit from innovative products or services developed in or for space.
NewSpace Global, newspaceglobal.com
Alt.space, NewSpace, entrepreneurial space, and other labels have been used to describe approaches to space development that different significantly from that taken by NASA and the mainstream aerospace industry.
Hobby Space, hobbyspace.com
People, businesses and organizations working to open the space frontier to human settlement through economic development.
Space Frontier Foundation, spacefrontier.org
Space 4.0 is new space, more relaxed, fascinating and comprehensive. Space 4.0 can be used as a tool to tackle global challenges such as climate change, demographic development, migration, shortage of resources, conflicts and catastrophes, energy, digital divide, health and curiosity.
Jan Wörner, Director General of the ESA, The Parliament
Space 4.0 will be the driver for contemporary technologies in automation, miniaturisation, advanced manufacturing, machine to machine/human interaction, connectivity, big data, biotechnology and more. It stimulates the interaction of different sectors with spin-in, spin-off and spin-together.
Space 4.0 marks a new era; in which space is an enabler. It enables knowledge, jobs and growth, decision and policymaking, inspiring and motivating the next generations.
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