June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... traditional commercial space sector, with combined seed and venture capital availability in recent years, this shift becomes obvious.... 93 percent typical equity financing (seed money and venture capital) and only two percent of other financing such ...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... no reference to space sustainability concerns. This situation gives rise to two concerns: the rate of growth and the venture capital mindset that accompanies such growth. With regard to the first concern, there is a real danger that we are...
March 2015
Small is the new big: why micro-satellites require new laws
... Imaging. Skybox Imaging7 was founded in early 2009 and quickly raised a $3m Series A of private investment from two Venture Capital firms. They used this to demonstrate that they could design a satellite which would achieve HD video and...
10 October 2018
Space techpreneur to set up over $100m venture unit
...have been invested in 2017 in commercial space companies. Of that investment, venture capital fund accounted for 40% or US$1.56 billion. The report also found that over 120 venture capital firms made investments in the space industry last year, a big...
01 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest
... raised by Orbital Insight On June 27, Orbital Insight announced that it had raised $15 million in Series B funding from venture capital groups and garnered another $5 million in investment and product development work for In-Q-Tel, the non-profit...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
... in space. So, how can blockchain help you? About the author Meagan Crawford is Managing Partner of SpaceFund (a venture capital firm investing in space start-ups), a co-founder of NewSpace marketing company Brand Delta-V, and a co-founder of Eden...
