Space Capital
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
| Founder 👔 | Chad Anderson |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Chad Anderson, Tom Ingersoll, Justus Kilian[1] |
| Products 📟 | Investments |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Space Capital LP is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in space-based technologies.[2][3] Formed in 2012, it is based in New York City. Originally known as Space Angels, it adopted the Space Capital name in 2020.[4][5]
History
Originally founded in 2007 as an angel investor network, the firm's scale was limited by its informal structure.[6] In 2012, Chad Anderson became CEO and by 2015 transitioned Space Angels away from the decentralized investing model typical of angel networks.[6] In 2015, Anderson re-founded the company and launched its first special purpose vehicle (SPV) fund.[6][7][8]
In 2017, Space Capital[9] launched its first institutional venture capital fund of $16 million, with Tom Ingersoll joining as partner.[10] By 2024, the firm had grown to three funds and over $100 million under management.[11][12][13] Their investments are focused on space-based technologies such as GPS, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications.[14]
In 2020, Space Capital formalized its brand architecture with Space Capital as the parent brand and Space Angels (founded in 2007),[2] an online angel investment platform, and Space Talent, a career platform and central node for space industry jobs, as its sub-brands.[15]
As of 2026, the firm manages over $1 billion in assets across four funds.[16][17][18]
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.[19][20][21] The report has been cited by the United States Secretary of Commerce[22] and by the Vice President of the United States at the sixth meeting of the National Space Council.[23]
See also
- Private equity
- Venture capital
References
- ↑ "Form D: Space Capital IV L.P." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 26, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rachel Jewett (May 5, 2020). "Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital". Satellite Today.
- ↑ "The Space Capital Podcast on Apple Podcasts". April 18, 2023.
- ↑ Jewett, Rachel (May 5, 2020). "Space Angels Rebrands as Space Capital". Via Satellite.
- ↑ "Form ADV – Space Capital". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure). March 23, 2026. CRD No. 287867.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Space Angels, Multiple Equilibria, and Financing the Space Economy - Case - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (2017-01-01). "Four Out-Of-This-World Predictions For The Space Industry In 2017". Fast Company.
- ↑ Jao, Carren (2014-10-16). "Meet the Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of the Space Race". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ "Tom Ingersoll Joins Space Capital Partners, Which Is Targeting $50m For First Venture Fund | Investment News | Trusted Insight". www.thetrustedinsight.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.[dead link]
- ↑ "The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Anderson, Chad (2023-04-10). "Space Capital launches Fund 3 to continue investing at the intersection of space and tech". Space Capital. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Dargan, James (2023-01-03). "Founder & Managing Partner of Space Capital Talks New Investments, Space Stocks & The Outlook for Space Ventures in 2023". Space Impulse. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Anderson, Chad (2022-03-16). "Space Capital closes $32M for second institutional fund to continue investing at the intersection…". Space Capital. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Sheetz, Michael (2023-10-19). "Investing in Space: On satellites, the invisible backbone of global industry". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ "Space Angels Announces Branding Realignment and New $50 Million Venture Capital Fund" (Press release). Businesswire. May 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Form ADV – Space Capital". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Investment Adviser Public Disclosure). March 23, 2026. CRD No. 287867.
- ↑ "How Nasdaq Is Supporting the Space Economy". Nasdaq. May 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Form D: Space Capital IV L.P." U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Space Angels' Chad Anderson on entering a new decade in the 'entrepreneurial space age'". January 16, 2020.
- ↑ Sheetz, Michael (November 1, 2017). "Space companies are receiving billions from venture backers, report says". CNBC.
- ↑ 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.'". Business Insider.
- ↑ "Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the Space Startup Summit". U.S. Department of Commerce.
- ↑ "VP Pence participates in National Space Council meeting". YouTube. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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