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Based on conversations we’ve had with both space company executives and investors, there is a clear disconnect in prevailing sentiment on the impending launch crunch.
Open Cosmos recently laid out plans for a 192-satellite comms constellation, and ICEYE announced a partnership with Nokia for its own comms satellite network.
Thanks to the WSJ, we finally have some concrete numbers on Blue Origin.
Space funding in the private markets has not slowed down, not a bit.
Solar has become one of the space industry’s most consequential procurement decisions.
Europe’s sovereign satellite network is starting to fill order books.
Starship is flying again next week on its first orbital mission, a significant milestone for the program.
Who are the most active space VCs? Who leads the most top deals? Who participates in the most top deals? And which investors have the strongest round-by-round retention?
Space companies have turned into serial fundraisers, often raising every year like clockwork and never really ever exiting the market.
There is good reason for this.
Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston has been particularly open about Starcloud’s business model and targeted economics (great for all us space + numbers nerds) through dozens of media interviews and thousands of good ol’ spicy social posts.
