Alpine Space Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Munich, Germany
Countries of investment
- Germany
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Finland
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
Industries
- Space Tech
- Satellite Constellations
- Launch
- In-Space Manufacturing
- Earth Observation
- Space Infrastructure
About
Alpine Space Ventures is a Munich-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 having closed a €170 million Fund I (approximately $185 million); backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the NATO Innovation Fund; industry insider-led team with deep aerospace operational expertise; targets global space ecosystem with focus on Europe and the United States
Alpine Space Ventures is a Munich-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 having closed a €170 million Fund I (approximately $185 million); backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the NATO Innovation Fund; industry insider-led team with deep aerospace operational expertise; targets global space ecosystem with focus on Europe and the United States
Investment Thesis
Alpine Space Ventures invests exclusively in early-stage space companies, focusing on technologies around space-borne connectivity and data, satellite constellations, launch, and in-space manufacturing; provides industry insider-led capital and operational support to space entrepreneurs building disruptive business models in the rapidly growing space industry
Manager's Experience
Bulent Altan (Managing Partner) is the former SpaceX VP responsible for satellite manufacturing and former CEO of Mynaric, bringing direct operating experience scaling space hardware companies. Joram Voelklein (Managing Partner) is the former CFO of Mynaric and former Goldman Sachs investment banker bringing capital markets expertise. Jan-Hendrik Boelens (Managing Partner) is the former CTO of Mynaric with deep space technology operational background.
Team
Bulent Altan - Managing Partner
Joram Voelklein - Managing Partner
Jan-Hendrik Boelens - Managing Partner
Portfolio
Isar Aerospace
The Exploration Company
Reflex Aerospace
Atmos Space Cargo
Morpheus Space
Constellr
Yuri
Magdrive
Tesat-Spacecom
Quantum Systems