Space Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

New York, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
Israel
Australia

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Space Tech
Satellite
Launch
GPS Applications
Geospatial Intelligence
Earth Observation
AI
Defense

About
Space Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Chad Anderson with approximately $1 billion in AUM; produces the Space Investment Quarterly, the industry-standard research publication tracking space economy investments; portfolio includes early investments in major space companies; combines deep sector expertise with thematic investing across the space tech stack

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Space Capital invests at the intersection of space technology and global markets, focusing on the GPS/PNT, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications value chains, plus emerging in-space economy applications; targets early-stage startups leveraging space-enabled infrastructure to power large terrestrial markets including AI, defense, climate, mobility, and logistics

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Manager's Experience

Chad Anderson (Founder & Managing Partner) founded Space Capital in 2012 after managing a $50 billion real estate portfolio at JPMorgan Chase through the Great Recession, holds an MBA from University of Oxford, authored "The Space Economy" (Wiley), and serves on boards including Satellite Applications Catapult and the Explorers Club. Justus Kilian (Partner) leads investments across the space tech stack. Tom Ingersoll (Partner) brings decades of operating experience as former Skybox Imaging and Universal Space Network CEO.