venture capital
Looking for the Next Skybox, Venture Capitalists Find a Lot of Bad Business Plans
The recent boom in entrepreneurial space activity is fueling investor interest in the sector, but venture capitalists remain troubled by the number of entrepreneurs they meet who lack sound business plan.
New Venture Fund Aimed at Europe’s Space Start Ups
A British venture-capital company has secured cash investment from five European space-hardware and services companies to launch a venture capital fund to invest in promising European – mainly British – start-up space companies.
The World According to Spire’s CEO
LIVERPOOL, England — Organizers of this year’s UK Space Conference thought that because the nation’s fast-growing space sector is focused on creating startup companies and generating revenue, inviting a Silicon Valley startup space company w…
Space Investors Willing To Forgo Near-term Returns for Long-Term Payoffs
As the flow of private investment into entrepreneurial space companies grows, some investors say they are willing to accept long waits for a return on their investment in companies that have the potential to change entire industries.
Spire Global Aims To Orbit 25 Smallsats in 2015
Spire Global Inc., which raised $25 million last year, plans to have up to 25 satellites in orbit by the end of 2015 and 100 or more within three years.
