Investors in Space

At Novaterra, our fundamental belief is that the most significant innovations arise from backing brilliant individuals tackling formidable problems. Hence, our mission is not to fund businesses, but to invest in intellectual capital: minds capable of solving substantial challenges, those that hold the potential to revolutionize industries and positively impact society at large. Identifying potential transformative leaders is at the core of our strategy, this is why we consider ourselves people investors. We employ a comprehensive evaluation process, made up of a proprietary framework that focuses on the traits of the founders, their tenacity, and their ultimate vision. We learned the hard way that the best founders are those who have a messianic attitude and even believe their venture is fundamental to the world, we discovered on our skin that usually the most successful overcame tough challenges and therefore developed a strong resilience in their past, and they see their company as a revenge to prove to themselves that they are worth it. The more they feel defeated, the heavier they push and the more they are resilient. We want to back the darest, those who have a natural inclination to fail, to take risks, to push the level higher and higher even despite the reality they are forced to face, and the only reason they are doing it is because they feel they have to. Nothing more. For these reasons, our investment mandate allows us to directly invest in people, even before there is a concrete idea.

Metatron invests in exciting paradigm-shifting companies capable of commanding global markets while creating a legacy of positive impact

Spacetime operates as an investment vehicle passionately deploying capital and expertise to visionary founders. We focus on supporting ventures led by bold entrepreneurs who envision transformative solutions for a better world. With a commitment to nurturing innovation, we provide strategic guidance and financial backing to drive these ventures toward success. Spacetime aims to cultivate a portfolio of companies that challenge norms and pioneer new frontiers across various industries.

While our VC firm was established in 2021, our team members have been deeply involved in the crypto space since as early as 2013, actively navigating both bear and bull markets. This long-term engagement has equipped us with invaluable insights into successful launches, market dynamics, and crucial lessons from common mistakes. Consulting with us ensures access to essential services and expertise you may not have realized you needed.

A private holding investing in deep-tech companies founded or co-founded by italian expatriates abroad. Excellis invest in seed and series A rounds as a co-investor. They provide end-to-end consulting and project management services for a wide range of organizations — from established Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. In each case, they help them create value at every stage of their supply chain and ensure their business is fully compliant with new and changing legislation.

Deep Ocean Capital (DOC) is an indipendent management company hosting Deep Blue Ventures, a Venture Capital fund investing in Deep Technologies. DOC was born in Rome with international/global ambitions, and is focused on AI for Aerospace and Health sectors. We are early stage venture capital investors. We love technology as a means to transform our planet for the better. We believe in co-creating economic value together with the ecosystem we are part of. Deep Blue Ventures is the first VC fund of DOC, it is an early stage deep tech fund, investing in outstanding deep technologies, and people able to harnessing them to great global success. Deep Blue Ventures investments are focused in that stage where companies find product- market fit to the point where they start to scale, across multiple industry sectors where market opportunities are clearly at international scale.

Aerospace, Information Technology, Software, Travel

Melnichek Investments is dedicated to improving the quality of human lives by funding and supporting machine learning and biotech startups. The company leverages its owner's funds, sourced from the successful acquisitions of previous startups, including AIMATTER (creators of mobile applications Fabby and Fabby Look) acquired by Google, and Vochi (a mobile application for video editing) acquired by Pinterest.

The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme is a £10m programme to mature 60 aerospace technologies in the UK. NATEP supports the engagement and proposal development phase of the programme, as well as the technical and management mentoring throughout the project. This mentoring and support is unique to the NATEP programme and helps companies to accelerate their technology development towards market readiness.

SpaceTec Capital invests in various fields where space-related technologies make a difference in disrupting or growing multi-billion dollar markets. Space-related disruptive technologies help to address infrastructure challenges, transform economics in large industries and change the way the physical world operates and interacts.

FastForward, the UK's Pre-Accelerator Programme (FFWD for short) is an initiative by City University and the Accelerator Academy. Fast Forward London (www.FFWDLondon.com) is an EU backed Joint Venture between the Accelerator Academy and City University London led programme, to support up to 100 early stage tech startups each year, with industry coaching / bootcamps, culminating in a pitch to the UK's leading accelerators (incl Accelerator Academy, Techstars, Ignite100, Oxygen, Bakery, New Entrepreneur Foundation, Entrepreneurial Spark, BBC Worldwide, Founders Hive), seed funds and grant providers.

ESA BIC is a partner for start-ups realizing their business ideas and transfer technologies from the aerospace sector to the economy. ESA BIC Bavaria promotes companies with disruptive products and digital businesses in areas including but not limited to robotics, mobility, automotive, aviation, and satellites. ESA BIC Bavaria funds (€50k equity-free) and supports (tech & business) early-stage startups with a space connection.