Investors in Space

Space Ventures Investors is an investment firm for commercial satellite operators. Their services include finance, crowdfunding, investment, venture capital, advisory, space, growth equity, cislunar, and new space. They make investments in early stage and growth stage companies operating in the space ecosystem.

Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of theirbusinesses.

The RGU Startup Accelerator offers teams of students, staff or alumni access to a five-month, mentor-led development program. At RGU we support industry, government, non-profits and our wider community of learners directly in applying creativity, ideation, innovation, research, design thinking and entrepreneurship to impact society and business.

Space2Earth Accelerator is an accelerator program to connect space startups and new customers across industries. Space2Earth Accelerator brings together space startups and companies, the industry and investors. As part of our Space2Earth Accelerator, we help space startups to bring the power of satellite data to new markets.

Supporting start-ups which use space technologies by offering access to an international network, tools, knowledge and finance. SBIC Noordwijk supports startups that use space technologies by offering access to an international network, tools, knowledge and finance. SBIC manages the ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) Noordwijk. ESA BIC Noordwijk is part of the space business incubator network of ESA Commercialisation Gateway.

Spacebit Accelerator is an intensive 3-week semi-residential program. Spacebit is sending the first UK rover to the Moon in 2021. In September 2019, Spacebit signed an agreement to deliver the first UK lunar rover Asagumo on Astrobotic’s upcoming mission in 2021. In May 2019 NASA announced that Astrobotic and two other companies had been awarded a $75mln flight services contract.

SpinLab - The HHL Accelerator ranks among the best European accelerators. The hybrid 6 month program focusses on energy, smart city & health. SpinLab – The HHL Accelerator supports entrepreneurial teams in growing and establishing innovative businesses. Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the heart of Germany and beyond by offering hands-on guidance to startups and spin-offs.

SPRINT - SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology is a SME growth through space data, technologies and know-how. SPRINT is a £7 million programme from five of the UK’s leading space universities to support SMEs in commercially exploiting technologies, data and know-how developed for space. The university partners in the SPRINT programme (Edinburgh, Leicester, Open University, Southampton and Surrey) together have unparalleled space expertise, especially in space missions (building and operating satellites; acquiring, analysing and interpreting data).

StartHub Wageningen is the startup incubator and educator for students, PhD's and recent graduates of Wageningen University & Research. StartHub Wageningen is a breeding place for entrepreneurial minded students, staff and recent graduates of Wageningen University & Research, who wish to start-up themselves and develop their entrepreneurial skills. You can develop your idea into a company with our support! We offer coaching, workshops, financing, networking and plenty more.

Urania Ventures is a French-German private investment company with a global portfolio. As an evergreen fund, Urania is committed for the long term to back scientific breakthrough technology founders who strive to serve humanity for the better. The investment focus is space technology, sustainable aero, and robotics. Urania believes in science as acritical driver for innovation and the responsibility to invest in courageous leaders early.

Possible Ventures backs ambitious teams building frontier technology to positively impact people and the planet. They invest in the early stages, actively supporting founders via their collective of global entrepreneurs. They are unabashed optimists when it comes to the power of technology to solve problems, and they invest their time and capital to help make innovation possible.

Irelandia Aviation is the pioneer of the low-cost carrier (LCC) model in Europe, replicating this successful model globally. Notable ventures include Viva Aerobus, Allegiant Air, Viva Air, Tigerair, Ryanair, and Viva Colombia. Headquartered in Dublin, Irelandia Aviation continues to lead and innovate in the LCC industry.