Space Capital

Space Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in New York, New York. The firm specializes in investing in the space economy, with a focus on technologies such as global positioning systems, geospatial intelligence, and communications. By targeting companies within these sectors, Space Capital aims to unlock the value inherent in space technology stacks. Additionally, it manages a 2021 vintage venture capital fund known as Space Capital II. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Space Capital is committed to fostering innovation and growth in the rapidly evolving space industry.

Chad Anderson

Founder and Managing Partner

Julian Caicedo

Associate

Jonathan Dyer

Operating Partner

Chelsea Goddard

Senior Associate

Thomas Ingersoll

Managing Partner

Justus Kilian

Managing Partner

Justus Killian

Managing Partner

Dirk Robinson

Operating Partner

Thomas Whayne

Operating Partner

Alan Yu

Associate

Aaron Zeeb

Operating Partner

35 past transactions

echo3D

Venture Round in 2022
echo3D, also known as echoAR, Inc., is a company that offers a cloud-based platform designed for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the platform serves as an AR-first content management system (CMS) and delivery network (CDN). It enables developers and content creators to efficiently build, manage, and deploy 3D applications and content. By streamlining the backend development process, echo3D allows clients to easily upload, manage, and publish AR content without needing to engage development teams, thereby facilitating the scaling of AR solutions for businesses.

Lunar Outpost

Seed Round in 2022
Lunar Outpost is a company focused on developing technologies that support sustainable human presence in cislunar space while positively impacting Earth. The firm specializes in space robotics and advanced instrumentation, having contributed to significant milestones such as the first production of oxygen on Mars as part of the Perseverance mission and securing the first contract to sell lunar resources to NASA. Among its key products is the MAPP lunar rover, designed for mobility and capable of carrying various payloads on the lunar surface. Additionally, Lunar Outpost has created the Canary Air Quality and Monitoring System, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that has gathered over 20 billion unique data points across more than 20 states, enhancing understanding of local air quality. Through these innovations, Lunar Outpost aims to advance exploration and utilization of space while addressing environmental challenges on Earth.

ICEYE

Series D in 2022
ICEYE Oy, founded in 2014 and based in Espoo, Finland, operates a commercial constellation of radar imaging satellites that provide real-time synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. The company delivers timely and reliable satellite data, enabling users to monitor various activities and events, including illegal fishing, oil spills, storm damage, crop growth, and flood impacts. ICEYE’s technology supports sectors such as maritime operations, disaster management, insurance, and finance by offering frequent coverage, day and night. This innovative approach addresses the critical need for actionable information and empowers clients to make informed decisions across governmental and commercial industries.

Ursa Major

Series C in 2021
Ursa Major Technologies, Inc. specializes in manufacturing propulsion solutions for the microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berthoud, Colorado, the company develops advanced engines, including the Ursa Major Hadley and the Ursa Major Ripley. These propulsion systems are primarily composed of materials that are over 80% additively manufactured, utilizing innovative manufacturing techniques to optimize part creation. Ursa Major's propulsion engines operate on liquid oxygen and kerosene, providing aerospace clients with high-performance, cost-effective, and reliable solutions for launch and hypersonic applications.

echo3D

Series A in 2021
echo3D, also known as echoAR, Inc., is a company that offers a cloud-based platform designed for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the platform serves as an AR-first content management system (CMS) and delivery network (CDN). It enables developers and content creators to efficiently build, manage, and deploy 3D applications and content. By streamlining the backend development process, echo3D allows clients to easily upload, manage, and publish AR content without needing to engage development teams, thereby facilitating the scaling of AR solutions for businesses.

Rendered.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Rendered.ai, founded in 2019 and based in Bellevue, Washington, specializes in developing data engineering tools aimed at generating synthetic datasets for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. The company offers a Common Application Framework that enables industries such as medical, automotive, robotics, and security to create accurate, physics-based visual datasets for AI training and validation. Rendered.ai's platform features a cloud-based graphical interface for dataset generation, along with APIs that provide access to analysis data, facilitating efficient workflows in AI development.

Mobius Labs

Series A in 2021
Mobius Labs GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing image and video understanding software. The company offers lightweight, state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms that enhance visual intelligence at the edge. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze images and videos, automatically generating metadata and providing insights that can significantly benefit businesses. By licensing its technology, Mobius Labs enables organizations to harness the power of visual data, facilitating improved visual searches and market opportunities where such content exists. The company provides both on-device software development kits (SDKs) and on-premise installations to cater to diverse client needs.

ClearRoad

Seed Round in 2021
ClearRoad is focused on transforming the management and funding of public roadways through its innovative IoT platform. This platform enables government agencies across North America to implement road usage pricing, allowing for the monetization of roads while enhancing traffic flow. ClearRoad's solution is adaptable to various regulatory frameworks and vehicle identification technologies, facilitating automated toll road pricing without the need for traditional hardware. The company has established a presence in the emerging field of road pricing, with active per-mile programs in states like Oregon and Washington, and has formed strategic partnerships with key players in tolling and telematics. By leveraging data from connected vehicle technologies, ClearRoad provides a comprehensive approach to maintaining and managing road infrastructure effectively.
R3 IoT enables organisations to access their critical operational data by automating the collection of sensor data. This data is transferred from remote operations to the cloud via satellite providing business leaders and operational management the capability to make better decisions and reduce inefficiencies.

GHGSat

Series B in 2021
GHGSat Incorporated provides greenhouse gas emissions monitoring data and services. The company offers data products, including surface reflectance images, abundance datasets, concentration maps, and monitoring and emission rates. Its analysis services include monitoring of targeted sites, such as natural gas leaks from pipelines; emission rate estimations, including inventory analysis emission rate of species; augmented analysis of emissions; mosaics of commercial satellite imagery products; and trending analysis of emissions from individual sites, or grouped sites. The company offers its products through a network of resellers to oil and gas, power generation, mining, waste management, and agriculture markets in Canada and internationally. GHGSat Incorporated was founded in 2011 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

SkyWatch

Series B in 2021
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Muon Space

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a space-based constellation platform designed to transform the ability to see through the fog of climate uncertainty, anticipate the impacts and act with conviction. The company's platform comes up with multi-modal satellite remote sensing systems for predicting and modeling a changing planet, enabling organizations in the aviation industry to know and understand space insights through remote sensing.

ALL.SPACE

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited specializes in the design and development of innovative antennas for satellite communications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Linthicum, United States, the company targets a diverse clientele, including high-throughput satellite operators, maritime service providers, and the defense industry. The firm is recognized for its groundbreaking advancements in antenna technology, particularly its low-profile, multi-band antennas that feature electronic beam steering. These antennas are engineered for applications in satellite broadcasting, VSAT, microwave communications, and 5G broadband, offering a cost-effective solution without moving parts, thus ensuring stability for mobile environments.

Arbol

Series A in 2021
Arbol is launching an insurance marketplace that connects weather exposed agricultural entities with capital providers like insurers and asset managers. Arbol’s parametric insurance platform removes information asymmetry and reduces administrative costs by leveraging objective data from satellites and weather stations.

Bliq

Seed Round in 2020
Bliq GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing application software aimed at enhancing the efficiency of rideshare and delivery drivers. The company addresses the challenges of urban mobility by creating a mobility information engine that utilizes real-time data from over 24 million connected vehicles, as well as advanced computer vision technologies. Bliq offers two primary products: Bliq Park, which assists drivers in locating available parking three times faster through predictive analytics and real-time information, and Bliq Ride, designed to increase earnings for taxi and rideshare drivers by improving their positioning near potential passengers. Through these solutions, Bliq aims to optimize urban street mobility and boost driver productivity.

Camera IQ

Series A in 2020
Camera IQ Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in providing a camera experience management platform that enables digital marketers to create engaging augmented reality (AR) content for smartphone cameras. The company's software integrates various operating system platforms, AR toolkits, and native applications, allowing users to utilize drag-and-drop tools for the seamless creation, deployment, and measurement of AR marketing experiences. By blending experience design with spatial analytics, Camera IQ empowers brands to deliver immersive and captivating experiences at scale, enhancing customer engagement and interaction.

ClearRoad

Seed Round in 2020
ClearRoad is focused on transforming the management and funding of public roadways through its innovative IoT platform. This platform enables government agencies across North America to implement road usage pricing, allowing for the monetization of roads while enhancing traffic flow. ClearRoad's solution is adaptable to various regulatory frameworks and vehicle identification technologies, facilitating automated toll road pricing without the need for traditional hardware. The company has established a presence in the emerging field of road pricing, with active per-mile programs in states like Oregon and Washington, and has formed strategic partnerships with key players in tolling and telematics. By leveraging data from connected vehicle technologies, ClearRoad provides a comprehensive approach to maintaining and managing road infrastructure effectively.

DataPlor

Seed Round in 2020
DataPlor Inc. is a company that specializes in collecting and providing business location data and market research, particularly focusing on micro businesses in emerging markets. Utilizing a combination of human expertise and technology, DataPlor verifies small business records to ensure high-quality intelligence. The company was incorporated in 2016 and has its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and São Paulo. Formerly known as Chapa, Inc., the company rebranded to DataPlor in June 2019, reflecting its commitment to enhancing the success of businesses operating in emerging markets.

TOTUM

Series A in 2020
TOTUM is a company based in San Diego, California, that specializes in developing innovative wireless technology for indoor tracking and monitoring of assets. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on creating cost-effective IoT chips that enable clients to track billions of assets globally. TOTUM's technology utilizes a network of low-earth orbit nanosatellites, combined with small, low-cost modules featuring embedded antennas and extended battery life, allowing for efficient asset monitoring even in indoor environments. This approach aims to revolutionize how organizations manage and oversee their valuable resources.

TOTUM

Series A in 2020
TOTUM is a company based in San Diego, California, that specializes in developing innovative wireless technology for indoor tracking and monitoring of assets. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on creating cost-effective IoT chips that enable clients to track billions of assets globally. TOTUM's technology utilizes a network of low-earth orbit nanosatellites, combined with small, low-cost modules featuring embedded antennas and extended battery life, allowing for efficient asset monitoring even in indoor environments. This approach aims to revolutionize how organizations manage and oversee their valuable resources.

Techbooze

Series A in 2020
Techbooze Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. provides business consultancy services for startups and businesses. The company offers project consultancy, business-plan, financial-plan, marketing-plan, tailored marketing-plan, investor's pitching deck, business consultancy, and digital marketing services. Techbooze Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in New Delhi, India.

SkyWatch

Series A in 2020
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Arbol

Seed Round in 2019
Arbol is launching an insurance marketplace that connects weather exposed agricultural entities with capital providers like insurers and asset managers. Arbol’s parametric insurance platform removes information asymmetry and reduces administrative costs by leveraging objective data from satellites and weather stations.

Mobius Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Mobius Labs GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing image and video understanding software. The company offers lightweight, state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms that enhance visual intelligence at the edge. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze images and videos, automatically generating metadata and providing insights that can significantly benefit businesses. By licensing its technology, Mobius Labs enables organizations to harness the power of visual data, facilitating improved visual searches and market opportunities where such content exists. The company provides both on-device software development kits (SDKs) and on-premise installations to cater to diverse client needs.

Picterra

Seed Round in 2019
Picterra SA operates an online platform that automates artificial intelligence (AI) workflows for object detection to extract geo-information. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Écublens, Switzerland, the company integrates AI with satellite, drone, and aerial data to help users monitor and anticipate environmental changes. Picterra serves various sectors, including aerial imaging and mapping, financial services, insurance, journalism, precision agriculture, real estate, utilities, infrastructure, as well as public organizations and NGOs. The platform is designed to empower users by allowing them to train and customize AI models without requiring programming or deep learning expertise, thus facilitating the extraction of relevant geo-information tailored to their specific needs.

TOTUM

Seed Round in 2019
TOTUM is a company based in San Diego, California, that specializes in developing innovative wireless technology for indoor tracking and monitoring of assets. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on creating cost-effective IoT chips that enable clients to track billions of assets globally. TOTUM's technology utilizes a network of low-earth orbit nanosatellites, combined with small, low-cost modules featuring embedded antennas and extended battery life, allowing for efficient asset monitoring even in indoor environments. This approach aims to revolutionize how organizations manage and oversee their valuable resources.

DataPlor

Seed Round in 2019
DataPlor Inc. is a company that specializes in collecting and providing business location data and market research, particularly focusing on micro businesses in emerging markets. Utilizing a combination of human expertise and technology, DataPlor verifies small business records to ensure high-quality intelligence. The company was incorporated in 2016 and has its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and São Paulo. Formerly known as Chapa, Inc., the company rebranded to DataPlor in June 2019, reflecting its commitment to enhancing the success of businesses operating in emerging markets.

FluroSat

Seed Round in 2019
FluroSat Pty Ltd is an ag tech company based in Eveleigh, Australia, specializing in predictive crop health monitoring through advanced software solutions. Founded in 2016, FluroSat develops a decision support platform that utilizes multispectral and hyperspectral imagery collected from drones and satellites to assess crop health and identify specific stressors affecting yield. Their primary offerings include FluroSat, designed for cotton and grain growers, and ProductionWise, which enhances farm efficiency for commodity crops through features like paddock management, yield predictions, satellite monitoring, and localized weather forecasts. The company also provides consulting services that guide farmers on optimal application rates of fertilizers, fungicides, and irrigation, leading to potential savings on input costs and improved yields. FluroSat currently focuses on the Australian broadacre farming sector and aims to expand its reach internationally.

SpaceX

Funding Round in 2019
Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

SpeQtral

Seed Round in 2019
SpeQtral Pte Ltd specializes in developing space-based quantum key distribution (QKD) networks aimed at providing secure encryption key delivery globally. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, with an additional office in the United States, the company leverages technologies originating from the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore. SpeQtral's team has successfully demonstrated a quantum light source on a cubesat, which positions them uniquely in the field of quantum communication. By utilizing the principles of quantum physics, SpeQtral aims to create encryption methods that ensure secure communications with forward security, addressing the growing demand for robust cybersecurity solutions in the commercial sector.

ALL.SPACE

Series A in 2019
Isotropic Systems Limited specializes in the design and development of innovative antennas for satellite communications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Linthicum, United States, the company targets a diverse clientele, including high-throughput satellite operators, maritime service providers, and the defense industry. The firm is recognized for its groundbreaking advancements in antenna technology, particularly its low-profile, multi-band antennas that feature electronic beam steering. These antennas are engineered for applications in satellite broadcasting, VSAT, microwave communications, and 5G broadband, offering a cost-effective solution without moving parts, thus ensuring stability for mobile environments.

GHGSat

Series A in 2018
GHGSat Incorporated provides greenhouse gas emissions monitoring data and services. The company offers data products, including surface reflectance images, abundance datasets, concentration maps, and monitoring and emission rates. Its analysis services include monitoring of targeted sites, such as natural gas leaks from pipelines; emission rate estimations, including inventory analysis emission rate of species; augmented analysis of emissions; mosaics of commercial satellite imagery products; and trending analysis of emissions from individual sites, or grouped sites. The company offers its products through a network of resellers to oil and gas, power generation, mining, waste management, and agriculture markets in Canada and internationally. GHGSat Incorporated was founded in 2011 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

LeoLabs

Series A in 2018
LeoLabs, Inc. operates phased-array radars to track objects in low Earth orbit, providing high-resolution data to enhance space situational awareness. Founded in 2015 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company focuses on the protection of satellites and the management of space debris. Its services include rapid orbit determination, early operational support, and ongoing orbit awareness, which are essential for preventing collisions in this shared and critical resource. LeoLabs serves a diverse clientele, including commercial satellite operators, government regulatory bodies, and space agencies, helping them conduct safe and sustainable operations in space. The company's innovative collision avoidance platform aims to modernize satellite operations and improve the overall stewardship of low Earth orbit.

SkyWatch

Seed Round in 2018
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

NanoRacks

Series A in 2017
NanoRacks LLC, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Webster, Texas, specializes in providing satellite equipment and services for both government and commercial clients. The company focuses on suborbital services, including payload design, integration, and development, as well as satellite deployment and microgravity research. NanoRacks operates various deployment platforms, such as the ISS CubeSat deployer and the Cygnus deployer, facilitating the launch of over 700 payloads onboard the International Space Station. The company serves a diverse customer base, including governmental agencies, educational institutions, and private enterprises, while maintaining offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Leiden, the Netherlands. Through partnerships, such as a teaming agreement with Blue Origin, NanoRacks continues to expand its capabilities, establishing itself as a significant player in the commercial space market for low-earth orbit utilization.
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