Urania Ventures

HelicitySpace, founded in 2018 and based in Berkeley, California, focuses on developing advanced propulsion and power technologies to facilitate human expansion into the solar system. The company specializes in its Helicity Drive technology, a scalable pulsed fusion concept that ranges from fusion-augmented electric propulsion to fully ignited reactors. This technology utilizes principles such as magnetic reconnection, plasma plectonemes, and peristaltic magnetic compression to enhance in-space propulsion systems. By offering high-power electric propulsion thrusters and harnessing fusion energy during the exhaust process, HelicitySpace aims to support space exploration initiatives and accelerate their development activities.

Lovely Day Foods is a European food biotech company focused on developing innovative food solutions that promote sustainability and ethical consumption. The company operates under the brand Perfeggt, which offers a range of egg replacers made from pea protein, successfully replacing over one million chicken eggs in various dishes such as scrambled eggs, omelets, quiches, pancakes, and waffles across Germany and Austria. Collaborating with over 50 partners, Lovely Day Foods aims to decouple food production from traditional agriculture through precision fermentation, creating bio-identical proteins that are GMO-free. This approach not only meets the increasing demand for nutritious food but also contributes to a kinder future for the planet. In 2023, Perfeggt was recognized as one of the top startup brands in Germany, reflecting its growing popularity and impact in the food industry.

INTERSTELLAR LAB is focused on creating innovative, environment-controlled pods designed for crop cultivation. The company develops and manufactures advanced bio-farming platforms that serve as regenerative habitats, automatically regulating essential environmental factors such as air, pressure, water, temperature, and humidity. This technology aims to provide optimal conditions for both plants and humans, facilitating the sustainable production of plant-based ingredients. By enabling the agricultural sector to cultivate a diverse range of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants in various locations, INTERSTELLAR LAB supports large health, beauty, and food and beverage companies in sourcing clean, high-quality ingredients. Additionally, the company is also working on developing space-inspired villages on Earth, aligning with its vision of sustainability and innovation in agriculture.

Astrome Technologies is a developer of millimeter‑wave wireless solutions that combine phased‑array antenna hardware with software‑driven beam‑forming and beam‑steering. The company builds point‑to‑multipoint radios that deliver gigabit‑speed backhaul for 5G, rural broadband, and satellite networks, offering significant cost and capital savings. It partners with telecom carriers, satellite operators, wireless equipment manufacturers, system integrators, governments, and infrastructure providers to deploy next‑generation millimeter‑wave devices for low‑earth‑orbit and geostationary satellite services.

ClearSpace is a space debris mitigation company spun out of EPFL in 2018 to develop sustainable in-orbit services and remove non-functional satellites. It focuses on on-orbit technologies and debris-removal services, including tracking failed satellites with sensors, radar, and a telescope to enable cleanup and longer-term sustainability of space operations. The company has been contracted by the European Space Agency to lead the first autonomous debris-removal mission, known as ClearSpace-1, showcasing its capability to capture and remove space debris from orbit.