Analysis

December 16, 2021

A beginner’s guide to investing in European spacetech

As the price of space launches has fallen, a whole new crop of companies are building spacetech businesses.


VCs aren’t just investing in space, they are actually going into space — Chris Boshuizen, partner at DCVC, a California-based investment fund, was one of the passengers that flew on the same Blue Origin spaceflight that saw actor William Shatner become the oldest human to go to space.

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Chart from Seraphim Space Index
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