Request for Startups: Space Tech

From the Boost VC portfolio, Launcher was recently acquired by Vast. Launcher was one of the few boards I have ever taken, and with that developed an even deeper obsession with the space frontier! I am no longer on the board, and now wish to invest deeper in the Space sector!

To give a quick understanding of the Boost VC Space portfolio:

Starfish Space: Move things in Space

Source Energy: Energy in Space

Argo Space: Mining the moon for fuel.

SpaceDots: New Materials in Space.

TRL11: Real Time Video in/from Space.

Exclosure: Track things in space.

K2 Space: Big satellites…. like huge… in space.

Venus Aerospace: Get from LA to Tokyo in an hour.

Careweather: Satellite Monitoring for Weather.

Additive Space: 3D print massive structures in space.

At Boost VC, our business is to champion the peak of human endeavor, and the space community is obviously a massive part of that future. Space has enabled some of the best innovations on the planet as well as off: GPS being the most impactful in the last few decades.

So without more words, these are the concepts we are looking to invest in.

• Data transfer for space: As we launch more space crafts and sensors into space, there is more data that needs to be moved throughout the atmosphere as fast as possible. In the Sci-Fi Book “Enders Game” they create something called “the Ansible” that allows for instant, universal communication. Lets get to that!

• More knowledge around material science and bio experiments being done in space: This could be software or hardware. There is a lot of R&D happening in Space right now, and it’s not clear what the outcomes of those experiments are. Opening up the information would be amazing. Also creating new types of materials!

• Leveraging space data for earth outcomes: I mentioned this in the intro paragraph, but what is the next GPS? Because of GPS, every company is a Space company, from Uber to Google. More ubiquitous sensors will enable new habits and behaviors on land too!

• Investing in the LEO »»» Deep Space transition :There’s a transition in the Space race, where governments are allowing for the private sector to explore LEO, while they plan for Lunar/Deep Space. So many new technologies or old technologies will need to be evolved in this transition. We will be a Space species, and that economy needs development!