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2015 Saw $2.3 Billion Invested in Start-up Space Ventures

By Marc Boucher
NASA Watch
February 22, 2016
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2015 Saw $2.3 Billion Invested in Start-up Space Ventures

Start-Up Space Report Shows More Venture Capital Invested In 2015 Than In Prior 15 Years Combined, Tauri Gorup
“The year 2015 was a record-setting year for start-up space ventures with investment and debt financing of $2.7 billion (excluding debt financing, $2.3 billion). Nearly twice as much venture capital ($1.8 billion) was invested in space in 2015 than in the prior 15 years, combined. More than 50 venture capital firms invested in space deals in 2015, the most in any year during the 15-year study period (2000-2015).”

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3 responses to “2015 Saw $2.3 Billion Invested in Start-up Space Ventures”

  1. Jeff2Space says:
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    This is good news.

  2. Donald Barker says:
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    Anyone know what the actual or expected return, in dollars, that is expected? Also, how many of those start ups have gone under either as a viable entity or part of a larger program? Just curious.

  3. Bill Housley says:
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    This is the previously anticipated jump caused by the lowering of the cost of access to space. Has anyone compared this to the study that NASA did a couple of decades ago which assigned certain business opportunities to a scale of price points?