Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides funding and mentorship to early-stage companies. It offers a program where startups receive guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors. The organization helps founders in their business models and develop their products. Y Combinator serves industries such as technology, healthcare, and finance.

Y Combinator

Mercury is an early-stage venture capital platform that seeks out transformative software startups, led by exceptional founders, in communities across America. To date, Mercury has created over $9 billion of value with an operationally-focused venture investment strategy helping startups achieve rapid, sustainable growth. Mercury partners with first-time entrepreneurs who require support and guidance, as well as seasoned founders seeking to leverage the assets and talent of our growth partner network.

Mercury

Correlation Ventures is a new breed of venture capital firm, leveraging world-class analytics to offer entrepreneurs and other venture capitalists a dramatically better option when they are seeking additional capital to complete a financing round.

Correlation Ventures

OODA helps our clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties while exploring emerging opportunities and developing robust and adaptive strategies for the future.  We are a global strategic advisory firm with deep DNA in global security, technology, and intelligence issues. Expert support for Mergers and Acquisition activity, growth and strategy initiatives, market engagement, and board/governance issues. Cybersecurity and technology risk management support through our EVALU8 methodology or with bespoke red teaming, CXO-as-a-service, and AI Integrity services. We investigate, qualify, and understand emerging opportunities, technologies, and risks with both industry and bespoke research. OODA operates the OODA Network provides actionable intelligence, analysis, and insight on global security, technology, and business issues. The OODA Network is comprised of over 300 executives, experts, and analysts all focused on making decisions in an environment when disruption, conflict, and opportunity simultaneously exist.

OODA

Harvard Management Company is an organization that manages the financial investments of the Harvard University.

Harvard Management Company

Zillionize is a seed round startup investor. We focus on early-stage investing in founders who see the future and startups that create the future. We are self funded experienced operators. Our team live and breath enterprise software on a day to day basis and are equally as passionate about other areas of technology.

Zillionize

S2 Capital is a micro venture capital fund that specializes in seed-stage investments. It was founded in 2014 by Samvit Ramadurgam and Sohail Prasad. S2 Capital is based in San Francisco, California.

S2 Capital

Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders that focuses on software. It has invested seed in startups now worth over $60 billion combined including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School among others (20 unicorns) It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Soma Capital

Pi Campus is both a startup district and a venture fund investing in talents. We provide money in Seed and Pre-seed rounds to support the development of startups. Moreover we also offer to those who need it mentoring and the best possible working environment for them to grow: free desks for 6 months in one of our villas.

Pi Campus

Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital to date.  The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments.

Gaingels

Established in 2016 and based in Silicon Valley, FoundersX is a deep-domain winner with investment focus on deep tech, enterprise AI and digital infrastructure. We outcompete with our deep-dive research capacity. We are an early investor in multiple tech unicorns with several home runs, and have over 20 high growth companies valued at over $100M. We have highly competitive deal flows and high hit rate. Our firm is featured on the WSJ and Business Insider as a pioneering tech VC.

FoundersX Ventures

We support early stage entrepreneurs and help them accelerate their growth. Throughout the investment process, we collaborate with founders to gain understanding of their unique needs – defining the success of each company. We look for opportunities that have an impact on people’s lives, such as renewable energy and medical solutions, but we're tech- and industry agnostic. With our background, we can help commercialise innovative ideas and develop seed and Series A companies. Our ticket sizes range from 50k-500k USD.

Forward Venture Capital

DG Lab Fund is a unique, non-conventional venture capital fund that combines both investment and world-class R&D capabilities to dramatically accelerate and incubate its investments. The fund focuses on five core technologies, including blockchain, AR/VR, AI, security, and BioHealth. DG Lab Fund is focused on blockchain, AR/VR, AI, security, and BioHealth, as they are likely to be at the foundations of future businesses. In addition to the five core technologies, the fund will also focus on IoT technologies, which often overlap or serve as an application layer.

DG Lab

Imagination Capital is a partnership of diverse executives with extensive media and venture capital experience. They partner with entrepreneurs to bring their networks, operating and investment experience, and capital to build high growth companies that can meaningfully scale and innovate within their target markets.  They seek to join investor syndicates where they can lend their judgement, experience and sense of humor to help their portfolio companies successfully grow.

Imagination Capital

Decacorn is a Singapore domiciled cross-border venture capital fund which curates high impact, globally relevant businesses that have rapid adoption curve and use technology as a defensible moat; businesses that have crossed an inflection point and are led by resourceful founders with a mission to disrupt large market opportunities, either existing or newly enabled, with the aim to make our planet shades better than what we inherited from our parents. We invest in tech-led disruptive innovations from key startup destinations, Singapore, Israel, USA, Estonia, etc., enabling us to benchmark best-in-class mix of technologies and proven business models for high-quality curation that generates superior alpha. Decacorn believes that technology investing involves curating companies that harness key technologies of our time, namely: Robotics & Automation,  Genomics, Energy & Storage, AI & Deep Learning, Blockchain, and Cloud & Edge Computing. We Invest across the spectrum from bootstrapped to growth stage by executing a carefully crafted bar-belled strategy in order to balance the risk with rewards while generating exit opportunities at frequent intervals. In just over 3 years, Decacorn has made two dozen investments and has clocked 5 exits.  Some of Decacorn’s early investments have become unicorns while a few others currently in the mid-stage are expected to join the unicorn club in their next financing round.

Decacorn Capital

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm working with emerging technology companies across the world, and specialize in helping entrepreneurs achieve global expansion into North America, Asia, and Europe. Our 100+ person team operates out of offices across 7 different countries and offers a wide range of domain expertise. Pegasus Tech Ventures currently has several multi-million dollar funds under management. We seek to work with world-class management and technical teams that are targeting disruptive opportunities in IT, Health IT, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and Next Generation Technologies.

Pegasus Tech Ventures

Unpopular Ventures invests early in tech startups before they gain popularity. They focus on unconventional opportunities, believing that innovation often arises outside the mainstream. They support teams exploring new markets, unique ideas, and challenging endeavors. Despite their unconventional approach, their early-stage startups have attracted follow-on funding from top investors. Established in 2019, they now invest from both a syndicate and a rolling fund, with $151 million in assets under management (AUM).

Unpopular Ventures

Reinforced Ventures is focused on helping founders with both capital and expertise at seed or pre-seed stages leveraging our network of over 1,600 engineers, entrepreneurs, and scientists.

Reinforced Ventures

Duro Ventures was founded by Sundeep Ahuja, a 4x founder, advisor & investor with 70+ companies in his portfolio (excluding investments made via other AngelList Syndicates). He backs mission-driven founders and is broadly focused on consumer, enterprise AI, enterprise SaaS, healthcare IT, e-commerce, distributed energy & blockchain-inspired innovations.

Duro Ventures

VII Ventures is a stage agnostic venture capital group investing in entrepreneurs that are accelerating a shift towards a more sustainable and circular economy.

VII Ventures

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Backing engineers building awe, wonder, speed.

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Bluewatch Ventures is an investment firm.

Bluewatch Ventures

Immeasurable creates companies and invests in founders and fund managers.

Immeasurable

Bruckner Ventures is an early-stage investment firm.

Bruckner Ventures

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech / Blockchain, HealthTech, Frontier Tech, and Real Estate Tech. It was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

VU Venture Partners

Managers — Sriram Krishnan, Cindy Bi, Jens Lapinski, Anthony Pompliano, Kat Cole, Tim Chen, Julia Lipton, Tommy Leep

Angel Collective Opportunity Fund

Veteran Ventures Capital invests in vetted investment opportunities to qualified veteran-affiliated businesses. We interact in businesses with military veteran leadership exclusively because we recognize the value of their experience, training, and character.  We are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) full-service investment and consulting firm. Veteran Fund I (Fund) is a venture fund formed in Knoxville, TN, in partnership with Shefford Capital and InfraLinx Capital. VVC is linked to the Sheltowee Capital Network and Appalachian Angel Investor Alliance, both of which are devoted to identifying high-growth ventures throughout the country.  The Fund is engaged in the business of investing exclusively in veteran-led companies that the Managers believes are viable but, require new strategies, more capital, and enhanced management. Using multiple strategies, the Fund seeks to achieve a high level of absolute returns that are uncorrelated with the market. The Fund pursues its investment objective focused on capital appreciation while reducing volatility. The Fund was initially capitalized at $1M, but will continue to raise funds until $50M is reached or the Fund is fully invested. The Fund plans to typically invest $250K-$1M at the early stage, where investors are actively involved with the founders to help them build successful companies, and may provide larger follow-on investments.

Veteran Ventures Capital

Turion Space

Turion Space assembles, tests, and operates ''Droid'' spacecraft. These spacecraft remove orbital debris and services operational satellites, enhancing mission capabilities or extending their operational lifetimes. The Droid spacecrafts rendezvous and dock with space assets and large debris objects using vision sensors and agnostic docking device. Utilizing the onboard propulsion system, the spacecraft will either deorbit or change the orbit of the debris object or satellite.

Turion Space develops satellites for space situational awareness and orbital debris removal. The company's primary offering is the Droid satellite series, designed to track and monitor objects in space. In June 2023, Turion launched its first satellite, Droid.001, a 32-kilogram spacecraft equipped with sensors to provide precise measurements of space objects and their locations. The satellite's data integrates with the US Space Force's Unified Data Library. The company offers three payload hosting options: Droid Alpha Mini, Droid Alpha, and Droid Alpha Enhanced Mobility with ion thrusters. The enhanced mobility thrusters are co-produced with Desert Works Propulsion. As of September 2023, Turion's technology helped track space objects. The company's business model includes providing warning systems to satellite owners about possible collisions and assisting in moving satellites away from potential hazards. Turion aims to expand its capabilities to include asteroid mining operations in the 2030s.

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Turion Space develops satellites for space situational awareness and orbital debris removal. The company's primary offering is the Droid satellite series, designed to track and monitor objects in space. In June 2023, Turion launched its first satellite, Droid.001, a 32-kilogram spacecraft equipped with sensors to provide precise measurements of space objects and their locations. The satellite's data integrates with the US Space Force's Unified Data Library. The company offers three payload hosting options: Droid Alpha Mini, Droid Alpha, and Droid Alpha Enhanced Mobility with ion thrusters. The enhanced mobility thrusters are co-produced with Desert Works Propulsion. As of September 2023, Turion's technology helped track space objects. The company's business model includes providing warning systems to satellite owners about possible collisions and assisting in moving satellites away from potential hazards. Turion aims to expand its capabilities to include asteroid mining operations in the 2030s.
Key customers and partnerships
In July 2024, Turion secured a USD 1.9 million contract from SpaceWERX to develop an autonomous spacecraft docking and maneuvering system. In February 2022, the company partnered with NanoAvionics to use their MP42 small satellite bus for the Droid-1 spacecraft. The company also established a partnership with Exolaunch in June 2022 for launch services, utilizing Exolaunch's CarboNIX separation system for satellite deployment. The US Space Force and NASA are among the company's key customers.

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SpinLaunch is a space technology company developing a kinetic launch system to provide low-cost and high-frequency access to space. Unlike traditional fuel-based rockets, SpinLaunch's system utilizes a ground-based, electric-powered centrifuge to accelerate payloads to hypersonic speeds before releasing them into the atmosphere. Its solution is capable of putting 200 kg-class satellites into low orbit. The firm claims this method significantly reduces environmental impact by ~95% compared to conventional rocket launches. Its electric-drive Orbital accelerator offers a revolutionary approach to space travel and significantly reduces the fuel needed to reach orbit by 4x, mitigates costs by 10x, and enables multiple launches per day.Suborbital Accelerator operates at speeds between 800 miph and 5,000 miph, and primarily serves as a testing platform for the Orbital Launch System. It allows customers to conduct tests and serves as a facility for long-term satellite qualification. The company’s first major milestone was the successful test of its suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America in New Mexico in October 2021, where a projectile was launched tens of thousands of feet at 20% power capacity. SpinLaunch also planned to launch small satellites into low-Earth orbit by 2026.SpinLaunch has also created a new type of highly affordable satellite. It claims that applying mass manufacturing techniques and simplifying the supply chain reduces costs without compromising performance. SpinLaunch’s satellites are specifically designed for mass accelerators but are also compatible with traditional launch systems and serve a variety of use cases, such as surveillance broadcasts, Internet of things (IoT), machine-to-machine communication (M2M), and emergency communication platforms.<h3>Key customers and partnerships</h3>In September 2023, SpinLaunch partnered with Sumitomo Corporation (Japan) for the global expansion of affordable and sustainable space services. SpinLaunch has also attracted significant interest and formed strategic partnerships with major organizations, including ATW Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and GV. In 2019, the Department of Defense signed a "launch prototype contract" with SpinLaunch to provide reliable and cost-effective launch services​.Funding and financialsIn September 2022, SpinLaunch secured USD 71 million in a Series B funding round led by ATW Partners to continue developing its launch system and satellite technologies​. In January 2020, the company raised USD 35 million from venture capitalists to aid the development of its kinetic launch system.

SpinLaunch

Rocket Lab is a global leader in launch services and space systems, offering a comprehensive range of solutions from satellite manufacturing to orbital launches. The company's primary launch vehicle, Electron, has become the second most frequently launched US rocket annually, having delivered over 190 satellites to orbit for various commercial and government partners. Electron is capable of carrying payloads of up to 300 kilograms to low Earth orbit. In addition to Electron, Rocket Lab has developed HASTE, a suborbital hypersonic launch vehicle.Rocket Lab is currently developing Neutron, an advanced 13-tonne payload class reusable launch vehicle designed for constellation deployment and interplanetary missions. The company successfully conducted the first hot fire test of its Archimedes engine in August 2024, which will power Neutron's first stage. Neutron's unique design encapsulates its second stage within a reusable first stage with an integrated payload fairing. Rocket Lab aims to launch Neutron by mid-2025, potentially marking the fastest time to market for a commercially developed medium-class launch vehicle.Beyond launch services, Rocket Lab has established itself as a premier supplier of advanced satellites, flight-proven subsystems, and spacecraft components. The company's technology spans various areas, including space solar power, composite structures, flight software, star trackers, reaction wheels, and separation systems. As of August 2024, Rocket Lab's satellite technology and components have been integrated into more than 1,700 satellite missions globally. In the second quarter of 2024, Rocket Lab reported record revenue of USD 106.3 million, representing a 71% year-over-year increase.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsRocket Lab has secured partnerships with several high-profile customers and organizations. The company has conducted multiple launches for NASA, including the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon in 2022 and the upcoming ESCAPADE mission to Mars. In August 2024, Rocket Lab delivered two spacecraft for the ESCAPADE mission to Cape Canaveral.Rocket Lab has also established a strong relationship with Capella Space, having completed five missions for the company since August 2020. In August 2024, Rocket Lab successfully launched Capella Space's Acadia-3 satellite, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, into orbit. Additionally, the company has partnered with the University of California Berkeley's Space Science Laboratory to build spacecraft for NASA missions. &nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/35960">In November 2024</a>, Rocket Lab signed a multi-launch agreement with an undisclosed commercial satellite operator for its Neutron rocket.

Rocket Lab

D-Orbit, an Italy-based company, specializes in satellite deployment, in-space transportation, and in-orbit servicing through its ION Satellite Carrier. The ION reduces satellite deployment time by up to 85% and costs by 40%. By December 2024, D-Orbit had completed 13 missions, deploying 110 satellites and 44 hosted payloads. It was the world’s first B Corp-certified space company.D-Orbit delivers services covering satellite deployment, in-orbit maintenance, mission control, and advanced space solutions. Deployment options include Rideshare, which uses third-party launchers for standard orbits; Precision Deployment, which uses the ION Satellite Carrier to tailor orbital placements; and Constellation Deployment, which phases satellites into optimal positions. D-Orbit's Aurora cloud platform supports real-time telemetry monitoring, trajectory updates, telecommands, and 3D visualization, enabling operators to manage satellites efficiently or delegate control to D-Orbit to streamline operations.In-orbit services encompass transportation, lifetime extension, assembly, refurbishment, debris removal, and inspection. Advanced offerings include the ION Hosted Payload Service for technology testing, in-orbit data computing via D-Orbit Cloud, and a SaaS model. The IRIDE constellation project, financed by Italy’s National Plan for Recovery and Resilience and supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Italian Space Agency (ASI), aims to provide Earth observation data for public services like marine monitoring, air quality, and climate analysis. Launches were planned from 2025 to 2026.The company also offers satellite hardware and software, such as the AOCS Suite for satellite control, the D-Sense module for positioning, and systems like D-Raise for propulsion and D3 for satellite disposal.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsD-Orbit's customer base includes ESA, ASI, Planet Labs, Spaceflight, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace &amp; Defense (EBAD), the University of Southern California, Brown University, and TelePIX from South Korea.Early partnerships by the company included&nbsp;<a href="https://spacenews.com/d-orbit-launches-two-ion-satellite-carrier-on-its-seventh-orbital-transportation-mission/#:~:text=D%2DOrbit%20launched%20its%20first,more%20than%2090%20payloads%20collectively.">SpaceX</a> for deploying ION Satellite Carrier missions and collaborations with&nbsp;<a href="https://spacenews.com/d-orbit-launches-aurora-a-cloud-based-mission-control-software-suite/">Leaf Space and AWS</a> Ground Station to enhance the Aurora platform's global mission control. Significant partnerships also included&nbsp;<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/starfish-space-and-d-orbit-complete-orbital-rendezvous-bringing-otter-pup-mission-to-a-close/">Starfish Space</a> for orbital rendezvous,&nbsp;<a href="https://spacenews.com/d-orbit-signs-agreement-with-hyimpulse-technologies-for-joint-eu-based-launch-and-deployment-mission/">HyImpulse Technologies</a> for EU-based satellite launch and deployment services,&nbsp;<a href="https://metasensing.com/metasensing-selected-to-provide-the-sar-payload-sensor-for-the-nox-mission-in-italys-iride-constellation/">MetaSensing</a> for supporting ESA's IRIDE Earth observation project, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/D_Orbit_and_SkyServe_enhance_satellite_analytics_with_new_edge_computing_platform_999.html">SkyServe STORM</a> for utilizing Edge computing in space-based data processing.In&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/34798">October 2024</a>, ESA awarded D-Orbit a contract to develop a spacecraft-servicing vehicle for geostationary satellites and in&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/36352">November 2024</a>, D-Orbit partnered with Morpheus Space to demonstrate the GO-2 electric propulsion system aboard its orbital transfer vehicle.&nbsp;

D-Orbit

Phantom Space Corporation is a space services company providing all-in-one capabilities for satellite manufacturing and launch services to commercial and government clients.Phantom Space caters to launch services primarily using its launch vehicle, Daytona Rocket, which is a two-stage system designed to carry payloads of up to 450 kg, including satellites and other space cargo into low-Earth orbit (LEO), for less than USD 4 million per launch. In addition to the Daytona, Phantom Space was developing the larger Laguna rocket, scheduled for launch in 2025, to be powered by a combination of Ripley and Hadley engines produced by Ursa Major to increase payload capacity to 1,200 kg for LEO missions at USD 8 million per launch.In November 2022, the company achieved a major milestone by conducting a successful 60-second hot fire test of the Daytona's Pathfinder test stage at Spaceport America in New Mexico, validating approximately 75% of the vehicle's systems in a flight-realistic condition.The company also provides solutions for designing, manufacturing, and operating small satellites, ranging from single CubeSats to constellations of ESPA-class spacecraft. As of May 2024, Phantom Space had 46 satellite and spacecraft programs successfully executed, while three were currently in progress.As of June 2023, the company aimed to offer affordable access to space through its proprietary rocket and satellite designs. To this end, Phantom Space aimed to employ mass production techniques to reduce costs and increase the frequency of space access for government and commercial entities. Key customers and partnershipsIn May 2023, Phantom Space signed a launch services agreement with Quub, a satellite manufacturer, for three dedicated launches in 2025.In November 2022, Phantom Space secured task orders from NASA for the agency's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions program. The orders involved launching four CubeSat satellites on the second and fourth Daytona rocket flights from Vandenberg Space Force Base, planned for 2024.

Phantom Space

The Beyond Earth Institute is a space policy think tank focused on human spaceflight established in 2010. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with a mission to establish and sustain policy and legal frameworks that enable economically vibrant communities beyond Earth. The institute conducts primary and secondary research to develop and publicize reports and policy recommendations throughout space policy communities in the US and internationally. Their work centers on catalyzing technology readiness, worldwide public support, and public policies needed to achieve a permanent human presence in space. The organization's research and policy efforts particularly focus on enabling long-term human settlement beyond Earth and developing the cislunar economy.
Key customers and partnerships
Beyond Earth has collaborated with Space Perspective. In January 2023, the organization worked with Japanese space company ispace to support their Hakuto-R moon lander mission, which launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Beyond Earth

Companies that offer launch capabilities to get satellites into orbit, including last-mile delivery of satellites and value-added services including launch mission planning and execution

Companies that provide satellite management services once they are deployed

Includes companies that develop satellite buses and payloads for mini, micro and nano systems

Companies that manufacture components for mini, micro, nano, and picosatellite systems

Satellite companies that offer location-based intelligence, navigation, mapping, spatial awareness, and data analytics services

Use of autonomous robotics in the production process, specially in the miniature satellite segments

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 Space technology company, Turion Space, has raised USD 20 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Veteran Ventures Capital. This brings Turion's total funds to USD 27.8 million.
The funds will be used to expand the company's satellite fleet and launch Droid.002, a satellite with enhanced imaging capabilities. The funds will also support the development of systems for autonomous docking and maneuvering for satellite servicing.
Droid.001, a 32 kg spacecraft launched by Turion in June 2023, is currently operational and is integrated into the US Space Force's Unified Data Library. Turion has been awarded a USD 15 million STRATFI and a USD 1.9 million TACFI contract. The company plans to build 45 satellites annually by 2027.
 
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