DFJ Growth invests in growth stage technology companies that are scaling rapidly and poised for market leadership.  Based in Silicon Valley, DFJ Growth is the later stage investing practice of [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/draper-fisher-jurvetson), a global venture capital firm. DFJ Growth partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs who set out to change the world by creating a new generation of iconic technology-driven businesses.

DFJ Growth

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests at every stage in companies building revolutionary technologies. It has been investors, founders, and early employees of prominent technology companies. It has historically invested in a wide variety of sectors, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health, and consumer Internet.

Founders Fund

Valor Equity Partners is an operational growth investment firm that focuses on growth companies across various stages of development. For decades, it has served its companies with the expertise to solve the challenges of growth and scale. Valor Equity partners with companies and entrepreneurs who are committed to the highest standards of excellence and the courage to transform their industries.

Valor Equity Partners

Musket Research Associates is an investment banking firm specializing in healthcare. It was founded in 1992 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Musket Research Associates

137 Ventures is a San Francisco-based growth-stage venture firm with an innovative investing model. The fund has a flexible mandate with an emphasis on structured transactions with founders, senior executives, early investors and early employees at venture-backed companies with proven business models. With more than $850 million of assets under management, the firm invests in companies across a broad range of areas including: space exploration, digital health, financial technology, enterprise SaaS, and consumer internet.

137 Ventures

Fidelity is a privately-owned investment manager focusing on a diverse set of customers. It also provides IRAs, 401(k) rollovers, annuities, discount brokerage services, retirement services, estate planning, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, and life insurance services to its clients. Fidelity provides its services to individual investors, businesses, financial advisors, and institutions. It manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. Fidelity invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It conducts in-house research to make its investments.  It helps over 32 million people feel more confident in their most important financial goals, manage employee benefit programs for over 22,000 businesses, and support more than 13,000 financial institutions with innovative investment and technology solutions to grow their businesses. Headquartered in Boston, Fidelity serves its customers through 12 regional offices and more than 190 Investor Centers in the United States.

Fidelity

Capricorn Partners NV is an independent pan-European manager of venture capital funds that invest in innovative European companies with technology as a competitive advantage. The investment team of Capricorn is composed of experienced investment managers with deep technology expertise and broad industrial experience. As of Dec 2010 [Quest Management](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/quest-management-nv) is being merged with and acquired by Capricorn Venture Partners.

Capricorn Partners

Google is a multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Their products address a wide range of use cases, including email, navigation, cloud computing, web browsing, video sharing, productivity, operating systems, cloud storage, language translation, photo storage, video calling, smart home, smartphones, wearable technology, music streaming, and more.

Google

Tiny Capital is a venture capital firm seeking to invest in information technology sectors. The firm invests in private and public companies and has a base of permanent capital from a family office.

Tiny Capital

Since 1981, IPC and its predecessor firms have established a reputation for excellence in investing, backing the industry-leading venture, buyout, and other private equity funds within fully discretionary commingled and separately managed accounts. IPC complements our partnership investments by deploying capital through direct investments into private companies. Over our 30+ year history, we have seen many market cycles and have demonstrated a strong track record of navigating the ever-changing marketplace.  The IPC investment team is responsible for all aspects of the investment process, from deal sourcing and due diligence to investing and monitoring.

Invesco Private Capital

Conconi Growth Partners is committed to helping exceptional entrepreneurs build great companies.

Conconi Growth Partners

Tomales Bay Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm that partner with founders to build compounding franchises. Tomales Bay Capital applies a concentrated investment approach to build long-term positions in the companies at critical inflection points of their growth trajectory.

Tomales Bay Capital

Asia Alpha is a family office investing in top-performing alternative assets including Venture Capital and Private Equity, and co-investing in high growth companies in New York, Silicon Valley, Israel, and Asia.

Asia Alpha

MVP is a principal investor and advisory specializing in the secondary market for private venture-backed technology companies. MVP pioneered the institutionalization of this once-democratized asset class. Since 2010, the partners at MVP VC have been integral in the institutionalization of the Direct Secondary market. We are pioneers in this space, and the partners have collectively engaged in more than $10B of primary and secondary venture investments. Our belief is that Direct Secondaries are the evolution of the Secondary LP investing strategy established in the early 1980s and should be treated accordingly. MVP differentiates itself through its unique research and ability to streamline the secondary process by being a principal and advisory to private companies and their shareholders, as well as GPs and LPs. This is accomplished by bringing together the full expertise of our Secondary as a Service™ platform, investment banking expertise, research team, and the All-Star Funds (~$1B AUM Jan 2022).

Manhattan Venture Partners

Night Owl Ventures is a San Francisco-based private investor in disruptive technologies and industries.

Night Owl Ventures

Craft Ventures is an early-stage and growth venture fund specializing in the craft of building great companies.

Craft Ventures

TH Capital is a Malaysian based Venture Capital firm with strong South East Asian connections. TH Capital is a platform that empowers and accelerates ventures with capital infusion, business consultancy, strategic mentorship and strong networking opportunities. TH Capital occupies a unique position in the Malaysian funding landscape with a strong focus on technology innovation geared towards nation building activities.

TH Capital

K3 Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in technology start-ups with talented founders and a vision to develop and transform Southeast Asia. In partnering with K3 Ventures, companies leverage from their exclusive bamboo network that enables strategic opportunities to scale Southeast Asia with pilot projects and by championing adoption that establishes as part of their use case portfolio.  The wave of digital disruption on traditional businesses is inevitable and a necessary evil for progress. Yet technology startups often face obstacles from incumbent businesses and other stakeholders that can halt their growth. K3 Ventures bridges technology startups and incumbent businesses to create an ecosystem of collaboration and foundation for the creation of new market leaders.

K3 Ventures

Catamaran is a catalyst for creating innovative enterprises in India. We manage over $1 billion across asset classes. Through our VC/PE portfolio, we invest in bold ideas from passionate entrepreneurs and work with them across stages to build successful enterprises. Through our strategic partnerships portfolio, we work with respected global Fortune 500 corporations to create enduring enterprises in India. Drawing on the principles of Mr. Narayana Murthy, Founder of Infosys (NYSE: INFY) and of Catamaran, our portfolios reflect companies with not just great ambition, but with the integrity and grit needed to transform bold ideas into successful enterprises.

Catamaran

DBL Partners is an investment venture focused on companies that deliver high venture capital returns and economic benefits. DBL Partners uses venture capital to accelerate innovation in a way that positively affects an organization’s social impact, as well as its financial success. They believe these two drivers –positive social change and a healthy financial performance– are inherently connected. DBL invests in and helps nurture outstanding entrepreneurs and companies in Cleantech, Information Technology, Sustainable Products and Services, and Healthcare.

DBL Partners

Baillie Gifford is an independently owned investment management firm. It is owned and run by 39 of its senior executives, who operate as a partnership, a structure that has endured for over a century and provides stability for clients and motivation for employees. It enables them to manage the business for the future as well as the present, with an emphasis on genuine long-term thinking rather than lurching haplessly between short-term targets.

Baillie Gifford

Space Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the Space economy, specifically focused on unlocking the value in Space technology stacks such as GPS, Geospatial Intelligence, and Communications.

Space Capital

Junipero is a private investment firm with assets under management across a family of funds.

Junipero Capital

All Blue Capital they manage multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, real estate and blockchain, and through their strategic partners, hedge funds. Leveraging the strength of the team's global presence and network they are able to provide differentiated investment themes across asset classes, industries, and geographies. The Group’s focus on its core values of entrepreneurialism, innovation, and institutionalization has led to a history of delivering excellent risk-adjusted returns. B's Partners currently work across several offices including London, New York, UAE, Singapore, Shanghai and Toronto.

All Blue Capital

Aglaé Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Paris, New York and San Francisco backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of LVMH, global leader in luxury goods. Aglaé invests from € 100k up to € 100m in asset light tech businesses at all stages.  Groupe Arnault-backed companies include Netflix, Spotify, Backmarket, Betfair, Airbnb, Slack, Algolia, Lyft and others.

Aglaé Ventures

Buckhill Capital invests in companies on a mission to create climate resiliency, educate for employability and build healthy communities. Founded by Henrik Jones in 1999, Buckhill provides expansion stage capital to businesses with sustainable revenues and a visible path towards substantial positive impact..  Buckhill is currently focused on supply chain management in the consumer products sector and online platforms that give people consideration for their data.  Buckhill provides Series A growth capital to businesses with visibility on profitability and revenues over $1MM.

Buckhill Capital LP

Bracket Capital is an alpha-driven global investment manager focused on high-growth, later-stage, technology-enabled companies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in West Hollywood, California.

Bracket Capital

Proioxis Ventures is an investment firm that bridges the gap between individual investors and institutional venture capitalists.

Proioxis Ventures Fund

A fundamental investment philosophy of ‘Building on principles’ guides us at Mirae Asset. Over the years, these principles have enabled us to become Asia’s premier financial group and created new trends in the Asian capital market.  Above all, we put our clients’ interests first, always adhering to high ethical standards. Because our success clearly comes from their success, we use fundamental investment principles to identify opportunities that generate value and lasting profits.  We are strong believers in teamwork and are determined to recruit the best and brightest people as we open new horizons in Asia and expand globally. Just as we strive to continually improve our own performance, Mirae Asset is committed to helping every community it joins.  On behalf of the entire Mirae Asset Financial Group, I would like to convey the sense of responsibility your trust in us merits and pledge to do all that we can to exceed your expectations.

Mirae Asset Venture Investment

Matthew Brown Companies is the flagship Investment Manager of the entire Matthew R. Brown family of companies and invests agnostically across emerging ventures and markets.

Matthew Brown Companies

International Holding Company is focused on building a global ecosystem that fosters growth opportunities, technology, and innovation for our shareholders, companies, and the nation.

International Holding Company

Alpha Dhabi is a conglomerate of businesses transformed into platforms of potential, progress, and prosperity driven by technology & augmented by synergy. Alpha Dhabi's fast-growing portfolio is in construction, healthcare, hospitality, industries, and investments in promising sectors.

Alpha Dhabi

SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

<div>Founded by Elon Musk, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is engaged in the design, manufacture, and launch of rockets and spacecrafts. The startup manufactured Falcon 9, which is the first orbital class reusable rocket that helped the company bring down costs per launch due to the ability to refly. SpaceX claims to be the world&rsquo;s leading provider of launch services and the first private company to transport cargo and astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) with its Dragon spacecraft. It is also the first and only company to complete an all-civilian crewed mission to orbit.&nbsp;</div>

Technology to explore opportunities beyond Earth

Space Travel and Exploration Tech

<div>Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusablelaunch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9.</div>

Technology providers that enhance satellite operations

Satellite Management

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 Founded by Elon Musk, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is engaged in the design, manufacture, and launch of rockets and spacecrafts. The startup manufactured Falcon 9, which is the first orbital class reusable rocket that helped the company bring down costs per launch due to the ability to refly. SpaceX claims to be the world&rsquo;s leading provider of launch services and the first private company to transport cargo and astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) with its Dragon spacecraft. It is also the first and only company to complete an all-civilian crewed mission to orbit.&nbsp;
 
 
 With Elon Musk&rsquo;s plans to colonize the moon and Mars with reusable spaceships to make life multiplanetary, the startup offers commercial flights to Earth and lunar orbit and launched its first all-commercial crew to space station in April 2022. The company also offers a rideshare program, with programs starting at USD 1.1 million for 200kg to SSO (Sun Synchronous Orbit).
 
 
 SpaceX is also developing the Starship launch vehicle which is dubbed as the most powerful launch vehicle on earth. Starship is the integration of SpaceX&rsquo;s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy Rocket. Standing at 120 meters tall and with a fully reusable payload capacity of 100&ndash;150 tons, Starship is a fully reusable crew and cargo transportation system meant for travel beyond earth&rsquo;s orbit. In April 2023, Starship 
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 conducted its maiden launch
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 during which the launch vehicle exploded due to a stage separation failure. 
 The second test flight in 
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 , despite ending in a mid-air explosion, showcased notable advancements compared to the initial flight.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 SpaceX has secured many partnerships, with the most high profile being with NASA (in 
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 September 2022
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 , NASA awarded SpaceX additional crew flights to ISS) as well as other government institutions such as the US Airforce. For example, in January 2022, it won a USD 102 million Air Force contract to demonstrate technologies for point-to-point space transportation. The company was also given a USD 2.9 billion contract in April 2021 by NASA to put its astronauts on the moon for the first time since 1972. Adding a modification&ndash;known as option B&ndash;to this contract, SpaceX was 
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 hired to provide a second crewed demonstration landing
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 The ESA hired SpaceX in 
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 October 2022
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 to launch two missions aboard Falcon 9 rocket&ndash;Euclid space telescope and Hera Probe&ndash;which was previously planned to be flown on Russian Soyuz rockets. Further, in 
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 October 2022
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 , SpaceX surpassed Boeing&ndash;a long standing contractor with NASA&ndash;to become NASA&rsquo;s second largest vendor.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 SpaceX is the highest funded startup in the industry and one of the most valuable startups in the US, as of August 2022. In its latest funding round in July 2022, SpaceX raised USD 250 million in an equity round from five investors including Mirae Asset Global Investments, Alpha Dhabi and International Holding Company. While SpaceX did not disclose a change in its valuation after the round, its previous equity round raised in May 2022 increased its value to USD 127 billion, up from its last valuation of USD 100 billion from late 2021. 
 
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Founded in 2021, Sierra Space is an independent commercial space startup that was created as a result of the transition of defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems business area to an independent company.The company is developing the Dream Chaser Spaceplane, claimed to be the world’s first commercial spaceplane and only winged commercial spaceplane, with a NASA contract to fly cargo resupply trips to the ISS beginning late 2023. The Dream Chaser was set to launch early 2023 and is reusable and capable of a low, 1.5 g-force re-entry – for crew and cargo transportation – and can land on compatible commercial airport runways around the globe. The company is also developing the LIFE habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment), an inflatable three-story commercial habitation and science platform designed for low Earth orbit. The LIFE habitat has the capacity to sleep four astronauts, with additional room for science experiments, exercise equipment, a medical center, and Sierra Space’s Astro Garden system, which can grow fresh produce for astronauts.Key customers and partnershipsIn October 2021, Sierra Space and Blue Origin announced that the companies are developing Orbital Reef, a commercial space station, backed by players including Boeing, Redwire Space, Genesis Engineering Solutions, and Arizona State University. Orbital Reef will be a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station to be built in low Earth orbit. The Dream Chaser and LIFE Habitat are critical components for Orbital Reef. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14055">October 2022 </a>, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IBM to collaborate on space technology and software platforms for Sierra Space’s entire range of spacecraft and infrastructure. Sierra Space partnered with Keystone Space Collaborative in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14514">November 2022 </a>, to advance space economy and for the development of Orbital Reef.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16778">February 2023 </a>, the company signed a five-year MoU with the University of Notre Dame for the exploration of space-based research and development in low-earth orbit (LEO), which includes identifying potential opportunities for R&amp;D payloads, conducting microgravity experiments, along with designing and developing hardware components to facilitate experimental objectives and commercialization of research findings. Further, in April 2023, Sierra Space entered a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17792">long-term strategic partnership </a>with engineering and manufacturing company ILC Dover to accelerate the development of next-generation space infrastructure. The companies were to collaborate on expediting the deployment of LIFE modules, as well as developing space suits for extra and intra-vehicular activity.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/20535">July 2023 </a>, Sierra Space secured a USD 22.6 million Air Force contract to advance the development of its VR35K-A engine for future launch vehicles. The contract will facilitate further work on the engine, including refining its flight-weight engine component design. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21176">August 2023</a>, Sierra Space and Redwire announced a partnership to develop a biotech experiment platform to be installed on a Sierra Space commercial space station module. Funding and financialsFollowing the spin-off from Sierra Nevada Corporation, Sierra Space started with USD 3 billion in active contracts and with the target of reaching USD 4 billion in revenue within a decade. At the time of spin-off, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s space business was generating ~USD 400 million in annual revenue.In November 2021, the company raised USD 1.4 billion in Series A financing co-led by General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures, with participation from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and AE Industrial Partners. The company’s valuation stood at USD 4.5 billion following the funding round. The funds are to be directed toward the development of its Dream Chaser Spaceplane and expandable LIFE Commercial Space Station.

Sierra Space

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 Founded by Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic constructs commercial spacecraft with the goal of providing space travelers with suborbital spaceflights. Virgin Galactic is the first commercial spaceline created for space travel. Its feather technology allows its spaceship to fold in half, with the wings moving upward, offering unobstructed views of space. Virgin Galactic's suborbital aircraft are launched from beneath VMS Eve mothership (previously known as White Knight Two), a carrier plane. Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft made its first spaceflight in 2018. Founder Richard Branson and three other colleagues boarded a flight as passengers in July 2021. In February 2022, the startup opened ticket sales to the public. A trip that lasts around 90 minutes costs USD 450,000 and was slated to commence in Q1 2023. Up to six passengers and two pilots can go to suborbital space at a time in a flight. In 
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 February 2023
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 , the VMS Eve mothership took to the skies for the first time after undergoing mechanical upgrades. Although the results were not disclosed, according to flight tracking data the test flight lasted over two and a half hours and reached an altitude of 12,650 meters.&nbsp;&nbsp;In 
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 May 2023
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 , conducted its first suborbital launch after a nearly two-year hiatus with the Unity 25 mission. It carried a crew of six and two pilots to an altitude of 44,500 ft for 90 minutes.&nbsp;Following this, in 
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 June 2023
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 , the company completed the maiden launch of its commercial spaceflight, VSS Unity. Named Galactic 01, the mission carried 13 research payloads and a three-member crew. In 
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 August 2023,
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 Virgin Galactic flew its second commercial spaceflight, Galactic 02, with private-paying tourists.
 The flight reached an altitude of 80 km.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In 2020, the company entered into a space act agreement with NASA relating to the development of high-speed point-to-point travel technologies and into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rolls-Royce to join in designing and developing engine propulsion technology for high-speed commercial aircraft. In 
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 November 2022
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 , the company partnered with space infrastructure developer Axiom Space, to conduct microgravity research and training missions.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 Virgin Galactic recorded USD 2.3 million revenue in 2022. Further, adjusted EBITDA deteriorated to a negative USD 431 million in 2022 (from USD 245 million in 2021). The company&rsquo;s net loss widened from USD 353 million in 2021 to USD 500 million in 2022, mainly driven by a 118% YoY increase in R&amp;D expenditure.
 
 
 In October 2019, Virgin Galactic was listed on the NYSE (SPCE) through a SPAC deal, receiving USD 450 million of primary proceeds with a market capitalization of USD 2.3 billion. This made Virgin Galactic the world&rsquo;s first and only publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company at the time.&nbsp;
 
 
 In its latest funding round in January 2022, it raised USD 425 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2027. The company intends to use the funds for working capital, general and administrative activities, and capital expenditures to accelerate the development of its spacecraft fleet in order to facilitate high-volume commercial service.
 
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Virgin Galactic

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 Arizona-based World View Enterprises designs and manufactures stratospheric balloons through which it has been taking high-resolution photos of Earth for scientific, government, and commercial organizations. Its World View Stratollite is a remotely operated stratospheric vehicle with new control capabilities that carries commercial, scientific, and government payloads to the near-space environment. It also utilizes the advantages of geostationary satellites, low-earth orbit satellites, and high-altitude drones to provide the optimum combination of resolution, precision, and long-term surveillance of vital targets.
 
 
 The startup announced its plans to enter the space tourism and exploration market in October 2021 with its rocketless spacecraft. The spacecraft, known as the World View Explorer, consists of a football ground sized zero-pressure helium balloon, which will ascend at 10&ndash;12 miles per hour, carrying passengers in a capsule beneath it in first-class luxury complete with a bathroom and Wi-Ffi. The vessel would glide passengers 100,000 feet into the stratosphere on a 6&ndash;12 hour journey (vs. Virgin Galactic's 90-minute flight time) and would cost USD 50,000 per passenger (vs. USD 450,000 for Virgin Galactic). Its competitive pricing is attributed to the use of a natural resource (helium) instead of jet fuel. The company planned to have space ports at iconic locations such as The Grand Canyon (US), Amazonia (Brazil), Aurora Borealis (Norway), Giza pyramids (Egypt), Serengeti (Kenya), Great wall of China, and Great Barrier Reef (Australia). The company planned to have 28 spacecraft (each can carry 8 passengers and 2 crew members) to fly four flights a day at each of the 7 sites. The first rides are scheduled for 2023 and the first passengers for 2024. Pre-sale tickets are available for purchase.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 In 
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 January 2023
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 , the company entered a definitive business combination deal with special purpose acquisition company(SPAC) Leo Holdings as it geared up to go public with this transaction valuing the combined company at an estimated USD 350 million.
 
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World View Enterprises

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 Space Perspective is a luxury spaceflight experience company. Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum, who were among the co-founders of World View Enterprises, founded the company when World View Enterprises diverted from its initial plan to offer similar stratospheric ballooning services and focused on Stratollites carrying payloads. Its Spaceship Neptune, which the company claims is the first carbon-neutral way to space, is a rocketless spacecraft which carries passengers in a capsule lifted by its 300-foot diameter SpaceBalloon.
 
 
 The Spaceship Neptune, designed to hold eight passengers and a pilot, will glide passengers to an altitude of over 100,000 feet on a six hour journey giving featuring facilities such plush seating, 360-degree panoramic windows, WiFi access and other amenities. Tickets are priced at USD 125,000 per passenger (vs. USD 50,000 per passenger for World View Enterprise) and customers can also pay using crypto. Commercial flights are targeted to begin from late 2024 with the first year of seats completely reserved by October 2021. In June 2021, the company safely completed its first test flight from the Space Coast Spaceport. In December 2021, the startup selected Florida&rsquo;s Space Coast Spaceport for its worldwide campus and manufacturing complex.
 
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnership
 
 
 In 
 <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16038">
 January 2023
 </a>
 , Space Perspective entered a strategic partnership with global yacht brokerage company, Northrop and Johnson (N&amp;J) to allow select clients of N&amp;J exclusive access to space travel aboard Spaceship Neptune.
 
 
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 In its latest funding round in May 2022, Space Perspective raised USD 17 million bringing its total funding to USD 65 million. The round saw several new investors, including Silicon Valley Bank, Trinity Capital and Henry Kravis, co-founder of investment company KKR and Co. The funding was expected to be used for further development of its stratospheric passenger balloon system that simulates one aspect of spaceflight.
 
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Space Perspective

Robotics are offered by space debris management, space mining, and space exploration companies

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Companies such as Relativity Space are using 3D printing to drive down production costs

Companies that facilitate space tourism and rocket and spacecraft launches, which include human spaceflights and satellite launches

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 Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusablelaunch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9.
 
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 SpinLaunch develops a kinetic launch system for sending satellites to low-Earth orbit.
 
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SpinLaunch

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 Rocket Lab delivers a range of complete rocket systems and technologies for fast and low-cost payload deployment.
 
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Rocket Lab

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 D-Orbit is the first in-space transportation company, providing solutions for moving, precise deployment and removing satellites.
 
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D-Orbit

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 Phantom Space focuses on space transportation technology including satellites, propulsion, and launch vehicles.
 
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Phantom Space

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 Virgin Orbit operates LauncherOne, a flexible launch service for commercial and government-built satellites.
 
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Virgin Orbit

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