https://spacewatch.global/tag/vc/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:08:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/vc/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/spacewatchgl-venture-space-january-2024/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53535 2024 is off to a strong start for space-tech startups raising capital in the VC space, with over $475m USD (442m EUR) raised in January alone. At this pace, however, the annual space tech investment ecosystem projects to an annual $5.8b, a contraction versus 2023 levels of approximately $7.1b. Across 25 deals, and an average of $19m per deal, just under half of deals were located in the United States (7) and United Kingdom (5) with strong presence in Europe coming from France (3) and Italy (3).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-new-space-domain-economics/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:10:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41563 The global space market size will raise from 340 million USD annual sales to a 1 trillion USD domain in the next two decades. It is projected that the number of people employed in the space industry as a whole will increase to 400,000 in the next few years. This enormous growth could bring some challenges and opportunities, some of which have been openly discussed at the event. ]]>