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Funding The Future

SpaceFund is an early-stage venture capital investment fund dedicated to supporting the most promising entrepreneurs in the high-growth industry of this century — the opening of the High Frontier of space. We back visionary, practical companies building the infrastructure, intelligence, and commercial capability that will define the space economy.

A portfolio of enduring signals

SpaceFund invests in visionary, practical startups in the booming space industry, focusing on multi-billion dollar markets. We avoid traditional aerospace, but do consider space transportation, critical components, and supply chains necessary for every aspect of space operations and exploration. We work actively with our companies from inception toward durable scale and successful exits.

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Voyager

Defense and space technology company building mission-critical systems, national security capabilities, and commercial space infrastructure.

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Made In Space (Redwire)

The first in-space additive and industrial manufacturing company. Successfully exited.

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SpaceX

Designing, launching, and operating advanced rockets and spacecraft that are reshaping access to orbit and beyond.

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Axiom Space

The world's first commercially built, owned and operated space station.

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Cognitive Space

Transforming automation and AI for spacecraft and orbital machines.

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Sen

Video streaming company providing the world’s first ever 4K livestream from space.

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Portfolio Companies

$20M+

Invested

$B+

Market Focus

2018

Founded

A space-focused venture platform built for the frontier.

SpaceFund combines dedicated sector focus, experienced operators and investors, and ongoing proprietary research to identify the startups most likely to matter in the rapidly expanding new space ecosystem.

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Dedicated Portfolio

Dedicated Space Portfolio

Utilizing unique insight and access to this rapidly growing field, SpaceFund is building a diversified portfolio of the most promising startups in the new space ecosystem.

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Expert Team

Expert Team

Technologists, investors, and business builders from the space and finance industries have united to create a truly space-focused venture capital firm.

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Market Intelligence

Groundbreaking Market Intelligence

SpaceFund performs ongoing research on the entire space startup ecosystem, with a special focus on market size, creation of new markets, financing, and exits.

Space Market Intelligence

SpaceFund performs ongoing research on the entire space startup ecosystem, with a special focus on market size, creation of new markets, financing, and exits — providing insight for investors, founders, and the broader market as the industry matures.

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Research View
Our intelligence focuses on evidence: what has been built, what is repeatable, and what leaves a measurable mark.
Signal Over Noise

From sector databases to investment commentary, SpaceFund collects, correlates, and interprets inside-the-industry intelligence intended to close information gaps, improve diligence, and help the market better understand which trends, companies, and categories have real momentum.

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New Perspectives, Long Horizon

SpaceFund is building a renaissance team of leaders in the space and financial worlds who have come together to find, finance, and help build the startups that will change the future. The team brings the network, resources, and experience needed to guide companies toward profitable exits.

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Rick Tumlinson

Founder & CEO

Rick Tumlinson is widely known as the “godfather” of the commercial space movement. A six-time witness before the U.S. Congress, he co-founded the XPRIZE and helped shape the shift from government-only exploration toward a more open, entrepreneurial, and commercially driven frontier in space for investors, founders, policymakers, and the next generation of builders.

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John Bohlmann

Founding GP

John Bohlmann is an early founding General Partner at SpaceFund and a 5x founder focused on scaling high-impact technology companies. Based in San Francisco, he is the Founder and CEO of HawkenAI, advises fast-growing startups, and is deeply embedded in the Silicon Valley founder ecosystem as an investor, judge, and operator.

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Luke Moloney

Founding GP

Luke Moloney is a longtime operator and strategic advisor with experience across venture-backed companies, frontier technology, and growth-stage business building. He brings a pragmatic board-level perspective on execution, partnerships, and long-horizon company development in emerging markets.

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Jaime Velasco

CFO

Jaime Velasco is a finance executive with international experience spanning companies from $5 million in revenue to Fortune 100 enterprises. He served as divisional CFO for Bank Santander, a 70,000+ employee international organization and the largest bank in the Eurozone, and has helped raise seed and venture capital while guiding several companies to successful exits.

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