Global Space Activity 2015 (Billions) 1 Total: $323 Billion Commercial companies are playing an increasing role in this traditionally government-led sector. By the 2020 s, near the planned end of the life of the ISS, NASA s intention is to transition LEO from being government-led to significantly more private sector involvement (both supply and demand side). NASA Commercial LEO Workshop http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/leo_commercialization/ 1 Data from Space Foundation 2016 Space Report
ESTABLISHED SPACE BUDGETS EMERGING SPACE BUDGETS $70 BILLION 1 $6 BILLION 1 1 Data source: Space Foundation, Space Report 2016 Governments have a big role to play in commercial space as a partner and early customer to new space ventures. As more countries develop space programs, there will be more private-public partnerships, and more funds available for commercial services. Launch history and forecast satellites <50kg 1 Launch delays were a major factor contributing to the decrease in 2016 Space Angels led the seed round investment in Vector Sep 2016. Projections based on announced and future plans of developers and programs indicate as many as 2,300 nano/microsatellites will require launch from 2017-2023. 1 Companies like Vector Space 2 are addressing the bottleneck for nano/ microsatellite launch with customer-centric solutions. 1 Data from SpaceWorks 2017 nano/micro satellite market assessment 2 Vector Space Systems is a Space Angels portfolio company
1 1980 $100,000/lb Shuttle 2000 $10,000/lb Delta IV Atlas V 2010s $1,000/lb 2 Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy 2020s $100/lb? And we are just beginning to see the disruptive role that startups will play in this sector Re-usable and suborbital launch 1 http://www.nature.com/news/many-eyes-on-earth-1.14475 2 Planet Labs is a Space Angels portfolio company We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Bill Gates underestimate You are here. overestimate How humans think about the future How technological productivity develops *Amara s law
*Data from Space Angels investment tracking database Over $3 Billion of non-government equity investment in 2016 (excluding acquisitions, debt raisings, and initial public offerings); $7 Billion over past five years $3.5 Billion of total invested in 100 U.S. companies; $1.8 Billion in eight UK companies 46% of total in satellites; 44% in launchers; 10% in other markets
PLANETARY MARKETS IN-SPACE INDUSTRIALS IN-SPACE BIOSPHERE EDUCATION & MEDIA LAUNCHERS & LANDERS SATELLITES *Data from Space Angels proprietary database
ROBUST ENGINE FOR INDUSTRY GROWTH: the opportunity NOW is in startups 85 funded after 2009 PLANETARY MARKETS IN-SPACE INDUSTRIALS IN-SPACE BIOSPHERE EDUCATION & MEDIA LAUNCHERS & LANDERS SATELLITES *Data from Space Angels proprietary database + Your logo here?
Mean Round Sizes and Series A round sizes are nearly identical for space startups compared to average size of all venture investments Capital requirements for Series B+ rounds appear higher for space than the average tech investments, but data is limited; VC investment in B & C rounds is growing - to 38 firms in 2015, up from a high of 16 in 2013 Those firms, investing in space B+, generally do not invest in & Series A rounds as they are unfamiliar with the sector and so are more risk averse It is still early in this young industry, but the limited exits and valuation increases demonstrate potential for exits within 5-7 years Space is full of incumbent aerospace companies with the cash and the desire to make acquisitions See exit data on next slide Exelis Inc. acquired by Harris Corp. for $3.3B SpaceX $2.5 Billion valuation 2 Fund lifetime SatMex acquired by Eutelsat for $830M Time to exit (or valuation milestone) from founding for select commercial space startups. OpenWhere acquired; Urthecast IPO Skybox acquired by Google for $500M; Planet $1.1 billion valuation 2 Deimos Imaging acquired by Urthecast O3B acquired by SES for $700M SpaceX $17 Billion valuation 2 1 Data from Space Angels proprietary database 2 Valuations from Pitch Book, Inc.
Ardusat Accion Systems Series A Analytical Space DEAL LEAD Astrobotic DEAL LEAD Kepler Communications Planet Series C Planetary Resources Series A Stealth Startup Vector Space DEAL LEAD World View Enterprises Series B << DEAL SOURCING >> FUND MANAGER SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD TECHNICAL SUPPORT (tech diligence, testing platforms/ facilities, deal flow, grant funding) CO-INVESTORS EARLY DEAL ACCESS ALMA MATER << PORTFOLIO SUPPORT >> The data shows that a well-networked venture capital firm has a higher probability of success than firms that typically invest outside of a network. Our strong relationships with successful organizations provide us with an extra advantage for potential returns, while also giving us access to well-vetted deal flow.
CASE STUDY: Two Space Angels funded companies working together - Planetary Resources launching aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. CASE STUDY: Two Space Angels funded companies: NanoRacks 1 launching Planet Dove satellites from International Space Station (ISS). CASE STUDY: Two portfolio companies: Atlas will provide telemetry support to Vector, a multi-million dollar partnership. CASE STUDY: Space Angels arranged for a tech demo of Ursa Space System radar system on ISS, saving the company millions in development cost.