Space Investing Goes Mainstream as VCs Embrace New Frontiers

Space Investing Goes Mainstream as VCs Embrace New Frontiers

Space Investing Goes Mainstream as VCs Ditch the Rocket Science Requirements Five years ago, venture capitalist Katelin Holloway made what she calls a “literal moon shot” investment. At the time, she admits her firm, Seven Seven Six, had “no clue” what reusable rocket company Stoke Space was pitching. Still, she trusted the vision—and that bet marked the start of a bigger trend: space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements. Image Credits:Seven Seven Six From Rocket Science to Real Business Opportunities Since her first investment, Holloway has backed other ambitious ventures like Interlune, which aims to harvest helium-3 from the moon to power quantum computing and advanced medical imaging. These bold bets highlight a new mindset among investors. Venture capitalists once needed deep aerospace knowledge to even consider backing space startups. Today, the focus is shifting from rocket engineering to applications, data, and infrastructure built on space technol…