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title: "Space Economy Taxonomy – Bessemer Ventures"
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slug: "space-economy-taxonomy-bessemer-ventures"
author: "NSE"
published: "2022-09-11T15:00:00+00:00"
modified: "2022-09-22T20:09:07+00:00"
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markdown_url: "https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/09/11/space-economy-taxonomy-bessemer-ventures.md"
description: "A space economy taxonomy from the perspective of a venture capital firm."
language: "en-US"
category:
  - "Space Economy"
post_tag:
  - "Commercial Market"
  - "Launch Vehicles"
  - "Materials"
  - "Satellites"
  - "Space Industry"
  - "Space Sector"
  - "Venture Capital"
---

# Space Economy Taxonomy – Bessemer Ventures

Bessemer Ventures is a large venture capital firm. This perspective is from 2018.

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image-1.jpg?resize=696%2C977&ssl=1)

*Source: [Bessemer Ventures](https://www.bvp.com/atlas/space-is-open-for-business)*

- Space Economy
  - Materials and components
  - Launch vehicles
    - Launch assist, e.g. launch brokers and integrators
  - Satellites
  - Software and ground segment
  - Data analytics
  - Operators
    - Tourism
    - Communications
    - Colonization
    - Refuel and repair
    - Mining and manufacturing
    - Testing platform
    - Earth observation
    - Space debris removal
    - Other