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title: "Insights into Exits of Space StartUps Between 2000 and 2020"
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# Insights into Exits of Space StartUps Between 2000 and 2020

This article is a based upon[a data set](https://spacefund.com/exits/) published by Space Fund, which compiles information on space startup exits between 2000 and December 15, 2020.

Top insights from Space Fund’s data set include:

55% of startups were based in the United States.

86% of exits were via merger and acquisition.

The number of exits per year have steadily increased starting in 2013.

2019 was the first year of billion dollar valuations

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