Since its founding, Seraphim Space has established itself as the global leader in SpaceTech investment and support for space entrepreneurs. Led by a team of seasoned professionals with deep expertise in both the space industry and venture capital, Seraphim takes a “cradle-to-grave” approach to nurturing visionary space companies from their earliest stages through exit. By providing the necessary funding, business support, and collaboration opportunities, Seraphim is helping accelerate humanity’s next giant leap by transforming the realm of science fiction into science fact.
Based in London with additional teams in the United States and Asia, Seraphim operates three key initiatives to support space startups globally – the Seraphim Space investment funds, Seraphim Space Accelerator, and Seraphim Space Investment Platform. Through these combined efforts, Seraphim has become the first organization focused on enabling space entrepreneurship from inception all the way through to exit. Since launching in 2021, Seraphim has scaled to become the clear industry leader and the mission control for visionary space entrepreneurs.
The Seraphim Space investment funds provide a range of funding from seed rounds of £250,000 up to later stage Series B/C rounds of £25 million. To date, Seraphim’s funds have invested in over 100 space startups through 13 constellations across a diverse array of subsectors including Earth intelligence, infrastructure, in-space services and transportation. Notable companies in Seraphim’s expanding portfolio include SatRevolution (satellite servicing), Orbex (smallsat launch), and LeoLabs (space situational awareness). The combined portfolio companies are working on some of the most exciting and impactful technologies that aim to transform our future in space and benefit life on Earth.
For very early stage companies, Seraphim Space Accelerator acts as the “front door” to the wider Seraphim ecosystem. Run out of locations in London, San Francisco and Singapore, the accelerator program helps startup founders accelerate business development and identifies those that are ready to scale with follow-on funding. Over 12 missions to date involving 3 international cohorts each time, Seraphim Space Accelerator has supported over 90 companies that have collectively raised more than $320 million in funding post-program.
To complement its direct investments and accelerator program, Seraphim also operates the Seraphim Space Investment Platform. This initiative aims to broaden access to space investment opportunities for institutional and wealth managers by sourcing, qualifying and syndicating deals from the wider ecosystem. This helps expand the capital available to Seraphim and its portfolio companies.
A key part of Seraphim’s vision is to support entrepreneurs tackling some of humanity’s biggest challenges through the infinite possibilities of space. Many of the technologies Seraphim is investing in and nurturing will provide trailblazing solutions to problems facing our planet like climate change, resource scarcity and natural disasters. Examples include constellations of small satellites monitoring agriculture, deforestation and natural disasters as well as space-based solar power projects which could revolutionize clean energy production. By opening up the high ground of space, Seraphim aims to transform life on Earth for the better.
In addition to its investment activities, Seraphim is also active in industry advocacy and education initiatives. This includes conducting primary research reports on trends in SpaceTech and the space economy, organizing major conferences highlighting entrepreneurship in the space sector, and producing a podcast interviewing many of the leading innovators in the field. Recently Seraphim co-signed an open letter to governments calling to stop destructive anti-satellite weapons testing which threatens the sustainability of the space environment.
Looking ahead, Seraphim has outlined ambitious plans for continued global expansion. An announcement in mid-2023 revealed that Singapore will become the main regional hub for Seraphim’s growing presence in Asia-Pacific, building upon continued success of its accelerator program missions run out of London, San Francisco and now Singapore. Additional new offices are planned in other strategic locations to further facilitate support for Seraphim’s portfolio companies seeking customers and partners worldwide.
Through its unique “cradle-to-grave” approach combining venture capital, business acceleration and industry leadership, Seraphim Space has firmly established itself as the premier partner enabling space entrepreneurs worldwide. By providing the seed funding, incubation support, and access to global markets and expertise required for companies to achieve escape velocity, Seraphim is accelerating humanity’s next giant leap into space while driving impacts here on Earth through rapidly transformed science fiction becoming science fact before our eyes.