Chad Anderson
CEO @ Space Capital
New York, United States
Chad Anderson is a seed investor at Space Capital in New York focused on Aerospace and Information Technology. Described by TechCrunch as “among the best-positioned people on either the investment or the operator side to weigh in on the current and future state of the space startup industry,” Chad Anderson is the founder and managing partner of Space Capital, where he has been pioneering investment in the Space Economy for over a decade. He is also authorof The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of our Lifetime, now available from Wiley.
- Total investments:
- 73
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Chad Anderson invests in
Stages Chad Anderson invests in
Countries Chad Anderson invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Aerospace 16 (22%)
- Information Technology 8 (11%)
- Software 7 (10%)
- Space Travel 7 (10%)
- Satellite Communication 7 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 16 (22%)
- Series A 15 (21%)
- Series B 7 (10%)
- Series C 4 (5%)
- Series D 2 (3%)
Country
- United States 22 (30%)
- United Kingdom 4 (5%)
- Canada 3 (4%)
- Germany 2 (3%)
- Finland 1 (1%)
Investments
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LeoLabs
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LeoLabs is an aerospace company that supplies and provides low Earth orbit mapping and space situational awareness services. The company's software platform offers an open API and provides the basis for a new generation of SSA and traffic safety services. LeoLabs was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | $29M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 12, 2024 | |
Zephr
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Zephr operates as a developer of next generation location-based solutions. | $3.5M / Seed / Nov 02, 2023 | |
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Zephr
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Zephr operates as a developer of next generation location-based solutions. | $3.5M / Seed / Nov 02, 2023 | |
Kayhan Space
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Providing Trust and Transparency to Satellite Operators with Intuitive and Timely Collision Avoidance Warnings and Decision Guidance | $7M / Seed / Sep 19, 2023 | |
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Kayhan Space
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Providing Trust and Transparency to Satellite Operators with Intuitive and Timely Collision Avoidance Warnings and Decision Guidance | $7M / Seed / Sep 19, 2023 | |
Ursa Major
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Ursa Major Technologies develops innovative propulsion solutions for the emerging microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market. Its advanced manufacturing optimizes unique part creation. These engines are greater than 80% additively manufactured by mass using cutting-edge, internally-developed materials and processes.The company was founded in2015 and is based in Berthoud, Colorado. | $100M / Series D / Apr 25, 2023 | |
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Ursa Major
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Ursa Major Technologies develops innovative propulsion solutions for the emerging microsatellite and nanosatellite launch market. Its advanced manufacturing optimizes unique part creation. These engines are greater than 80% additively manufactured by mass using cutting-edge, internally-developed materials and processes.The company was founded in2015 and is based in Berthoud, Colorado. | $100M / Series D / Apr 25, 2023 | |
ICEYE
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ICEYE is a space technology company that develops and operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites used for Earth observation and persistent monitoring. The company provides satellite imagery and data that enable governments, defense organizations, insurers, financial institutions, and other commercial users to monitoractivities and environmental conditions across the globe. Its SAR technology captures imagery regardless of cloud cover, weather conditions, or time of day, supporting applications such as disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, maritime awareness, environmental monitoring, and security operations. ICEYE also delivers satellite-based intelligence systems and analytical solutions that help organizations assess events, track changes, and make operational decisions using near real-time information. Through its satellite network and data services, the company supports monitoring and situational awareness across a range of public and commercial sectors. | $136M / Series D / Feb 03, 2022 | |
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ICEYE
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ICEYE is a space technology company that develops and operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites used for Earth observation and persistent monitoring. The company provides satellite imagery and data that enable governments, defense organizations, insurers, financial institutions, and other commercial users to monitoractivities and environmental conditions across the globe. Its SAR technology captures imagery regardless of cloud cover, weather conditions, or time of day, supporting applications such as disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, maritime awareness, environmental monitoring, and security operations. ICEYE also delivers satellite-based intelligence systems and analytical solutions that help organizations assess events, track changes, and make operational decisions using near real-time information. Through its satellite network and data services, the company supports monitoring and situational awareness across a range of public and commercial sectors. | $136M / Series D / Feb 03, 2022 | |
Matidor.com
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Matidor is a geospatial collaboration platform that helps you organize projects on a live-updating map with easy visualization, team collaboration, and management.More consultancies, project managers, and field workers now choose to use Matidor to manage their projects over spreadsheets because it leads to higher productivity and clientsatisfaction.Our key features to help companies stay on top of their daily workflow include a centralized dashboard showing budgets, cost reports, files & historical details. In addition, our detailed site maps & user-friendly GIS tools help eliminate collaboration hurdles between departments, improve operational efficiency, and business development effectiveness.Matidor’s map-based interface uniquely meets the needs of field companies: tasks and information relating to a physical location can be readily seen understood by both technical and business audiences due to this interface. Matidor doesn’t require the long training cycle of other industry-specific systems, and an unlimited user model opens the door to viral growth. Stickiness is built-in through historical data storage and the aforementioned network effect. | $1.9M / Seed / Jan 17, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Space Capital
Space Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the Space economy, specifically focused on unlocking the value in Space technology stacks such as GPS, Geospatial Intelligence, and Communications.
Space Capital Contacts
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Ajay Kapoor
Private Investor
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Alan Yu
Associate
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Alan Yu
Associate
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Chad Anderson
CEO
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David Lopez
Analyst
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FAQ
What does Chad Anderson invest in?
Chad Anderson invests primarily in Aerospace, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 73 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Chad Anderson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chad Anderson closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 73 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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