# Space.VC

> Space.VC is a VC fund in Austin backing Aerospace, Manufacturing and Space Travel. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/space-vc/about/?viewAsMember=true
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TheSpaceVC
- Website: https://spacevc.co/

Space.VC is a VC fund in Austin focused on Aerospace and Manufacturing. Investing in world-class Space Tech founders and startups at pre-seed to Series A stage primarily.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 5 | 14% |
| Manufacturing | 5 | 14% |
| Space Travel | 3 | 8% |
| Hardware | 2 | 5% |
| Software | 2 | 5% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 19% |
| Series A | 5 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 11% |
| Series B | 2 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 43% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| True Anomaly | True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. The company builds satellites and autonomous systems that support monitoring, maneuvering, and coordination in space environments. Its offerings include simulation tools and mission planning software that helpoperators model scenarios and manage on-orbit activities. The organization also provides hardware and integrated systems that enable responsive deployment and control of space assets. Its work focuses on supporting government and commercial missions that require situational awareness and operational capabilities beyond Earth. | $600M | Series D | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Vital Lyfe | Vital Lyfe is a Climatech product manufacturer that develops systems to produce safe drinking water from a range of natural sources, including seawater, without reliance on centralized infrastructure. The company designs portable water-making hardware that combines filtration, purification, and engineering principles adapted from aerospace toenable autonomous operation in diverse environments. Its offerings aim to serve use cases where traditional water infrastructure is limited or unavailable, such as humanitarian relief, maritime operations, disaster response, and off-grid communities.Vital Lyfe provides hardware platforms alongside supporting software for monitoring and management of water quality and system performance. The company engages with partners in sectors like non-governmental organizations, maritime organizations, and outdoor or expedition users to deploy and validate its solutions. It continues to refine and scale its technologies toward broader market availability and expanded field applications. | $18M | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Castelion | Pallas is a venture-backed defense tech company applying modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to critical national security challenges, specifically to solve affordability, scale, and supply chain robustness. | $350M | Series B | Dec 05, 2025 |  |
| Karman Industries | Karman Industries is electrifying industrial thermal energy consumption to assist worldwide businesses in drastically lowering both manufacturing costs and onsite Scope 1 emissions. | $20M | Series A | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Vital Lyfe | Vital Lyfe is a Climatech product manufacturer that develops systems to produce safe drinking water from a range of natural sources, including seawater, without reliance on centralized infrastructure. The company designs portable water-making hardware that combines filtration, purification, and engineering principles adapted from aerospace toenable autonomous operation in diverse environments. Its offerings aim to serve use cases where traditional water infrastructure is limited or unavailable, such as humanitarian relief, maritime operations, disaster response, and off-grid communities.Vital Lyfe provides hardware platforms alongside supporting software for monitoring and management of water quality and system performance. The company engages with partners in sectors like non-governmental organizations, maritime organizations, and outdoor or expedition users to deploy and validate its solutions. It continues to refine and scale its technologies toward broader market availability and expanded field applications. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Space Forge | Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth. | $30M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| True Anomaly | True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. The company builds satellites and autonomous systems that support monitoring, maneuvering, and coordination in space environments. Its offerings include simulation tools and mission planning software that helpoperators model scenarios and manage on-orbit activities. The organization also provides hardware and integrated systems that enable responsive deployment and control of space assets. Its work focuses on supporting government and commercial missions that require situational awareness and operational capabilities beyond Earth. | $260M | Series C | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Karman Industries | Karman Industries is electrifying industrial thermal energy consumption to assist worldwide businesses in drastically lowering both manufacturing costs and onsite Scope 1 emissions. | $7.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 08, 2025 |  |
| Karman Industries | Karman Industries is electrifying industrial thermal energy consumption to assist worldwide businesses in drastically lowering both manufacturing costs and onsite Scope 1 emissions. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Rollup | Rollup is a collaborative platform that develops hardware solutions. It's primary features are system modeling and real-time communication. | $5.6M | Seed | May 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Riot Ventures — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Seraphim Space](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seraphim-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Cantos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cantos-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Champion Hill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/champion-hill-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Narya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/narya-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Space.VC invest in?

Space.VC invests primarily in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Space Travel startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 37 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 Space.VC last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Space.VC closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 37 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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