# Stephen Fleming

> Stephen Fleming is a angel investor at University of Arizona backing Aerospace and Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [University of Arizona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-arizona)
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2007
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenfleming
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/StephenFleming
- Website: http://academicvc.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stephenfleming

Stephen Fleming is a angel investor at University of Arizona in Atlanta focused on Aerospace and Manufacturing. Stephen Fleming has over ten years of private equity experience at the General Partner level. Prior to his venture capital career, he spent fifteen years in operations roles at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Nortel Networks, and LICOM (a venture-funded startup).An Atlanta native and summa cum laude graduate of Georgia Tech, Stephen returned to hisalma mater in mid-2005 as Chief Commercialization Officer. His appointment led a reorganization designed to streamline the handling of intellectual property, accelerate the licensing of technology, and make the Institute's resources more readily accessible to business and industry.Stephen is also active in the "alternative space industry" and is an investor in several private spaceship companies. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Tech High School, a charter high school emphasizing science, math, and technology in urban Atlanta.In March 2004, Mr. Fleming was invited to testify before the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy (the "Aldridge Commission"); his remarks before that commission are available here.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XCOR Aerospace | Founded in 1999, XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately-held California corporation. Their headquarters and development facilities are located at the Mojave Spaceport and Civilian Aerospace Test Center in Mojave, California. XCOR engages in research, development, and production of reusable rocket-powered, horizontal launch vehicles for suborbital,and ultimately, orbital travel. |  | Angel | Jun 07, 2007 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boston Harbor Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-harbor-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About University of Arizona

VC Fund · Tucson, United States

University of Arizona is a public research university that offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree courses.The university’s mission is to provide a comprehensive, high-quality education that engages its students in discovery through research and broad-based scholarship. It aims to empower its graduates to be leaders insolving complex societal problems.University of Arizona was founded in 1885 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

5 contacts available at University of Arizona.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Harris | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-harris-5a57 |
| Stephen Fleming | Director, Innovation Ecosystem; Center for Quantum Networks | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-fleming |
| Ara Philipossian | Professor Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ara-philipossian |
| Benn Konsynski | Co-Founder, Group-Decision Support Laboratory | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benn-konsynski |
| Dennis Merens | Investor in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-merens |

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## FAQ

### What does Stephen Fleming invest in?

Stephen Fleming invests primarily in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 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 Stephen Fleming last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stephen Fleming closed in Jun 2007. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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