As the 2020’s progress, NewSpace has made amazing strides, garnered billions in investment, and we are seeing very profitable exits. Not so long ago, these outcomes would not have been so easy to predict.
The biggest winners have been in the realms of launch, satellites, and related services for both.
But for humans to become truly – and permanently – an interplanetary species, much more will be needed, and the investors to go with it.
So what will be the Next Big Thing for investors to look at? This session will feature experienced pros in all aspects of the industry, with a focus on investor finance, from initial angel round to Series C. Expect a lively debate on what might be the next wave of space venture development!
Space Business
Session Chair Info
Thomas Andrew Olson
Board Chair, Center for Space Commerce and Finance
For over three decades, Mr. Olson has been a business systems engineer and analyst in the Communications, Aerospace, and Publishing sectors. In addition, he spent several years in the Financial Services sector (cash and fund management). He served on the original organizing committee for the ’Space Investment Summits’, an event that brought together interested investors and space entrepreneurs for knowledge sharing and professional networking. From 2006-2010, he was a regular Read More