What Is A Lead Investor Anyway? And is the Role Changing?
If you have ever tried to raise money for a business, you will be familiar with the term “Lead Investor.” If you have not had...
Category : Startup Files
Let’s Get It Together People
In the last two columns I have talked about why space, as an investment sector, is not really like other “Deep Tech” sectors. At times, I...
A Market That Is Out of This World
In my last column I spent some time looking at the investment environment in the space sector, including why I think that it may not...
A Unique Investment Space
The space sector is seeing a shift in funding. Five years ago, private sector funding was on the rise. Government spending was decreasing and appeared...
Leading Your Way Out of a Complex Project
I introduced the concept of complexity a couple of columns ago. In the last column I talked about the effect it can have on organizational culture...
Advice to Founders, Avoiding Blame and Seeking Success
In the last column I talked about the concept of complexity as it applies to the management of large projects. In that column I also...
Project Management Complexity and the Space Startup
This column will be a bit of a departure from the previous few. Here I am not going to be talking about technology, or business,...
Private Investment and the Space Startup
In the last column I wrote, I talked about the conundrum faced by government policy makers as they attempt to craft programs to help the...
NorthStar Earth & Space Raises $20 Million
For the second time in a year, NorthStar Earth & Space has closed a funding round, this time a $20 million Series D financing round....
Maritime Launch Services Announces Raise of $2.2 Million
Maritime Launch Services has closed its non-brokered private placement and raised gross proceeds of $2,282,000. The private placement was announced on November 17th shortly after...
