Space Capital Podcast
Space Capital Podcast, the playbook for investing in the space economy, is hosted by Chad Anderson, founder and Managing Partner of Space Capital, the world’s leading seed-stage venture capital firm investing in the space economy. Listen for unique insights into startup activity and investment trends from the founders and innovators at the forefront.
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Space IQ: Q4 2023 Review
02/20/2024
Space IQ: Q4 2023 Review
In the newest episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast and this is the Q4 2023 Space IQ review, our quarterly analysis of startup activity and investment trends in the space economy. Managing Partners, Chad Anderson and Justus Kilian are going to walk through the results published in our Q4 2023 Space Investment Quarterly, explore current market dynamics, and deep dive into specific themes with industry leaders in Satellite communications and Geospatial intelligence. Show Notes Download the Watch the Space IQ playlist on Buy wherever you buy books
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Kayhan and the future of space traffic management
12/19/2023
Kayhan and the future of space traffic management
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Networked GPS and the Era of Precise Positioning
11/21/2023
Networked GPS and the Era of Precise Positioning
In the newest episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast and we’re speaking with Sean Gorman, co-founder and CEO of Zephr, a company that is developing a novel network-based approach to augmenting GPS to focus on improving the accuracy and resiliency of GPS/GNSS for mobile phones and wearables. Learn more about the past, present and future of GPS and its impact on the world in today’s podcast. Company website: Hear from Zephr Founder Sean Gorman: Learn more about how GPS data became the foundation of the trillion-dollar industry that spawned Uber, Yelp and Snap in the
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Space IQ: Q3 2023 Review
10/31/2023
Space IQ: Q3 2023 Review
In the newest episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast and this is the Q3 2023 Space IQ review, our quarterly analysis of startup activity and investment trends in the space economy. We are going to walk through the results published in our Q3 2023 Space Investment Quarterly, explore current market dynamics, and deep dive into specific themes with industry leaders in Satellite communications and Geospatial intelligence. Show Notes Download the Watch the Space IQ playlist on Buy wherever you buy books
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GHGSat is Delivering Climate Solutions
09/25/2023
GHGSat is Delivering Climate Solutions
In this seventeenth episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast and we're speaking with Stephane Germain, he's the co-founder and CEO of GHGSat. Stephane. Space Capital first invested in GHGSat back in 2018, and was featured on the podcast in 2020. Since then, GHGSat launched several new satellites and products, and has firmly established the company as the global leader in greenhouse gas emissions monitoring. Learn more about how GHGSat is leading the way in monitoring greenhouse emissions in today’s podcast. Company website: Check out our first interview with GHGSat:
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Space IQ: Q2 2023 Review
08/24/2023
Space IQ: Q2 2023 Review
This is the Space Capital podcast and today we’ll discuss the Q2 2023 Space IQ, our quarterly review of startup activity and investment trends in the space economy. We will walk through the results published in our Q2 2023 Space Investment Quarterly, explore current market dynamics, and deep dive into specific themes in the space economy. Download the Watch the Space IQ playlist on Buy wherever you buy books
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Achieving the Impossible with Top Talent
08/01/2023
Achieving the Impossible with Top Talent
In the 15th episode of the Space Capital podcast, our guest host Justilian, partner at Space Capital is speaking with Brian & Seyka Mejeur, co-founders of AdAstra, a company specializing in talent advisory for space and clean tech startups. Learn more about the importance of talent in this podcast and with the additional links below. Company website:
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Vision Pro and the Era of Spatial Computing
07/13/2023
Vision Pro and the Era of Spatial Computing
In the 14th episode of the Space Capital podcast, we are speaking with Alon Grinspoon, founder and CEO of echo3D, a 3D asset management platform helping developers manage and stream 3D AR/VR content. We invested in echo3D in the fall of 2021, and the company's backed by a great syndicate of investors, including Convoy Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Verizon, 5G Lab, and others. Learn more about the future of 3D content and its impact on the world in today’s podcast. Company website: Learn how to quickly create real-time cloud-connected 3D/AR/VR apps in a few simple steps. Introducing Apple Vision Pro to create and build 3D content that could be live in 15 minutes or less.
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Big Ideas 2023
05/26/2023
Big Ideas 2023
In the 13th episode of the Space Capital Podcast, we'll discuss some of the key trends and big ideas that we believe are driving growth in the space economy and how we're thinking about them. Chad Anderson, Tom Ingersoll, and Justus Kilian, Space Capital Managing Partners will examine how global economic headwinds are impacting the category. Which industries are most affected and which are best positioned to weather the storm?
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The Space Economy
04/18/2023
The Space Economy
In this 12th episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast, we’re breaking from our standard format to discuss the launch of our new book - The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime from Space Capital Managing Partner, Chad Anderson. The new Space Age has already begun, but there is still time for you to get in early. In The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime, accomplished venture capitalist and Space Capital founder Chad Anderson offers investors, entrepreneurs, and aspiring professionals powerful tools and information for understanding how space-based technologies have, and will continue to, transform enterprise, government, and consumer markets for decades to come. Learn more about The Space Economy:
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Space IQ: Q4 2022 Review
03/15/2023
Space IQ: Q4 2022 Review
This is the Space Capital podcast and this is the Q4 2022 Space IQ review, our quarterly analysis of startup activity and investment trends in the space economy. We are going to walk through the results published in our Q4 2022 Space Investment Quarterly, explore current market dynamics, and deep dive into specific themes with industry leaders in Satellite communications and Geospatial intelligence. Download the Download Watch the Space IQ playlist on Check out and sign up for the
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The GEOINT Playbook
02/28/2023
The GEOINT Playbook
In the 10th episode of the Space Capital podcast, the GEOINT Playbook we will walk through the Space Capital thesis, which analyzes geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). This framework helps us connect the dots from the origin and constraints of the geospatial stack to the larger role that space based technology plays in an ecosystem that intersects with the modern tech industry and serves customers across a wide variety of markets. Download the
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Space IQ: Q3 2022 Review
11/03/2022
Space IQ: Q3 2022 Review
This is the Space Capital podcast and today we’re introducing Space IQ, our quarterly review of startup activity and investment trends in the space economy. We are going to walk through the results published in our Q3 2022 Space Investment Quarterly, explore current market dynamics, and deep dive into specific themes with industry leaders in Satellite communications and Geospatial intelligence. SkyWatch is enabling a new era in geospatial intelligence by providing developers with the tools they need to efficiently and cost-effectively integrate Earth observation (EO) data into their applications and workflows. The company provides a modern API through which external users can access various types of EO data in high volumes and at fast throughput speeds. The company has two product lines: EarthCache, the simplest way to integrate EO data into any application, and TerraStream, an automated data distribution platform for satellite operators. K4 Mobility’s mission is to build and operate a secure digital platform to harness the power of the internet for maritime, with an inspiring, clear, and convenient technology path for cutting-edge performance now and in the future. Download the Watch the Space IQ playlist on SkyWatch website: , SpaceNews , Geospatial World , SpaceNews K4 Mobility website:
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Remote Sensing: Unlocking Access
09/27/2022
Remote Sensing: Unlocking Access
In this eighth episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with James Slifierz, founder and CEO of SkyWatch, a company that is enabling a new era in geospatial intelligence by providing developers the tools they need to efficiently and cost-effectively integrate Earth observation (EO) data into their applications and workflows. SkyWatch provides a modern API through which external users can access various types of EO data in high volumes and at fast throughput speeds. The company has two product lines: EarthCache, the simplest way to integrate EO data into any application, and TerraStream, an automated data distribution platform for satellite operators.
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Software for Hard Engineering
08/25/2022
Software for Hard Engineering
In this seventh episode of the second season of the Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Lucy Hoag, Co-Founder and CEO of Violet Labs, a company building a cloud-based software integration for complex hardware engineering. Violet Labs is building cloud-based software integration for complex hardware engineering. We integrate data from software tools used across the engineering lifecycle into a powerful centralized platform, enabling an engineering source-of-truth, bidirectional data update, sophisticated workflow automation, and more. Our team is founded by engineers with experience building spacecraft, launch vehicles, eVTOLs, drones and self-driving cars for companies like SpaceX, Google, DARPA, Lyft and Amazon.
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The Space Capital Podcast trailer
08/03/2022
The Space Capital Podcast trailer
Trailer for The Space Capital podcast hosted by Chad Anderson
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Climate Mission as a Service
06/30/2022
Climate Mission as a Service
In this sixth episode of the second season of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Jonny Dyer, founder and CEO of Muon Space, about how he’s built a truly one-of-a-kind team to tackle one of the greatest opportunities of our lifetime. Muon Space is developing a data-centric platform with a multitude of scientific-grade sensors at global scale. The company sets out to become the turnkey mission provider with the technology, tools and expertise needed to efficiently define, implement and scale diverse remote sensing missions using common, modular software and hardware pieces.
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Earth, Moon, and beyond
06/01/2022
Earth, Moon, and beyond
In this fifth episode of the second season of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Justin Cyrus, co-founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost, a robotics company w/ products serving extreme environments on the lunar surface as well as terrestrial industries including mining. Lunar Outpost has two contracted rides to the Moon (both first in human history to their respective locations) and has sold thousands of sensor products on Earth.
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Off-grid: Seamless Connectivity
04/29/2022
Off-grid: Seamless Connectivity
In this fourth episode of the second season of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Michael Small, co-founder and CEO of K4 Mobility, a digital technology and Internet services provider for off-grid communications. Space Capital invested in K4 earlier this year based on the quality and experience of the team, and we are incredibly excited about what they’re building.
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Satellites, Smart Contracts, & Climate Change
03/11/2022
Satellites, Smart Contracts, & Climate Change
In this third episode of the second season of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Sid Jha, founder and CEO of Arbol, a parametric insurance marketplace for farms and businesses exposed to weather risk; and he’s also Founding Partner of dClimate, the world’s first transparent, decentralized marketplace where climate data, forecasts, and models are standardized, monetized, and distributed – we’re going to talk about both of those today.
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Mission Critical IoT: The Missing Link
02/10/2022
Mission Critical IoT: The Missing Link
In this second episode of the second season of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Allan Cannon, founder and CEO of R3 IoT, a Scotland-based company, which combines satellite and cell technology to deliver mission-critical communication services to several different industries. R3 IoT combines cutting edge satellite communications technology with the best of IoT to offer unique end-to-end data services to the 90% of the planet that lacks traditional communications infrastructure.
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The Promise of Synthetic Data
01/13/2022
The Promise of Synthetic Data
In this episode of The Space Capital Podcast, we’re speaking with Nathan Kundtz, founder and CEO of Rendered.ai, about the company’s upcoming launch and how it will further advance their competitive lead to overcome costs and challenges in acquiring and using real-world data for training machine learning and artificial intelligence systems.
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Ep. 21 - Space Talent
08/30/2020
Ep. 21 - Space Talent
In this episode, we’re talking about the role talent plays in successful startups. For decades companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft have been competing for top talent and the rise of venture backed startups around the world have driven the competition to an all out battle for great hires. The battle for top talent now extends beyond just tech and touches every major industry looking to innovate.
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Ep. 20 - Climate Sats
06/17/2020
Ep. 20 - Climate Sats
GHGSat's vision is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality gas emissions from industrial sites, using satellites. Their satellite is the first in the world capable of measuring air emissions from targeted industrial facilities. In this episode, we talk to Stephane Germain, CEO of GHGSat, about the company’s upcoming launch and how it will further advance their competitive lead.
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Ep. 19 - The GPS Playbook
05/19/2020
Ep. 19 - The GPS Playbook
“The GPS Playbook”, a new report by Space Capital and Silicon Valley Bank, demonstrates the potential for Space-based Communications and Geospatial Intelligence markets to generate over $1 trillion in equity value over the next decade. In this episode, we speak to Ann Kim, Managing Director and Sector Head of Frontier Technology at SVB, the bank of the world's most innovative companies and their investors.
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Ep. 18 - The Space Beat
05/05/2020
Ep. 18 - The Space Beat
Michael Sheetz started at CNBC covering breaking news and then joined the markets team, writing about Wall Street and stocks. During that time, CNBC gave him room to report on the space industry and realized there was a huge audience for it. At the same time, Space Capital began releasing reports which quantified the amount of investment coming into the industry. In this episode, we talk to Michael Sheetz, Space Reporter at CNBC, about the business case for space.
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Ep. 17 - Quantum Security
02/18/2020
Ep. 17 - Quantum Security
Quantum computing is advancing rapidly and this is creating a problem for secure communications that rely on the supposed mathematical complexity of asymmetric encryption keys. Although these keys are secure against computational hacks today, they can be cracked with quantum computers. China is leading the world in creating its own impenetrable quantum secure network and looks to extend that lead. SpeQtral is the only company outside of China that has demonstrated a quantum light source on-orbit.
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Ep. 16 - The Promise of 5G
01/21/2020
Ep. 16 - The Promise of 5G
When the number in the corner of our smartphone screens changed from 3G to 4G, few of us even noticed. However, tech futurists say that fifth-generation networks will support a plethora of internet-connected sensors, vehicles, appliances, and other devices that will perform functions not yet unimagined. In this episode, we talk to Kieran Arnold, Director of Ubiquitous Connectivity at the Satellite Applications Catapult in the UK, and General Manager at the Westcott 5G Step-Out Centre.
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Ep. 15 - Pinpoint
11/26/2019
Ep. 15 - Pinpoint
Space-based technologies are the building blocks of innovation and enable our global economy. The importance of GPS cannot be understated and is now ubiquitous in our everyday lives through applications like Google Maps, Lyft/Uber, and Pokemon GO, which have accounted for some of the largest venture outcomes in history. In this episode, we talk to Greg Milner, author of Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds.
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Ep. 14 - The Missing Link
09/10/2019
Ep. 14 - The Missing Link
The legacy of satellite imagery dates back to the ’60s, but widespread access is just becoming a reality. The ubiquitous use of GPS has become engrained in everyday life, and satellite imagery is on the precipice of a similar boom. In this episode, we talk to James Slifierz, CEO of Skywatch. Skywatch makes satellite data more accessible by providing the digital infrastructure and advanced processing algorithms to integrate into any application within minutes.
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