{"id":12773,"date":"2023-04-12T16:31:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1395465"},"modified":"2023-04-12T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:31:31","slug":"europe-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12773","title":{"rendered":"Europe surpasses US in private spacetech investment for first time, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the first time ever, Europe has surpassed the US in private spacetech investment, according to new <span>research<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A study by <a href=\"https:\/\/seraphim.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Seraphim<\/a>, a leading spacetech VC firm, found the European sector attracted $565m in the first quarter of this year. The whole of North America, meanwhile, raised $456m. Asia followed, with investments of $306m, while the rest of the world totalled around $29m.<\/p>\n<p>The figures made Europe the world\u2019s biggest market for private spacetech <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>The quarterly investment in Europe hit almost 50% of the entire previous year. In contrast, US investment has fallen further compared to 2022. Asia was&nbsp;the only region that experienced growth last year, but could not maintain that trend last quarter, and lost its lead over Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395482 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44.png\" alt=\"Europeaninvestment in 2023 seems poised to match or even exceed 2022\" width=\"1098\" height=\"816\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44.png 1098w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-280x208.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-182x135.png 182w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-796x592.png 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/europe-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fecosystems%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Feurope-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: US investments have shrunk dramatically since 2021, but Europe is on track to exceed 2022\u2019s funding. Credit: Seraphim Space\" data-title=\"Share US investments have shrunk dramatically since 2021, but Europe is on track to exceed 2022\u2019s funding. Credit: Seraphim Space on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share US investments have shrunk dramatically since 2021, but Europe is on track to exceed 2022\u2019s funding. Credit: Seraphim Space on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>US investments have shrunk dramatically since 2021, but Europe is on track to exceed 2022\u2019s funding. Credit: Seraphim Space<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395482\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44.png\" alt=\"Europeaninvestment in 2023 seems poised to match or even exceed 2022\" width=\"1098\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44.png 1098w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-280x208.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-182x135.png 182w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.27.44-796x592.png 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Serphim\u2019s findings represent <span>a rally in European investments \u2014 and a dramatic dip for the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\" readability=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earlybird.thenextweb.com\/tnw2023\/business-pass?code=TNW-MEDIA&amp;utm_source=TNWMedia&amp;utm_medium=In-article-box&amp;utm_campaign=in-article-box-20-discount\" data-event-category=\"Article\" data-event-action=\"In Article Block\" data-event-label=\"Join us at TNW Conference June 15 &amp; 16 in Amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" readability=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<h4>Join us at TNW Conference June 15 &amp; 16 in Amsterdam<\/h4>\n<p>Get 20% off your ticket now! Limited time offer.<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the previous year, the economic downturn had pushed funding down to levels last seen before 2021. According to Seraphim,&nbsp;growth investors have shifted towards earlier-stage deals to avoid high burn rates and capital requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Growth-stage <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/startups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">startups<\/a> have also delayed fundraising. Instead, they\u2019ve sought alternative financing sources and tried to extend runways until economic conditions improve.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Seraphim gave cause for optimism about spacetech funding. For one, investment and deal numbers remain well above historical norms.<\/p>\n<p>Although funding has shrunk from the record highs of 2021 and 2022, those peaks were largely driven by mega-rounds from sector giants such as SpaceX, OneWeb, and Virgin Galactic. After adjusting for these outliers, Seraphim ranked Q1 2023 as the fifth-highest funding quarter to date.<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395480 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47.png\" alt=\"in the trailing twelve months to Q1 2023, deal numbers in asia and europe continued their rapid growth, a trend first observed last year.\" width=\"1640\" height=\"606\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-280x103.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-270x100.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-540x200.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-1536x568.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-796x294.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-1592x588.png 1592w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/europe-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fecosystems%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Feurope-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Q1 growth was particularly strong in the UK, which accounted&nbsp;for a quarter of all spacetech deals in Europe. Credit: Seraphim&nbsp;\" data-title=\"Share Q1 growth was particularly strong in the UK, which accounted&nbsp;for a quarter of all spacetech deals in Europe. Credit: Seraphim&nbsp; on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Q1 growth was particularly strong in the UK, which accounted&nbsp;for a quarter of all spacetech deals in Europe. Credit: Seraphim&nbsp; on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a><span>Q1 growth was particularly strong in the UK, which accounted&nbsp;for a quarter of all spacetech deals in Europe. Credit: Seraphim&nbsp;<\/span><\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395480\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47.png\" alt=\"in the trailing twelve months to Q1 2023, deal numbers in asia and europe continued their rapid growth, a trend first observed last year.\" width=\"1640\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-280x103.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-270x100.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-540x200.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-1536x568.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-796x294.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.47-1592x588.png 1592w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, activity in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">space<\/a> economy appears sustained. Rob Desborough, Managing Partner at Seraphim \u2014 and a speaker at last month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/valencia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNW Val\u00e8ncia<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 pointed to a \u201cvery significant rebound\u201d this year \u2014 particularly in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cInvestment was up 75% on last quarter with the highest number of deals [128] ever recorded,\u201d Desborough told TNW. \u201cAs a global investor, what\u2019s really exciting for us to see is the growth of activity in Europe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One reason for that excitement is found in spacetech\u2019s biggest deals. European companies secured five of the top 10 investments last quarter \u2014 including the largest of them all: a $165m round closed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isaraerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Isar Aerospace<\/a>. The German rocket maker is the first European company to lead Serpahim\u2019s rankings since OneWeb in Q3 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395479 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00.png\" alt=\"european companies secured 5 of the top 10 investments this quarter\" width=\"1640\" height=\"644\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-280x110.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-270x106.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-540x212.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-1536x603.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-796x313.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-1592x625.png 1592w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/europe-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fecosystems%2F2023%2F04%2F12%2Feurope-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: In total, $1.4bn of international investment went into private space startups \u2014 up 75% from $801m in Q4 2022. Credit: Seraphim Space\" data-title=\"Share In total, $1.4bn of international investment went into private space startups \u2014 up 75% from $801m in Q4 2022. Credit: Seraphim Space on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share In total, $1.4bn of international investment went into private space startups \u2014 up 75% from $801m in Q4 2022. Credit: Seraphim Space on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a><span>In total, $1.4bn of international investment went into private space startups \u2014 up 75% from $801m in Q4 2022<\/span>. Credit: Seraphim Space<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1395479\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00.png\" alt=\"european companies secured 5 of the top 10 investments this quarter\" width=\"1640\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00.png 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-280x110.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-270x106.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-540x212.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-1536x603.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-796x313.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2023-04-12-at-15.09.00-1592x625.png 1592w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As calls grow for European launch services to compete with US rivals, Isar can be upbeat about future funding opportunities. Indeed, the continent\u2019s entire spacetech sector has been boosted by a push for sovereign capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEuropean governments have put an enormous focus on space sovereignty in launch, constellations, and communications in 2023, which is really catalysing investment,\u201d said Desborough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For investors, sovereign support for startups in emerging geographies can reduce their perceived financial risks. If the backing yields results, European spacetech could continue expanding across the cosmos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/europe-surpasses-us-in-private-spacetech-investment-for-first-time-seraphim-space-research\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time ever, Europe has surpassed the US in private spacetech investment, according to new research. A study by Seraphim, a leading spacetech VC firm, found the European sector attracted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}