Playground, Seraphim, and Root VC Discuss Funding Trends at TC Sessions: Space

Only in the third trimester, investments in 79 space companies reached 3.400 billion dollars, 44% less than in the third quarter of 2021. Still, some forecasters report that while the Space investments continue to decline, some sectors are more resilient than others.

That is why we are delighted that Cjory ampana, general partner in Global Playground; Mark boggett, CEO and Managing Partner of Seraphim Capital, and Emily henriksson, director of Root Venture, join onstage for a panel discussion at TC Sessions: Space on December 6 in Los Angeles.

In a session called “Supporting big bets in uncertain times”, these panelists will discuss the current mindset and priorities of investors who have previously backed space startups. We are curious to hear your views on whether sectors such as remote sensing, which provides critical information to both governments and businesses in increasingly uncertain times, could be better insulated from macroeconomic trends such as high Tasas interest and inflation.

And, if we are faced with a prolonged economic downturn, What should startups expect from the private space capital in 2023?

jory bell got some early investment from Playground Global enviroment, including Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel).

Bell leads the efforts of investment of the company in areas of technology deep, including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, computational therapy, energy, genomics, materials, next-generation computing, quantum and synthetic biology. His investment portfolio includes Mangata Networks, Relativity Space and Strand Therapeutics, to name a few.

Boggett Brand, a pioneer in investing in space technology, co-founded Seraphim Space Fund and invested in a portfolio that includes three companies that have achieved billion valuations of dollars. Previously, Boggett served as a director at YFM Equity Partners, the firm behind the high-profile British Smaller Companies VCTs 1 and 2.

Boggett also worked at Brewin Dolphin and Williams de Broë. He completed his BA in Accounting and Finance, and received an MS in Economics and Finance from the University of Leeds.

Emily H.enriksson is a director of Root Ventures, a company focused on investing in three areas: tools and infrastructure, low-cost robotics and hardware, and data science. Before joining Root, she worked as a propulsion engineer and designed flight hardware for SpaceX Falcon and oversaw the construction of vehicles for missions critical programming.

Henriksson too worked on the team of the Model 3 battery module at Tesla. He has an MBA and BS in mechanical engineering from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

TC Sessions: Space the December 6 in Los Angeles. The latest investment trends in space, the state-of-the-art technology and networking opportunities that will help attendees to build a stronger, better startup.