Today, I am speaking with Raphael Roettgen. Raphael is an investor and venture capitalist whose firm E2MC Ventures invests in space businesses. Raphael is also the co-CEO of Space Acquisition Corp I, a SPAC focused on the space industry. He is also a lecturer, writer and podcaster with over twenty years of experience in global financial markets at investment banks and hedge funds.
In this episode, we talk about investing in the space industry, the differences between investing in space versus other deep tech domains as well as prospects for the future of the space economy. Raphael and I share the same passion for demystifying space tech and so, we also discussed space outreach and ideas for making space tech accessible for all.
Check out Raphael's book, podcast and course here: https://raphaelroettgen.com/
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01:52: Raphael's story
11:25 Is it overwhelming to get into the space industry?
18:23 How is investing in space different from other deep tech domains?
20:53 Raphael's perspective of SPACs and Space Acquisition Corp I
23:12 Investing exercise: Would you invest in a launcher startup from India, Earth observation data analytics startup and an in-orbit manufacturing exercise?
29:19 Should space investors invest in Earth observation startups?
33:35 Space industry's prospects in the short-term, mid-term and long-term
38:55 What is the biggest gap in space outreach today?
43:13 What is the best place to start to understand the space industry?
45:23 What are the most exciting technologies coming up in space?
47:58 Raphael's 1-line for the space industry
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