GPO Fund is a growth equity fund that invests in pre-IPO technology companies, some of which are in the space industry. They focus on companies that can benefit from access to global capital markets. A key portfolio company in the space sector is Spire Global, a space-to-cloud data and analytics company using a constellation of nanosatellites to track maritime, aviation, and weather patterns. GPO Fund participates in funding rounds alongside other investors and venture capital firms.
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Spire Global announced over $40,000,000 in new funding on 2019-09-25 from strategic partners ITOCHU, Mitsui, and Scottish Investment Bank and financial investors led by the GPO Fund, Perennial Value Management Limited, and Bessemer Ventures.
Jeff Stewart, managing director of GPO Fund, expects more U.S. VC-backed technology companies to list on Asia-Pacific exchanges as entrepreneurs seek large pools of institutional capital.