BlackRock is a multinational investment management corporation and a significant institutional investor in the space industry. While not a space agency, launch provider, or manufacturer, BlackRock invests in space-related companies through its various funds and ETFs, such as the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA). BlackRock's investments span across satellite constellations, space infrastructure, and related technologies, partnering with or investing in companies like Loft Orbital and Sierra Space. They provide capital and financial expertise to support the growth and commercialization of the space economy.
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Skyroot Aerospace’s investors include Sherpalo Ventures, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and BlackRock-managed funds.
BlackRock made a $5 billion anchor commitment to the SpaceX IPO.
Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock-affiliated funds and accounts, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, BAM Elevate, Nimble Partners, and Friends & Family Capital participated in Astranis’s new Series E round.
Funds managed by BlackRock, Baillie Gifford, and Fidelity Management and Research Company participated in Astranis’s Series E round.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with BlackRock chairman Larry Fink on potential opportunities in artificial intelligence and the space sector.
Mubadala invested $436 million in BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund during the fourth quarter of 2024 and acquired 8.2 million shares of the iShares bitcoin ETF.
The $65,000,000 funding round extension included participation from funds managed by Solidium Oy, BlackRock, Seraphim, Plio Limited, and Christo Georgiev.
Investors in Ursa Major’s Series D and D-1 funding rounds include Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse, RTX Ventures, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Exor Ventures, Mack & Co., XN, and other institutional shareholders.
The initial $58,000,000 in Series D-1 funding was announced in July 2023 and was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock with additional funding from Manhattan Venture Partners and existing investors including Insight Partners, NightDragon, Strategic Development Fund, Razor’s Edge, Alumni Ventures, and Adage Capital.
The initial $58,000,000 tranche of HawkEye 360’s Series D-1 funding was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
HawkEye 360 raised $58,000,000 in a Series D-1 funding round led by BlackRock on 2023-07-13.
Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) led HawkEye 360’s Series D-1 funding round.
The Series D-1 round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
The Series D-1 funding round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
The Series D-1 funding round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK).
Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners will invest alongside AE Industrial in the transaction to acquire a majority stake in York Space Systems.
The Series A investment in Sierra Space was led by General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures with participation from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and AE Industrial Partners.
The Series A investment in Sierra Space was led by General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures, with participation from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and AE Industrial Partners.
Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners and AE Industrial Partners participated in Sierra Space’s $1,400,000,000 Series A investment.
BlackRock and Great Elm Capital remain invested in Avanti after reducing their stakes, alongside investment firms Robus and MSD which also continue as shareholders.