Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in companies across various sectors, including the space industry. They provide funding to space-related businesses, from early-stage startups to more established companies, to support their growth and development. Bessemer's investments span areas like space transportation, satellite technology, and space-based applications, with past investments including Skybox Imaging (later Terra Bella), Rocket Lab, and The Exploration Company. The firm actively seeks opportunities in both the US and Europe, backing companies that are advancing space exploration, commercialization, and logistics.
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The Series A round included OMERS, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Bessemer Venture Partners owns 20.5% of Rocket Lab and 6.5% of Spire.
Since 2012, Spire Global has secured around $180,000,000 in capital from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Scottish Investment Bank, Seraphim Capital, and Lemnos.
The Series E financing round was led by existing investors Energize Ventures and AirTree, with participation from Bessemer, Scale, Emergence, Angelpad, Uncork, and Frontline Ventures.
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.
Tess Hatch of Bessemer expected a massive market crash in the third or fourth quarter of 2019 and encouraged companies to raise capital in the first half of 2019.