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Stellar Ventures

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Stellar Ventures is a woman-led venture capital firm founded in 2022 that invests in early-stage space technology companies. They focus on mission-driven entrepreneurs leveraging space technology to build businesses, with investments spanning areas like constellations, laser links, and space communications. The firm's first fund, SV Andromeda Fund LP, has backed companies like Xona Space Systems and Skyloom.

commercialFounded 2022
California, United States
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The investment consortium for the 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator includes Stellar Ventures, E2MC, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Context Ventures, Draper Associates, and Draper University.

RelationshipsGrowthValue 4.0Apr 21, 2026ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D

The 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator is partnered with Cook Inlet Region, Inc., E2MC, Stellar Ventures, Context Ventures, Draper Associates, and Draper University.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 13, 2026Orbital Edge Accelerator Program Enters its Second Year

Cook Inlet Region, Inc., E2MC, and Stellar Ventures are returning global investors in the 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 2.2Apr 1, 2026Orbital Edge Accelerator Builds on Successful First Year

The financing round was led by Balerion Space Ventures with participation from In-Q-Tel, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, and Earthrise Ventures.

FinancialGrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 9, 2026Vast Secures $500M in Funding

Vast’s Series A financing round was led by Balerion Space Ventures and included IQT, the Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui, MUFG, Nikon, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, Earthrise Ventures, and company founder Jed McCaleb.

FinancialGrowthGovernanceValue 4.5Mar 5, 2026Latest News

Investors in Vast’s Series A round include In-Q-Tel, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, Earthrise Ventures, and Jed McCaleb.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.5Mar 5, 2026Vast Secures $500M, Including $300M Series A

Molten Ventures, Adara Ventures, Ridgeline Ventures, Noa, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim Space Fund, and Stellar Ventures are existing investors in SatVu who contributed funds in the round.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 18, 2026SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation

Stellar Ventures launched in 2022 with $23,000,000 for early-stage space-related startups.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Jan 29, 2024Former head of NRO’s space launch office joins Stellar Solutions

Celeste Ford launched Stellar Ventures in 2022 to invest in next-generation space technology companies.

GeneralGrowthValue 2.3Jun 8, 2023SpiderOak appoints a new member to the firm’s Board of Advisors

SpiderOak announced new strategic investors, including Accenture Ventures, Raytheon Technologies’ RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures on May 18.

RelationshipsValue 3.7May 18, 2023Space cybersecurity firm SpiderOak gets new investors

Solestial, Inc. closed an oversubscribed $10,000,000 equity financing round led by Airbus Ventures that was joined by AEI HorizonX, GPVC, Stellar Ventures, Industrious Ventures, and others.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6Oct 11, 2022Solestial’s oversubscribed seed round is led by Airbus Ventures

Stellar Ventures plans to work closely with Stellar Solutions, a Silicon Valley systems engineering firm founded by Celeste Ford in 1995.

RelationshipsValue 3.1Jul 7, 2022Stellar Ventures unveils $23 million early-stage fund

Stellar Ventures unveiled a fund on 2022-07-07 with $23,000,000 to invest in early-stage space-related startups.

FinancialRelationshipsGrowthValue 4.0Jul 7, 2022Stellar Ventures unveils $23 million early-stage fund
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