British space investment firm Seraphim Space said on Monday its unit, Generation Space, would provide 12 early-stage U.S. startups with a potential to access funding of more than $150 million in total through a new accelerator program.

The 12-week accelerator will focus on startups working in sectors ranging from climate technology and defense to communications and mobility.

Startup accelerators support early-stage companies through education, mentorship and financing. Examples include Y Combinator, which helped launch companies such as vacation rental firm Airbnb and social media platform Reddit.

Generation Space will look to replicate the European Seraphim Space accelerator, in which over $240 million in equity funding has been raised from 90 venture capital firms since 2018.

The space industry<\/a> is grappling with a slowdown in funding due to rising fears about the economy. Investment in space startups<\/a> more than halved last year after a record 2021.

Seraphim Space still sees some positive signs. It said seed deals were up about 50% in 2022, a sign of investor interest in early-stage startups despite the sagging economy.

The venture capital firm has helped launch $1.2 billion worth satellite communications firm AST SpaceMobile Inc and data and analytics company Spire Global, which has a market valuation of nearly $200 million.

Northern Sky Research last year predicted the global space industry would rake in revenue of $1.25 trillion by 2030, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 6.25%.

Macroeconomic fears have prompted space companies to prioritize proven business models, revenue and government contracts, VC firm Space Capital wrote in a report last month.
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一代太空发射启动加速器在美国

为期12周的加速器将专注于创业公司工作从气候技术领域和国防通信和流动性。

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更新于2023年2月7日凌晨08:03坚持

英国投资公司六翼天使空间周一表示,其单位,生成空间,将为12早期美国初创企业提供一个潜在的访问超过1.5亿美元的资金总通过一个新的加速器项目。

为期12周的加速器将专注于创业公司工作从气候技术领域和国防通信和流动性。

创业加速器支持早期公司通过教育、指导和融资。例子包括Y Combinator,帮助启动度假租赁公司等公司Airbnb Reddit和社交媒体平台。

代会复制欧洲六翼天使空间加速器,在超过2.4亿美元的股权融资已从90年2018年以来的风险资本公司。

的空间行业面临着资金放缓是由于上升对经济的担忧。投资空间的创业公司去年创纪录的2021后减少了一半以上。

六翼天使空间仍然看到了一些积极的迹象。它说种子交易在2022年上涨约50%,表明投资者对早期创业公司尽管疲软的经济。

风险资本公司帮助推出价值12亿美元的卫星通信公司AST SpaceMobile Inc .和数据和分析公司尖顶全球,拥有市值接近2亿美元。

北方天空研究去年全球航天工业将rake预测到2030年营收为1.25万亿美元,复合年增长率为6.25%。

宏观经济的担忧促使空间公司优先考虑成熟的商业模式,资本收入和政府合同,风投公司空间上月在一份报告中写道。