Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements | TechCrunch

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  • Global venture investment in space technology reached $4.5 billion across 48 companies as of July.
  • That’s more than four times the amount that space startups attracted in 2024.
  • For investors like Katelin Holloway, the appeal often lies at the “space tech meets climate tech’ intersection.
  • Holloway: “We are literally as a species sitting on the precipice of space becoming part of our day-to-day lives,” Holloway told this editor in a recent episode of TC's StrictlyVC Download podcast.
Five years ago, investor Katelin Holloway made what she calls a literal moon shot investment. A founding partner of the generalist venture firm Seven Seven Six admits she and her team had no clue [+5983 chars]

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