In this episode of Connect to Venture Capital, Joe Reed speaks with Justyna Redelkiewicz, Venture Partner at Depot Ventures, about Europe's evolving space investment ecosystem. Drawing on 16 years of experience shaping programmes including Galileo, Copernicus and the €1 billion Cassini initiative, Justyna explains how public funding helped transform venture capital's appetite for space startups and why collaboration between governments, investors and founders remains essential to the industry's growth.
The conversation also explores what investors look for in early-stage space companies, why founders should start selling long before their technology is finished, and the opportunities emerging in AI, Earth observation, in-orbit servicing and dual-use technologies. Justyna shares practical fundraising advice, common mistakes technical founders make, and the commercial mindset needed to build scalable businesses in the European space sector
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