Best VCs for Space

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General Partner, American Dynamism

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Leads a16z's American Dynamism practice — a $2.5B+ fund (expanded from $600M in 2023) backing companies that support national interests. Believes the most important companies of the next decade will b

$1M-$100M+ (from $2.5B+ American Dynamism fund)

SeedSeries ASeries B

#2Peter Thiel

Co-Founder & Partner

Founders Fund

The original contrarian VC. 'We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.' Seeks companies that can become category-defining monopolies in markets others ignore. First principles thinking is

$1M-$100M+ (multi-stage, also invests personally and through Thiel Capital)

SeedSeries ASeries B

#3Lukas Kristen

General Partner

Plutos Capital

Lukas backs deeply technical founders building sovereign, privacy-enabling infrastructure across blockchain, AI and dual-use systems. His central claim is that institutions need the openness, neutral

$250K–$500K stated first-check range in a current @FryCookVC public post, with 'no matter how early' guidance. Plutos describes investing from pre-seed through Series A across equity and token rounds. Confirm currency, ownership, reserves and whether the range applies to the Genesis Fund before relying on it.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#4Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

President & Managing Director

General Catalyst

Jeannette is a founder-led generalist investing to strengthen European prosperity and resilience through technology. She backs ambitious companies from ideation onward across AI, defense, energy, indu

No personal check-size range is published. Her public record spans seed investments through large follow-on rounds, but total financing sizes and General Catalyst's assets are not personal check parameters.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#5Sven Strohband

Partner and Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Sven backs technically ambitious companies that can create new industries or unlock novel user experiences. His engineering lens favors frontier AI, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, developer infrastruc

No personal check-size range is published. Khosla invests from seed through growth; company round totals and the firm's assets are not Sven's personal check parameters.

SeedEarly StageSeries A

#6Samir Kaul

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Samir prefers large, known markets where a radical technical risk can produce a 10x-better product. He treats small seed checks as option-value experiments: identify a potential billion-dollar outcome

In a 2020 first-person interview, Samir described a typical Khosla Seed Fund investment as roughly $1M–$2M, used as option-value capital to remove key risks before a larger Series A/B decision. Khosla's current Main Fund covers early through later stages, including total financings above $10M. These are historical/firm-level guideposts, not a guaranteed current personal range.

IncubationPre-SeedSeed

#7Ali Tabibian

Founder and Partner

GTK Partners

Ali works where technical systems, strategic finance and corporate transactions meet. GTK's work spans private growth companies, corporations and financial sponsors, with particular expertise in softw

GTK is primarily a corporate advisory firm and does not publish an Ali-specific venture check range. Ali has disclosed individual technology investments, but those do not establish a repeatable allocation mandate. Companies should clarify whether they seek advisory work, financing support or an investment.

Growth-company advisoryMergers and acquisitionsCapital formation

#8Josh Wolfe

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Lux Capital

'Atoms, not bits.' The biggest opportunities are in companies that manipulate the physical world, not just software. Willing to fund multi-year R&D timelines. Just raised the firm's largest fund ever

$1M-$50M+

SeedSeries ASeries B

#9Paavo Räisänen

General Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Paavo backs Nordic deep-tech founders at their first institutional round when a radical scientific or engineering advance can overhaul an industry. He requires a credible technical foundation, balance

Maki's published sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this is a firm round-size criterion, not Paavo's personal check range. Fund III is the active new-investment vehicle, with selective follow-ons from older funds.

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#10Alana Palmedo

Managing Partner

Paradigm

Alana co-leads a research- and builder-led strategy that backs ambitious technical founders from first check through public markets. Paradigm began in crypto and now targets the fastest-moving technol

Paradigm invests at every stage, from first check through public markets. Its fourth fund is $1.2 billion, but neither the firm nor Alana publishes a personal check range; the fund size is therefore not treated as her check authority.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#11Wilson Tukiainen

Investment Manager

Maki.vc (Web3)

Wilson sources and evaluates Nordic first-round opportunities across Maki's sector-agnostic mandate, with a research-driven lens and responsibility for ESG development. His first publicly attributed 2

Maki's sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million; this describes the firm's target round, not Wilson's personal authority. He sources and evaluates opportunities within that day-zero mandate.

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#12Shahin Farshchi, PhD

Partner

Lux Capital

Shahin creates and backs generational frontier companies that endow people and machines with new capabilities. An engineer and founder, he looks across AI, chips, compute, autonomy, aerospace, robotic

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Shahin invests from early conviction through enduring scale and has co-founded companies; financing requirements are opportunity-specific and should be confirmed directly.

Company CreationSeedSeries A

#13Tess van Stekelenburg

Partner

Lux Capital

Tess is a technically trained generalist investing where AI, biology, aerospace, and the physical world intersect. She seeks engineers and scientists turning frontier research into companies, with par

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Tess invests at both early and growth stages and participates in Lux company creation; founders should confirm round fit directly rather than infer an allocation from fund size or disclosed company rounds.

Company CreationSeedSeries A

#14David Hsu

General Partner

ether.fi Ventures

David backs technical, early-stage teams at the intersection of finance, AI and crypto that pair crypto-native properties with real adoption. His clearest current thesis is a two-layer build: first ac

$500K–$1M, from a current public ether.fi Ventures fundraising statement. The live site positions Fund I at pre-seed through Series A and publishes ventures@ether.fi. Confirm allocation, instrument, ownership target and whether the fund will lead; the current site says $20M committed capital while the April 2025 launch post described $40M, so fund-size headlines should not be used to infer check capacity.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#15Christian zu Jeddeloh

Former Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

During his Norrsken tenure, Christian explored frontier technologies where difficult physical environments create enabling infrastructure for Earth: satellites for climate intelligence, microgravity f

Historical Norrsken role. The firm now publishes €1M–€10M tickets, but no personal ticket or present investing authority should be inferred because Christian left for an operating role in 2026.

Historical: SeedHistorical: Series APortfolio Operations

#16Lucas Oliveira

Principal

Kleiner Perkins

Lucas invests in enterprise software and cybersecurity across early and growth stages. His portfolio connects foundation models, data and enterprise AI, open-source software security, managed security

No personal check range or signing authority is published. Lucas participates across early and growth investments; disclosed company financings should not be treated as his personal range.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#17Beata Enwall

Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

Beata sources impact-driven technology across the Nordics and France, with declared interests in climate, energy and women's health. Her public 2026 outlook extends that lens to differentiated data fo

Norrsken VC publicly states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. It is a firm-level range, not evidence of Beata's personal signing authority.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#18Dirk Robinson

Operating Partner, Computer Vision Expert

Space Capital

Dirk Robinson is listed by Space Capital as Operating Partner, Computer Vision Expert on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests across the infrastructure, distribution, and application laye

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