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Moderated by: Oliver Morton, The Economist;-Merete Clausen, European Investment Fund EIF;- Camilla Taylor, SatelliteVu;-Andrew Bonwick, Relm Insurance;-John Abbott, Satellite Applications Catapult..."Why do only a handful of space startups break out of the prototype phase and reach commercial scale? What separates companies that get stuck in the grant cycle from those that secure real customers and sustainable revenue, and build investor confidence? This session explores how capital, talent, timing, technology and market fit all contribute to sustainable growth—and what founders in Europe need to compete globally." Panel. Building a scalable space company Economist Impact Events Space Economy Summit Europe May 2026 Next space economy vision perspectives scaleup https://lnkd.in/eRYqFRiu

A faster way to find the insight behind the market. Ask PEI is the new AI-powered interface within the updated Infrastructure Investor platform, designed to help users surface relevant reporting, data and profiles through direct questions. Ask about fundraising, investor activity, firms, funds or market developments, and uncover sourced answers in seconds. By making the platform’s intelligence easier to search and easier to use, Ask PEI helps turn information into something more actionable for everyday work. Build it into the way you track the market. Discover how: https://okt.to/cWBDUi

A faster way to find the insight behind the market. Ask PEI is the new AI-powered interface within the updated Infrastructure Investor platform, designed to help users surface relevant reporting, data and profiles through direct questions. Ask about fundraising, investor activity, firms, funds or market developments, and uncover sourced answers in seconds. By making the platform’s intelligence easier to search and easier to use, Ask PEI helps turn information into something more actionable for everyday work. Build it into the way you track the market. Discover how: https://okt.to/dLrOJT

We’re proud to welcome a New York-headquartered $100B+ AUM private equity firm to Kairos. The partnership is focused on transforming investment workflows through AI agents, institutional memory, and real-time intelligence that help teams move faster and operate with greater precision. From surfacing past investment rationales to improving benchmarking, advisor selection, and portfolio visibility, this is about turning fragmented information into actionable intelligence across the deal lifecycle. The next phase of AI in private equity is operational, embedded, and built for speed.

300 investors → 14 investor conversations. That's what our product analyst Oscar Hajduk delivered this week using Clay, Claude, and a CapitalStack export. How he did it: 1/ Took 300 investors from CapitalStack; 2/ Ran them through a workflow that scans each firm's website and public activity, identified the ones who've actually shown interest in the operator's niche (small-bay industrial, in this case); and 3/ Auto-drafted a personalized outreach email for each—citing the specific prior deal or signal that made them a fit. The work that used to take an associate three weeks. Done in an afternoon. This is Week 1 of the CapitalStack AI Lab—a new weekly series where we build AI workflows for real estate capital raising in public. Coming up in the following weeks: • Investor research agents • Ideal Investor Profile scoring • Sponsor-deck-to-memo • Automated deal intake • Building an investor matching engine Letter with more info + 30-second teaser in the comments.

Do you know how Spaceology helped a Global Investment Firm align its strategy across regions? When the firm asked for transparency and consistency, we knew what to do. The company needed space data and a central dashboard that executives could trust—and we delivered. Here's how it went: https://heyor.ca/exnS1h #Spaceolgy #Integration #Data

Do you know how Spaceology helped a Global Investment Firm align its strategy across regions? When the firm asked for transparency and consistency, we knew what to do. The company needed space data and a central dashboard that executives could trust—and we delivered. Here's how it went: https://heyor.ca/exnS1h #Spaceolgy #Integration #Data

Space 🧑🚀 panels can sometimes drift into big visions and “10 years from now” thinking… We didn’t do that. We just had great discussion at London Space Finance with Andrew Parlock, Katie King, PhD (well done again on your raise!), Chris Newlands and Sam Adlen — focused on what’s actually happening now rather than what might happen one day. A few key takeaways: 1. Valuations are starting to get challenged. Rocket Lab, Varda Space Industries etc. Feels like capital has run ahead a bit in places. 2. There’s a real shift from R&D to revenue. Less “can we do it”, more “who’s paying for it”. 3. Ecosystems over vertical integration. No one’s building this alone. Collaboration is going to matter more than people think. And AI is creeping into everything. Especially Space! 🛰️ Overall, feels like the sector is growing up quickly. Still huge opportunity, just a bit more grounded. Thanks to the panel for being awesome, and to Mark Wheatley and the team for pulling it together. Bigger and better every year! Chat soon, Alex - Future Planet Capital UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund [UKI2S] P.s. Good to see you and thanks for the pic Ben Graziano 🙌🏼 #Space #Innovation #VentureCapital

Excited to be heading to #DealMAX2026 at Aria in Las Vegas next week with the rest of the FactSet team. We’ve got a strong panel lined up focusing on “Technology as a Value Engine” where we will dive into how firms are actually applying technology, AI, and advanced analytics to drive better outcomes across private markets & the deal lifecycle. We’ll also be showcasing some of the new capabilities we’ve been building to help investment teams operate more efficiently and make smarter decisions, faster. If you’re attending, let’s connect. Feel free to reach out or stop by our booth - always great to meet clients, partners, and new faces in person.

Space analytics firm HawkEye 360 has raised $416 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Wednesday. The Virginia-based firm sold 16 million shares priced at $26, giving it a valuation of roughly $2.42 billion. #news #business https://lnkd.in/egWJPJFj