Commercial Opportunities Related to Space & Investment Reality

Paper number

IAC-08.E6.2.2

Author

Mr. Joerg Kreisel, JOERG KREISEL International Consultant (JKIC), Germany

Year

2008

Abstract

The global space sector has been traditionally organized along technology and programmatic
lines, which is reflected by its organizational setup, processes and most importantly culture.
Despite manifold accomplishments, financing represents a major challenge for most
commercial endeavors in space. This is often because of unfamiliarity with financial matters,
misperception regarding the investment community and sub-optimal homework.
The paper lays out how different types of space-related business ventures impact the route to
finance, and elaborates on drivers of investor attractiveness and investor fit supported by
sample cases in the industry.
Backgrounds of the findings are based on practitioner’s insights developed over 20 years
involvement in space projects and commercialization, venture capital, education and strategy on
global level.

Abstract document

IAC-08.E6.2.2.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-08.E6.2.2.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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