STARTUPS
Securing investment in the space sector can be challenging, but it’s essential for startups to develop strong partnerships and collaborations to build their networks and access new opportunities.
Marc Serres
CEO of the Luxembourg Space Agency
Play Video
Registration opens
January 2024
Open to all startups and future founders operating in newspace technologies and services
Meet the Funds
Learn from the Experts
Talk about your tech
Seek investment
Develop your business
mEET THE FUNDS
Launchpad Expo will feature a wide selection of your VC targets. You will have the chance to network with and submit your pitch deck to fund managers that invest in pre-seed, seed, and early series investment opportunities in both upstream and downstream applications of newspace technologies.
LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS
The Conference stage is set to provide you with sage advice on how to position yourself for investment. You will receive practical advice, case studies of success and failure, and an insight into the mindset of the investor looking at newspace opportunities.
Talk about your tech
Apply to speak on the Pitch Deck stage and directly present to hundreds of investors in a longer than usual format, and with the potential for one-on-one meetings afterwards. You must have a strong deck and be ready for investment to maximise this unique opportunity.
Seek investment
Launchpad expo is giving you the chance to put your proposal to all of your VC targets in one place, for low cost. It’s also a forum where you can get angel investors interested in your vision, and talk to institutions about funding, grants, and competitions.
Develop your business
Use this forum to network with mentors and investors to develop your company. You can also source the services you need to grow, find out about incubation and accelerator programs, find ways to promote your vision, and create a buzz in the right circles. Doing all of this at Launchpad Expo also means that you can spend the rest of your time actually running your business!
The current situation is that space startups who seek investment have a counter-productive experience. When you should be concentrating on running your business – your time is spent travelling the world exhibiting and pitching. When you need to reach high volumes of the right potential investors – you only get to meet a small handful at each stop on your world tour. When you have a compelling vision and lots to say – you’re forced to fit it into 3 minutes. And when you need money to develop your vision – you end up spending your savings trying to make it happen. On average successful startups pitch well over 100 people before they get a ‘YES’, and even then – one offer of a term sheet doesn’t give you much wiggle room to achieve the best deal.
Launchpad Expo is here to disrupt the traditional model. The Expo will feature VCs, and startup support facilities as exhibitors – allowing founders to access a wide range of their funding and development targets in one place, at minimal cost. The Conference will provide you with everything you need to know in order to become as investable as possible. And the Pitch Deck stage will let successful applicants present their vision to hundreds of investors in a longer format.
As a space-tech entrepreneur you need a forum where you can network with the investment community, peruse a range of funding options, and access all the necessary advice, support, and services that can help you on your journey. Whether you’re seeking series or seed investment, pre-seed, or even just looking to be prepared for when the time is right – by registering to attend Launchpad Expo you’re giving your business the most efficient chance of getting to the next level and beyond.
Become a part of this Event
Enquire for any information about the event and how you can participate