Galaxia
Overview
Galaxia is the Italian Technology Transfer Hub on Aerospace, supported by CDP Venture Capital and Obloo. Its mission is to transform groundbreaking innovations developed by national scientists into global market leaders in the strategic field of aerospace. The New Space Economy has opened up a huge opportunity for emerging players to enter the market and grow big. Galaxia promotes deep-tech startups leveraging IP developed at national research centres and universities with the goal of disrupting the aerospace market by investing early stage in talented scientists and entrepreneurs. Galaxia partner institutions are: Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Bari, Università La Sapienza and Università di Padova. Galaxia typically operates as lead investor in early-stage initiatives through: Pre-Seed/PoC investments of approximately €250,000 and Seed investments of approximately €1 million. Follow-on investments in both cases are possible and expected. Besides financial investment, Galaxia provides a tailor-made technical incubation and business creation program that supports the founding team all along the journey to market and scale-up phase. Galaxia has completed 16 PoC investments and 16 seed investments for approximately €18 million. The scientific promoters of Galaxia include the Polytechnic University of Turin and the Sapienza University of Rome, the University of Padua and the Polytechnic University of Bari. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) participate as Technical Advisors.
Investment Focus
- Innovative aerospace technologies
- Early-stage startups
- Italian scientific research applications
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Galaxia invest in?
Galaxia invests in Technology and Aerospace, and is based in Lazio, Italy. Galaxia is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Galaxia invest at?
Galaxia backs companies at Pre-Seed and Seed, writing cheques of 250K - 1M.
Which regions does Galaxia invest in?
Galaxia invests across Italy.
Who are the partners at Galaxia?
Team members listed for Galaxia include Rafael Nascimento (Sócio).
What companies has Galaxia invested in?
Galaxia's portfolio includes FAST Aerospace.
How do I contact Galaxia?
Galaxia's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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