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Space VC is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, investing in frontier technology startups across space, defense, AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. Founded in 2021 by Jonathan Lacoste, the firm partners with founders from 'day zero' with check sizes of $500K–$1M.
38% of their portfolio is in Defense & Space. Average disclosed round size is $148.9M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$20M
Top Stage
Pre Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Castelion | Series B | $350M | Jul 2025 |
 True Anomaly | Series C | — | Apr 2025 |
 Karman Industries | Pre-Seed | $4M | Sep 2024 |
| Karman Industries | Pre-Seed | $7.5M | Jan 2024 |
 Cosmic Shielding Corporation | Pre-Seed | $1M | May 2021 |
 Rollup | Unknown | $5.6M | — |
| VVital Lyfe | Seed | $24M | — |
 Decisive | Series D | $650M | — |
Top Co-Investors
ACME Capital2 shared
Menlo Ventures2 shared
Champion Hill Ventures2 shared
Meritech Capital2 shared
Accel2 shared
645 Ventures2 shared
Root Ventures2 shared
Narya2 shared
Eclipse2 shared
Andreessen Horowitz2 shared
Interlagos2 shared
General Catalyst2 shared
Cantos2 shared
Riot Ventures2 shared
SpaceFund1 shared
WorldQuant Ventures1 shared
Type One Ventures1 shared
Thiel Capital1 shared
Alumni Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026