$10 Billion
Vote of Confidence
in Emerging Space
Market Opportunity
September 5, 2017
NSR’s newest
report The
Emerging Space
Market Opportunity,
releasing
tomorrow, finds that
nearly 400 emerging
space companies have
been founded since
2000, all seeking to
deliver new
applications or
pursue new
approaches to
operating in space.
Supported by $10
billion in
investment, these
start-ups set
the stage for an
increase in the
number and diversity
of satellite
services, new launch
solutions and
manufacturing
practices, as well
as innovative ways
of operating in
space that provide
both near- and
long-term revenue
opportunities.
“Emerging Space is a
budding ecosystem,
with companies
emerging across an
entire value chain
to tap into growing
demand and enable
the success of the
market as a whole,”
noted Carolyn Belle,
NSR Senior Analyst
and report author.
NSR found the rate
of company
establishment has
increased
exponentially since
2000, with new
players like
dedicated small
satellite launch
providers and
downlink services
forming to fill
unmet demand. The
investment community
has taken an
interest in players
across all segments.
The Emerging
Space Market
Opportunity
study identified
strategic investors,
wealthy
entrepreneurs, and
venture capital as
the leading players
in investment
volume, while angel
investors support
the greatest number
of deals. “35% of
emerging space
companies have
secured outside
investment, trading
equity for growth
capital as well as
access to expertise
and key
partnerships,” added
Belle. This share
will increase moving
forward, as business
plans and R&D mature
and with many
investors
increasingly bullish
on the market.
A young market
poised for growth
and positioned to
impact the entire
space industry,
Emerging Space will
also be subject to
failures and
intensifying merger
& acquisition
activity in the
coming years. The
many companies still
in R&D or early
operational stages
must commercialize
their products, or
risk losing valuable
first and second
mover advantage as
new markets are
established.
