NADIRSPACE · VENTURE
The point directly beneath the observer. The most grounded position in space mapping.
Grounded insight, global reach.
The point directly beneath the observer. The most grounded position in space mapping.
Grounded insight, global reach.
We invest early, then help each company build across two markets: Europe and the Gulf.
Europe's space and deep-tech research is among the best anywhere. Far less of it becomes companies that scale, or reaches the governments now buying at national scale. That gap is what we work on.
Europe's agencies, labs and universities produce real space and deep-tech. The gap is commercial, not scientific.
Governments and industry across Europe and the Gulf are buying earth observation, connectivity, positioning and industrial technology. Founders rarely reach both.
The nadir is the point directly beneath the observer. We back founders early and stay close to real demand on both ends.
Early-stage companies with a real technology advantage and customers on both ends of the corridor, commercial and government. Four areas we know well.
+Satellite imagery turned into decisions. A data business, not a hardware bet.
Who buysEmissions, compliance, agriculture, insurance and defence in Europe. Asset, energy and border monitoring across the Gulf.
+Connectivity and precise positioning treated as critical infrastructure.
Who buysSecure connectivity and GNSS resilience in Europe. Sovereign connectivity and direct-to-device across the Gulf.
+The transport and servicing layer the LEO economy runs on.
Who buysSovereign launch and servicing autonomy in Europe. Domestic manufacturing and orbit access across the Gulf.
+Space technology re-pointed into industry.
Who buysIndustrial decarbonisation across European industry. Energy, water and desalination across the Gulf.
We invest early in Europe, then help each company serve real demand on both ends of the corridor.
We are early, hands-on and useful in two markets. In practice that means customers, capital, and a route into the Gulf that most European investors cannot open.
Hover / tap →Introductions to enterprise and public-sector buyers across a 23-country European footprint.
Filled rounds and follow-on leads, with co-investors active in this space.
Re-point technology into new European industries, and support hiring and build-out at home.
Hover / tap →The first government purchase order. Energy, maritime, connectivity and national buyers.
Entity setup, licensing, local-content requirements and footprint on the ground.
Sovereign and strategic co-investors, and a procurement-driven market to scale into.
Companies early, and customers on both ends of the corridor.
Our team built ESA's incubation and technology-transfer network across Europe, and helped build Saudi Arabia's space policy and funding. That gives us companies early, and customers on both ends.
We source European deep-tech at the incubation stage through a network our team built, and use the same network to open customers, primes and agencies across Europe.
In the Gulf the buyer is often a government, buying at national scale. We know how that procurement works, and who to call.
We help re-point space technology into adjacent industries, and move companies between the two markets.
Ex-ESA Head of Innovation and Ventures, where he built ESA's business-incubation network. Ex-Acting Vice Governor for Space at CST, Saudi Arabia.
Building the partnership. Co-GP and advisors joining.
Whether you are building a company or backing one, we would like to hear from you. Founders, co-investors and institutional investors are all welcome.