Most VCs don’t grow up dreaming about corner offices. Bogdan Gogulan did - and he got one, or close enough. Starting as an analyst climbing the corporate finance ladder, Bogdan’s journey to becoming CEO of a space-focused venture capital firm is nothing short of impressive. In this episode , he opens up about how the space industry surprised him, why switching from back-office brilliance to front-line dealmaking meant more than just a career pivot, and how his roots in the defense world helped shape his investment philosophy.
Today, as CEO and managing partner at NewSpace Capital, Bogdan is one of the few investors playing squarely in space’s “valley of death” - the messy middle between early-stage promise and actual scale. We talk about why this growth stage is so brutal, how his team identifies the global category leaders worth betting on, and what it really takes for founders to make the leap from scrappy startup to international force. We also explore why space investment is no longer about “selling the dream,” why government contracts are useful but insufficient, and how exactly NewSpace Capital is quietly building an impressive portfolio of companies shaping the orbital economy.
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