Investing Into Space is No Longer Science Fiction

Oct 31, 2025

Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim, the world's first space-focused investment fund, shares insights on the booming space industry. He reveals how SpaceX's innovations have drastically lowered launch costs and opened new avenues for satellite technology. Topics include investment opportunities in climate and defense data, with a focus on Earth observation. Boggett also discusses the potential for space debris management and how satellite data can enhance services on Earth, highlighting space as a vital frontier for future investments.

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INSIGHT

Broadband From Space Levels Connectivity

Starlink and other SATCOMs provide broadband competitive with terrestrial networks and extend service to underserved areas.
Space broadband levels the playing field for rural users and transport (planes, ships, trains).

ANECDOTE

Satellites Acting Like Cell Towers

AST developed 'cell towers in space' that connect to phones without hardware changes and scaled rapidly.
Skylo extended satellite messaging to Android phones, enabling messaging beyond emergency signals.

INSIGHT

Space Infrastructure Becomes Economical

Starship's large payload potential will make building large-scale space infrastructure economically feasible.
Future space data centers may exploit cold and abundant solar energy to host cloud services above Earth.

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Have you thought about investing into space? Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim, shares the investment opportunities in the rapidly expanding space industry. He explains how innovations led by SpaceX dramatically lowered launch costs and increased access to space, catalyzing growth in satellite constellations and data-driven applications for defense, climate, and communications. He emphasizes that near-term investment potential lies in defense and climate-related uses of satellite data, rather than speculative ventures like space travel or asteroid mining. He also highlights the growing importance of sustainability, debris management, and more.

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Mark Boggett is a career technology investor who founded Seraphim Space, the world's first space-focused investment fund.
Seraphim Space operates a global accelerator, a private venture fund, and a publicly listed growth fund on the London Stock Exchange.
Boggett shifted focus to space investing after recognizing how technologies like AI, telecommunications, and 3D printing were transforming the sector.
SpaceX revolutionized space access by reducing launch costs from $86,000 to $1,000 per kilogram and dramatically increasing launch frequency.
Smaller, cheaper satellites now enable massive constellations that provide real-time Earth observation and global connectivity.
Investment opportunities in space fall into three categories: upstream (launch and satellites), downstream (data and applications), and in-space (future lunar and interplanetary activities).
The most investable areas today are defense and climate-related satellite data applications rather than speculative space travel or mining.
The falling cost of launch is paving the way for large-scale space infrastructure, including future data centers powered by solar energy.
Space debris is an emerging challenge, driving new industries focused on monitoring, avoiding, and removing defunct satellites.
Regulatory changes now require satellite operators to deorbit defunct satellites within five years, accelerating growth in orbital cleanup services.
Defense is a major driver of demand for satellite technology in intelligence, communications, navigation, and asset protection.
The "in-space" category includes lunar landers, space stations, and eventual habitation or mining ventures, though these remain long-term prospects.
NASA's new funding model relies on private companies like Axiom Space and Voyager to build commercial space stations.
Boggett concludes that while long-term prospects like lunar mining are exciting, the current trillion-dollar opportunity lies in satellites, data, and communication serving Earth-based customers.

Today's Panelists:

Kirk Chisholm | Innovative Wealth
Phil Weiss | Apprise Wealth Management
Douglas Heagren | Mergent College Advisors

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