Start with
a better question.
We look for a difficult problem, a team close to it, and a technology that could change how the work gets done.
Our focus
Milky Way Capital is a venture firm based in the United States. Its investment focus is Seed and Series A companies across Europe and North America.
- Aerospace and robotics
- Launch systems, spacecraft, autonomous machines and the infrastructure that connects their work.
- Energy and advanced materials
- Generation, storage, new materials and the scientific tools needed to evaluate them.
- Industrial systems
- Manufacturing and operational software that connect engineering decisions with physical production.
Close to the science.
Closer to the work.
A thesis is a starting point. It has to survive contact with evidence.
What has the team demonstrated? What remains an assumption? Where does a promising prototype meet the customer's actual operating environment?
Our partnership combines attention to technical milestones with practical support on product, hiring and commercial planning. We keep a development milestone distinct from an operating result.
Meet the teamExplore the portfolio
for what they are.
Our portfolio includes SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Form Energy and Hadrian.
Our interests span aerospace, robotics, energy, advanced materials and industrial systems.
Our journal describes the technologies that interest our team. Company descriptions link to official sources.
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