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🚀 Backing Early-Stage Spacetech Founders | Advancing Spacetech Investment | We launched @SpaceChallenge_ to accelerate innovation | Follow for insights →
Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2022
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⚡ HUMANUS.VC-backed portfolio company @PortalSpaceSys, led by CEO @JeffThornburg , has fired its solar-thermal propulsion system at full power — advancing in-space transport.
👉 @GeekWire: geekwire.com/2025/portal-spa…
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The anatomy of a Canadian space company’s pitch to global financial heavyweights
‘The vibe was really exciting.’ How Maritime Launch Services promoted itself to investors at the Canada Investment Summit
begiant.ca/stories/people/ma…
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“I don’t need a heavy launch spaceport to launch from. I can launch from a forest.”
Bachar Elzein, Reaction Dynamics
canadianexplorers.ca/p/react…
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What Happened in Space This Week
• Ursa Major to go public via SPAC at $2.3B $BCCQ
• Astrum Space to go public via SPAC at $1B $BIII
• $SPCX Pledges $100B to Build Starbase Louisiana
• @POTUS Signs EO for The U.S. Space Academy
• @Starcloud_ $250M Series A Extension
• $MDA Establishes Launchpad Ventures
• $KRMN Announces CFO Transition
• @CesiumAstro Acquires 1Aardvark
• Letara ¥2.6B Pre-Series A Round
• Miratlas Raising €20M in Funding
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Je suis honoré de recevoir la médaille d’honneur spatiale du Congrès aux côtés de mes coéquipiers d’Artemis II. Je partage cette reconnaissance avec tous ceux et celles qui ont rendu cette mission possible.
Pour le Canada, la mission et le programme Artemis dans son ensemble représentent bien plus qu’un simple retour sur la Lune. Ils incarnent la poursuite de l’excellence et la collaboration.
ALT L’astronaute de l’ASC Jeremy Hansen et ses trois coéquipiers de la mission Artemis II sont sur une scène
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The Canadian Defence & Deep-Tech Capital Guide open.substack.com/pub/mtlsta…
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Roman is ready for liftoff tomorrow at 7:26 a.m. EDT!
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope stands vertical at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
ALT NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in a protective payload fairing atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, is seen at sunrise, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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Bring a bit of the cosmos into your space
@NASARoman is set to investigate some of the biggest questions in astrophysics, from how the universe evolved to how common planets are beyond our solar system.
Celebrate its upcoming launch by bringing Roman into your own space: go.nasa.gov/4qEQJOM
ALT Stylized poster featuring the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope emerging from an open book, as if rising from its pages. The telescope is centered against a deep blue cosmic background with vertical beams of glowing light and swirling orbital paths encircling it. Small spacecraft and nebula-like elements float around the telescope, giving a sense of motion and discovery. At the top left is the NASA logo and “National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” At the bottom, bold text reads: “Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope,” with “nasa.gov” in small type underneath.
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Who is financing Canadian defence startups?
I mapped 77 investors, government programs, accelerators and angel networks. Including the stage, cheque size, and what they've backed.
canadianexplorers.ca/p/canad…
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The Moon in Earth's shadow, last night.
Taken at max eclipse, just after Toronto midnight by friend Andrew Yee. The dot at the 3 o'clock position next to the Moon is a star, too faint for naked eye sighting.
Pictures like this help me imagine the rest of the universe. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Jeff is winning all day long 🚀🛰️❤️
(Helps to have designed some of the first engines at SpaceX 😉)
@PortalSpaceSys is putting more satellites in space all the time - love to see it
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Jeff is winning all day long 🚀🛰️❤️
(Helps to have designed some of the first engines at SpaceX 😉)
@PortalSpaceSys is putting more satellites in space all the time - love to see it
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Let's go @JeffThornburg & @PortalSpaceSys !
Let's go @PortalSpaceSys 🚀
.@PortalSpaceSys CEO @JeffThornburg wanted to avoid the headaches founders are facing trying to reach orbit. So he bought a whole rocket.
While Thornburg said Portal is expected to take up about half of the @SpaceX Falcon 9—for its Motus Via Sol 2028 mission—it’s working with launch integrator @maverick_space to sell the other half to customers looking for rideshare opportunities in a turbulent market.
Payload editor @jacqfeldscher spoke with Thornburg about the thought process behind buying a whole rocket. Link to the story below.
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Rocket Science! All you need to know:
1 - simple rocket engine
2 - Apollo lunar lander
3 - Space Shuttle
4 - nuclear rocket engine
Trace the fuel (red) & oxygen (green) with your finger.
Don't underestimate the pumps.
(from THE ROCKET by David Baker)
Watch NASA Launch Humans Around The Moon LIVE! youtube.com/live/rMw1RevgUqg… via @YouTube
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I am super excited to share that @Starcloud_ has raised a $170M Series A at a $1.1bn valuation to fuel our development of data centers in space 🚀
The round comes after the successful deployment of our first satellite, Starcould-1, a few months ago, which had the first @NVIDIA H100 on board and was the first to train an LLM in space. The funds will be used to develop our third satellite, which aims to be cost-competitive with Earth-based data centers in terms of AI inference cost.
The round was led by @Benchmark and @EQT Ventures, and we are excited to welcome Benchmark GP, @Chetanp Puttagunta, to our board. We are also excited to welcome other new investors, including the world's largest infrastructure fund, @Macquarie Capital, @SevenSevenSix 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣, Manhattan West, Adjacent, Carya, GSBackers, and Harpoon.
We are very grateful for the continued support of existing investors, including @NFX, @NebularVC, @YCombinator, @FUSE_VC, @Soma_Capital, 3Capital Partners, Wyld VC, Tiny VC, and Taurus Ventures.
Onwards!
