9 Space Investors Based in Palo Alto

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Palo Alto-based founders connect with space-based investors that write checks into Space companies. Here are 9 investors that match that criteria.

1) Ajay Ramachandran

  • Fund: Happiness Ventures
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

2) Brian Burton

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

3) Justin Ernest

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

4) Maria Salamanca

  • Fund: Ulu Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise, Space

5) Matthew Divack

  • Fund: Moment Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

6) Michael Nunez

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Senior Marketing Manager
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Logistics, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space

7) Nishant Singh

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation, Space

8) Otilia Barbuta

  • Fund: HP
  • Title: Senior Associate / HP Tech Ventures
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

9) Seth Winterroth

  • Fund: Eclipse Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC