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Key people at Urania Ventures.
Urania Ventures was founded in 2018 by Hélène Huby (Founder & Chairman).
Urania Ventures is an investment firm dedicated to building a portfolio of deep tech, space, and advanced science ventures. The firm’s strategy involves backing scientific breakthroughs through rigorous due diligence and providing holistic support, transitioning groundbreaking ideas from laboratory to market. They accelerate the potential of these innovations, fostering robust, scalable applications.
Co-founded by Vincenzo Rana in 2018, Urania Ventures emerged from the insight that nascent deep tech and space companies require more than just financial capital. The firm's establishment reflects a commitment to offer comprehensive support and guidance, leveraging its team’s significant entrepreneurial experience to navigate the unique challenges faced by scientific innovators.
Urania Ventures primarily serves founders of high-potential deep tech companies, offering strategic mentorship, extensive network access, and hands-on operational assistance. The firm’s long-term vision is to cultivate global industry leaders, backing ventures that responsibly apply advanced technologies for the benefit of humanity and the environment, creating billion-dollar companies.
Key people at Urania Ventures.
Urania Ventures was founded in 2018 by Hélène Huby (Founder & Chairman).
Urania Ventures has 3 tracked investments across 3 companies. The latest tracked deal is $5.0M Seed in HelicitySpace in December 2023.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2023 | HelicitySpace | $5.0M Seed | — | Airbus Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, E2MC, Gaingels, TRE Advisors, Voyager Space Holdings |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Lovely Day Foods | $1.0M Seed | — | 468 Capital, Adjacent, Antler, Giant Ventures, HV Capital, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, J12 Ventures, Offline Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Playfair Capital, Speedinvest, Union Square Ventures, Wndrco LLC, Carl PEI, Christian Reber, David Giampaolo, Mads Fosselius, Massimo Ciociola, Nicolas Berggruen, PAM Garside, Philipp Kloeckner, Roxanne Varza, Verena Pausder, Yang ZOU, Albert Schmidbauer, Eric Quidenus Wahlforss, LEA Sophie Cramer |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Clearspace | $4.3M Other Equity | — | Dedicated, Graph Ventures, RES Witschi, The Flying Object |