Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars
Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business. The El Segundo, California-based startup said Wednesday it’s already servicing over 50 companies across the U.S. space and defense industrial base following the launch of its nationally-licensed insurance brokerage in May. Insurance-focused Crystal Venture Partners led the round, and fintech investors QED and Blank Ventures, early-stage venture firm Hustle Fund, and Gaingels, an investment syndicate that backs startups with underrepresented leadership, also participated.
- ▪Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business.
- ▪The El Segundo, California-based startup said Wednesday it’s already servicing over 50 companies across the U.S. space and defense industrial base following the launch of its nationally-licensed insurance brokerage in May.
- ▪Insurance-focused Crystal Venture Partners led the round, and fintech investors QED and Blank Ventures, early-stage venture firm Hustle Fund, and Gaingels, an investment syndicate that backs startups with underrepresented leadership, also p
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Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business. The El Segundo, California-based startup said Wednesday it’s already servicing over 50 companies across the U.S. space and defense industrial base following the launch of its nationally-licensed insurance brokerage in May. Insurance-focused Crystal Venture Partners led the round, and fintech investors QED and Blank Ventures, early-stage venture firm Hustle Fund, and Gaingels, an investment syndicate that backs startups with underrepresented leadership, also participated. Things go wrong in the space industry all the time, so companies are constantly planning contingencies.
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