The heart and soul of a startup belongs to its people. No one embodies this more than the Founder of a company. We seek out and pursue exceptional founding teams. Often a combination of technical skills with business acumen. Strong leadership. An insatiable appetite to succeed paired with a willingness to learn and grow. We seek long-term partnership, not shotgun arrangements.
There are many important and interesting challenges to solve in frontier tech. We reserve our investments for founders pursuing the largest and most important ones in their respective sectors. Critically, these also must solve an urgent, pressing challenge for customers.
We do not invest in startups with deep R&D cycles or ones considered science experiments. We assess the product roadmap under the time and capital constraints of each financing round, and ensure customers exist with capacity to acquire their technology in short order.
Jonathan Lacoste Founder & General Partner
Jonathan Lacoste is the Founder & General Partner of Space VC, an early-stage venture firm focused on backing pre-seed frontier technology startups. He has spent over 15 years in the startup and venture ecosystem as a founder, investor and advisor. Space VC has backed many of the most consequential frontier tech startups since 2021.
Founders often regard Jonathan as the most engaged and proactive investor on their cap table; known for high-signal introductions to customers, government partners, top-tier talent and future capital partners. Jonathan brings a founder-first approach, shaped by his founder experience.
Jonathan was previously the co-founder of an enterprise software company for a decade before being successfully acquired by Vista. He was one of the youngest entrepreneurs to raise venture capital at age 19. He briefly attended university before dropping out. Jonathan is originally, and proudly, from Ohio.
