Accelerating Space and Deep Tech through Smart Investments

The SK Venture Partners (SKVP) platform provides investors access to early-stage space and deep tech companies in North America and Europe. We are flexible and opportunistic in our approach to grow our investment platform, focusing on value-add strategies and identifying high-growth opportunities in early-stage ventures.

At SKVP, we’re not just investing in companies – we’re helping turn bold visions into reality. From revolutionary energy solutions to groundbreaking biotech, from advanced robotics to transformative manufacturing, we’re supporting the visionaries who are reshaping our physical world. We bring together diverse experts – founders, scientists, engineers, and investors – to collaborate on building a bolder, better future. Join us in celebrating and supporting the innovators who are turning today’s science fiction into tomorrow’s reality.​

Deal Flow • Expertise • Value • Growth • Impact

SKVP is a community of world-class innovators, leaders, and investors who prioritize integrity and collaboration to accelerate groundbreaking startups. Our mission is to help founders build generational companies while enabling our network to create lasting impact for their families, transform industries, and benefit humanity.

As the founder of SK Venture Partners and The SpaceLead newsletter, I am especially interested in creating partnerships and bringing together new communities that can produce value. In particular, I hope to bring the space and non-space sector industries closer together for new opportunities. My area of expertise and many of my connections are deeply rooted in emerging technologies and cutting-edge innovations from academia, industry, and government research institutions.

I am a disciplined investor, empathetic advisor, and collaborative partner, as well as a former founder and professor, who asks a lot of questions and does a ton of research. Collectively, we invest in startups that meet these criteria:

1. Exceptional founders or founding teams
2. Unique tech or approach that stands out from the crowd
3. Realistic beachhead opportunity with clear path to market
4. Generating, adopting, or integrating innovation with consistent growth
5. Enormous potential for growth or growing the pie and showing what is possible
6. Minimum post-close runway of 12 months
7. Building generational companies

SKVP invests in high-growth, pre/seed-stage tech companies led by incredible founders. We do everything we can to help our investments achieve success, and our founders value the support we provide, which sets us apart in the investment landscape. We utilize industry-standard tools and platforms to facilitate efficient investment processes and SPV creation.

Our platform functions as an adviser and network builder, leveraging decades of experience to frequently collaborate with rising and established startups, investors, academia, and public organizations. We facilitate connections and collaborations that can be mutually beneficial, integrating space tech into various non-space businesses and bringing many organizations into this sector. Through these efforts, we enable innovators, leaders, and investors to support and engage with the most promising startups changing the world for the better.

Our newsletter, The SpaceLead, unites experts, investors, founders, and future leaders in deep tech and space, providing insights, trends, and strategic support to drive research and trends in the industry.

Please reach out to us at ventures at SylvesterKaczmarek dot com with any additional questions.

Testimonials​

• “I am proud to be part of a community that prioritizes integrity and collaboration to drive groundbreaking startups forward.“​
• “SK Venture Partners is a visionary platform that brings together world-class innovators, leaders, and investors to accelerate space and deep tech companies. The integrity and collaboration within the community are truly inspiring.”
• “SKVP’s unique approach to connecting space and non-space industries has opened up incredible opportunities for our startup. Their network and expertise are unparalleled in the deep tech investment landscape.“
• “Working with SK Venture Partners has been a transformative experience. Their support and expertise have been invaluable in helping our startup achieve its goals and exceed expectations.”​
• “SKVP is hands down the best partner we’ve had. Their team knows their stuff and really cares about our success. It’s been a game-changer for us.“​

Dealflow

• I leverage my expansive network in the space and deep tech sectors, including pre-seed and seed-stage VCs, angel investors, family offices, academia, incubators, and relevant public organizations to source and evaluate the most promising investment opportunities.

• With a substantial social media following and readership reaching millions per month, I have a powerful platform to both source and promote promising startups and initiatives.

• I lead the due diligence process and terms negotiation, supported by a network of tech, science, and founder colleagues who contribute their expertise. This collaborative approach ensures a thorough vetting of our highly-selective deal flow.

• My curated deal flow combined with this comprehensive due diligence and selective vetting process provides us with a portfolio of many promising, high-growth start-ups. Our value-oriented approach aims to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.

• We actively collaborate with top investors, including venture capital firms, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, corporate venture capital arms, and other corporate investors, sharing high-potential deals and co-investing in transformative ventures. This includes our carefully chosen network of like-minded individuals with a broad range of skills and industry backgrounds.

• Our cutting-edge technology and network streamline access to space and deep tech investments, allowing a select range of accredited investors to participate. We combine investors into a single entity, enabling direct investments via SPV structures, which keeps the cap table clean. SKVP’s model is open and flexible, allowing our investors to choose exactly which start-up they want to back.
  

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