We built the first capability of commercial space.
Low-cost, rapid access to low Earth orbit. From that experience we built a blueprint of what must come next, and a roadmap for how the technology matures over the next 20 years.
The buyers are governments. The budgets are already committed.
Commercial satellites changed the outcome of a war in Europe, and every allied military drew the same conclusion: sovereign space capability is no longer optional. We invest where that demand is being paid for today.
Sources: NATO Hague Summit declaration, June 2025; Seraphim Space Index, Q4 2025.
- Satellite ISR and Earth observation
- Missile warning and tracking
- Secure communications and PNT
- Space domain awareness
- Propulsion and responsive manoeuvre
- In-orbit servicing and logistics
- Spacecraft and on-orbit power
- Ground systems
- Mission software and autonomy
- Dual-use platforms that sell while procurement runs
In 2022 we wrote down what space needs next. We still invest against it.
The HUMANUS team understands the future of the space industry because we built the initial capability of commercial space: low-cost, rapid access to low Earth orbit. From that experience we built our own blueprint of the technologies that must come next to grow a $1T space economy, and a portfolio roadmap for how they mature over the next 20 years.
- Cislunar logistics
- Asteroid surveillance and mapping
- Jovian system development (water)
- Solar cell improvements
- Nuclear power and propulsion
- Radiation protection
- Human life support systems
- Constellation data and broadband
- Orbital debris mitigation and protection
- Servicing and logistics
- 'Maritime' defence of LEO commerce
- AI, ML and RL for autonomous operations
- Space-based power and climate solutions
- On-orbit compute with better networks and data reduction
- Launch innovation and cost reduction
- Ground systems
- Mission software
- Dual-use platforms
Vision
A first-principles view of the technologies the space economy needs, built from direct engineering experience.
Discipline
We underwrite what has a buyer today: low Earth orbit and the ground. Beyond LEO matures over twenty years, so it stays on the roadmap, not in today's mandate.
Selection
Every company is filtered for alignment with the roadmap. We back what Space Economy 2.0 requires, not what is in vogue.
Governance.
Independent counsel, audit and administration from day one.