Space Angels Network

Space Angels NetworkSM Partners

Space Angels Network is proud to work with our Strategic Partners to build an Innovation Ecosystem for space-related ventures and our Technology Partners to enable a robust virtual experience for our members and entrepreneurs. If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact us at: partners@spaceangelsnetwork.com.

Strategic Partners
	eSpace: The Center for Space Entrepreneurship http://www.espacecenter.org eSpace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which was formed in 2009 from a partnership between the University of Colorado and Sierra Nevada Corporation. Our mission is to help create and catalyze entrepreneurial space companies, to help those companies commercialize their technologies, and to develop a passionate workforce to fuel their growth as well as the growth of the aerospace industry as a whole. We accomplish our mission through three programs: (1) The eSpace Incubator, in which we provide a suite of traditional incubator and aerospace-specific resources to entrepreneurial companies, (2) The Straight to Space program, in which we provide training grants to entrepreneurial aerospace companies when they hire new technicians or engineers, and (3) The Venture Design program with the University of Colorado in which we financially and academically support graduate hands-on design projects that we think might have commercial potential. Space Angels Network and eSpace formed a collaborative relationship in 2011 to support space entrepreneurship.
	Silicon Valley Space Business Roundtable http://svsbr.org The Silicon Valley Space Business Roundtable (SVSBR) is an organization that encourages the growth and development of aerospace-related businesses in California’s Silicon Valley. We closely collaborate with for-profits, universities, other non-profit organizations and government agencies including NASA Ames Research Center. As the west coast’s only organization of its kind, we provide input to leadership groups to expand the area’s business base by providing specific recommendations to improve the space business climate. SVSBR has its sights on the future of high technology. We provide forums by leading aerospace leaders to educate the industry on initiatives and goals. Our educational outreach program encourages students to enter these fields through our support of several schools in the Silicon Valley. Space Angels Network and SVSBR formed a collaborative relationship in 2011 to foster growth of aerospace-related businesses.
	The Space Founadtion http://spacefoundation.org The foremost advocate for all sectors of the space industry and an expert in all aspects of space, the Space Foundation is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs that bring space into the classroom and major industry events, including the National Space Symposium, all in support of its mission "to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity." The Space Foundation publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity and provides three indexes that track daily performance of the space industry. Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation conducts research and analysis and government affairs activities from its Washington, D.C., office and has a field office in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.spacefoundation.org. Follow the Space Foundation on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and read about the latest space news and Space Foundation activities in Space Watch.
	Angel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org The Angel Capital Association is North America's professional alliance of angel groups. This fast-growing association brings together many of the 265 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of angel investing. Space Angels Network is a Provisional Member of the Angel Capital Association.
	International Association of Space Entrepreneurs http://www.spaceentrepreneurs.org Founded in 2003, the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs ("IASE") promotes global entrepreneurship in space ventures. IASE recently launched a new online community intended to create a global "virtual incubator" where entrepreneurs from around the world can find all of the resources they need to create new, innovative, high-growth, and visionary space-related ventures. Space Angels Network is an active supporter of IASE's online community.
Technology Partners
	Angelsoft http://www.angelsoft.net Space Angels Network relies on Angelsoft's award-winning Web-based collaboration tools make it easy for us to coordinate and process our deal-flow, all the way from initial contact, screening, and due-diligence and ultimately through funding and beyond.
	Aptela http://www.aptela.com Space Angels Network uses the Aptela Web-based hosted PBX suite to power our telephone communications, providing our callers with professional service and our team with robust functionality.
	Google Apps http://www.google.com Space Angels Network uses Google's Web-based email, collaboration, and productivity tools for our communications and internal operations, as well as Google Analytics for tracking Web traffic and Google's Blogger for our blogging platform.
	Salesforce.com http://www.salesforce.com Space Angels Network leverages the Salesforce.com online platform for all of our SFA and CRM needs, as well as for managing various other aspects of our internal operations.