Noosphere Ventures

Noosphere Ventures Partners LP is a Menlo Park, California-based space-focused asset management firm founded on June 4, 2014 by Ukrainian-American entrepreneur Dr. Max Polyakov. The firm takes a vertically integrated approach to NewSpace investing — combining capital, engineering expertise, and operational resources to assemble a complete space-mission stack aimed at making access to space faster and more affordable. Across the broader Noosphere network, more than 2,000 specialists operate from offices worldwide. The firm leads rounds and invests across seed, Series A, and Series B stages in companies spanning launch vehicles, satellites, satellite data and analytics, space propulsion, in-space logistics, and applied AI for Earth observation. Noosphere has made approximately 16 disclosed portfolio investments. Flagship positions illustrate the integrated thesis: Firefly Aerospace, re-created in 2017 after Noosphere acquired the assets of the bankrupt Firefly Space Systems and subsequently raised nearly $200 million; EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), founded 2015, with proprietary radar and optical satellite constellations; Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS), producing electric propulsion engines; D-Orbit, an in-space logistics company; and Dragonfly Aerospace, a South African satellite imaging company whose Mantis camera was deployed on Botswana's first national satellite in 2025. Noosphere also invests in hardware and robotics adjacent to the space economy. In 2024 the US Department of the Treasury cleared Dr. Polyakov to resume investment in the US space sector after a multi-year pause. Beyond financial returns, Polyakov funds the Noosphere Engineering School and the Vernadsky Challenge to develop Ukrainian engineering talent — an initiative that reflects the fund's broader commitment to building the human infrastructure of the space economy.