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Minibonds and the Space Economy: debt enters orbit
How minibonds and basket bonds can finance capex, industrial growth and scale across Italy’s space and aerospace SME supply chain.
Growth finance
Patient capital, debt and equity considered in relation to investment, scale and industrial development. This Journal landing brings together original contributions, organised by topic and linked to the main editorial dossier.
Analysis
Novaeka: the Padua case turning rocket-engine testing into industrial infrastructure
A journalistic case study of Novaeka: rocket-engine test facilities, FGSE, digital twins, flight hardware, Houston and the challenge of scaling in the…
Analysis
Novaeka: from Veneto to US spaceports, scaling the infrastructure behind launch
From cryogenic systems to mobile rocket testing, Novaeka is testing whether a specialist capability from Veneto can become an international industrial platform.
Analysis
Not everything is venture capital. Space does not scale on slogans
The missing middle in Italy’s space economy lies between venture and large funds: growth capital and governance are needed to turn technology…
Analysis
European space and dual use: capital enters a new industrial geography
As prime consolidation, satellite-services M&A and growth finance accelerate, European space is entering a phase in which scale and industrial autonomy are…
Analysis
Deep tech needs owners who can build an industry
Europe’s technological ambitions depend on what happens after the breakthrough. Manufacturing, customer adoption and responsible ownership deserve as much attention as the…
Analysis
Capital no longer lives in separate rooms
Deep tech, impact and dual use: the new financial architecture will be decided by governance, not labels