#47: The Capital Behind the Space Race (feat. Filip Kocian, Investor at Expansion)

Europe talks about space sovereignty. Sovereignty is built with capital. On the latest episode of the podcast, investor Filip Kocian joins us to unpack the financial infrastructure behind Europe’s space ambitions - and why funding decisions today will define the industry’s future. Space is no longer niche. It’s industrial strategy, defense, and economic resilience rolled into one... yet capital markets still struggle to match the scale of those goals. In our conversation, Filip explains: 🚀 Why space investing is becoming industrial policy💰 What separates investable companies from science projects⚖️ How dual-use tech is reshaping venture strategy🌍 The structural gap between Europe and the US🔭 Where the next generation of winners will emerge Follow Filip (and write him an email): [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipkocian/ https://filipkocian.substack.com/ https://x.com/fikocian Follow Expansion: https://www.expansion-vc.eu/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/expansion-ventures/ Follow NewSpaceVision: https://de.linkedin.com/company/newspacevision https://twitter.com/newspacevision https://www.instagram.com/newspacevision/ https://www.facebook.com/newspacevision/ https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/newspace/ This podcast is sponsored by LiveEO. For more information on how Earth observation can help your company, contact: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]