Lavrock Ventures

Lavrock Ventures, LLC is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and based in McLean, Virginia. The firm specializes in post-seed and Series A investments, focusing on early-stage technology companies in the United States. Lavrock Ventures primarily invests in sectors such as cybersecurity, enterprise software, and big data, while avoiding consumer-focused and e-commerce sectors. The firm is particularly interested in companies with potential applications in the National Security sector. Typical investment sizes range from $1 million to $3 million, but larger investments may occur in conjunction with limited partners. Lavrock Ventures operates as a Registered Investment Adviser.

Conor Friedmann

Associate

Jacob Gottlieb

Associate

Daniel Hanks

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Jim Hunt

Managing Partner

Alex Poulin

Principal

Steve Smoot

Co-Founder and General Partner

Past deals in Space Industry

Morpheus Space

Series A in 2022
Morpheus Space GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company's innovative product offerings, including nanoFEEP and multiFEEP, are designed to enhance satellite operations by enabling service providers to manage entire constellations as a unified entity. By integrating advanced electric propulsion with artificial intelligence, Morpheus Space is transforming the NewSpace industry. Their solutions allow satellites to perform numerous orbital maneuvers, facilitating a new approach to mission planning that prioritizes objectives through automated decision-making. This capability provides unprecedented flexibility for satellite networks, enabling optimal adjustments to meet specific user needs, such as revisiting frequencies and monitoring dynamic points of interest.

CesiumAstro

Series B in 2022
CesiumAstro delivers communication systems for Satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space or airborne platforms. Each of their products combines carefully selected COTS components with the traditional reliability necessary for aerospace systems. They believe that effective hardware solutions should not require added engineering from their customers, enabling them to focus on their core mission. Their team consists of talented engineers and scientists skilled in the design, development, manufacturing, and qualification of complex communication systems.

Geosite

Series A in 2021
Geosite, Inc. owns and operates an online platform that allows users to find, purchase, and utilize geospatial data. The platform gives its customers access to high-frequency satellite data, planning and logistics tools, and distributed sensor platform plug-ins. The platform leverages the proliferation in satellite imagery sources and distributed sensor systems. The company caters to customers, including the United States military and companies in the energy industry. Geosite, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Stanford, California.

Morpheus Space

Seed Round in 2020
Morpheus Space GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in manufacturing electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. The company's innovative product offerings, including nanoFEEP and multiFEEP, are designed to enhance satellite operations by enabling service providers to manage entire constellations as a unified entity. By integrating advanced electric propulsion with artificial intelligence, Morpheus Space is transforming the NewSpace industry. Their solutions allow satellites to perform numerous orbital maneuvers, facilitating a new approach to mission planning that prioritizes objectives through automated decision-making. This capability provides unprecedented flexibility for satellite networks, enabling optimal adjustments to meet specific user needs, such as revisiting frequencies and monitoring dynamic points of interest.

CesiumAstro

Series A in 2019
CesiumAstro delivers communication systems for Satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space or airborne platforms. Each of their products combines carefully selected COTS components with the traditional reliability necessary for aerospace systems. They believe that effective hardware solutions should not require added engineering from their customers, enabling them to focus on their core mission. Their team consists of talented engineers and scientists skilled in the design, development, manufacturing, and qualification of complex communication systems.
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