Brock Pierce, Digital Currency Pioneer, Joins SpaceFund
Brock Pierce, entrepreneur, philanthropist and former U.S. Presidential candidate has announced his recent involvement with SpaceFund as general partner. As an entrepreneur, Pierce has raised more than $5 billion for various ventures and has been focused on impact investing.
"I am excited to have Brock join our already amazing team. His vision and proven track record of successful investing compliments what we do."
Rick Tumlinson, founding partner of SpaceFund.
Pierce views investing in space very much like he foresaw cryptocurrencies in its early stages and believes that space is creating an entire ecosystem and will be the next revolution for investors.
"I am excited to have Brock join our already amazing team," said Rick Tumlinson, founding partner of SpaceFund. "His vision and proven track record of successful investing compliments what we do. By joining us now, he proves that he knows when to climb aboard the rocket ship of the new space economy."
Brock Pierce is a public speaker, having lectured at some of the most prestigious institutions on developing technologies including The Milken Institute. He is the founder of nonprofit Integro, attracting financial resources to Puerto Rico. He has been featured in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times and many others.
SpaceFund does more than invest in space, they actively engage in a space revolution helping form the US and global conversation about our future on the frontier through media and public engagements in strategic planning and policy.
SpaceFund Venture recently announced its first close of the second fund in April of 2021 and announced that it not only reached but surpassed the planned first close of $5 million for its $20 million BlastOff Fund. The Houston and Austin-based company states that commitments to the fund have been overwhelmingly positive.
SpaceFund says on its website that it "invests in visionary yet practical high-growth startups addressing the multi-billion dollar space markets that will both enable and benefit from the space revolution. We nurture, cultivate, and support our portfolio companies through every stage of their development."
(Source: Brock Pierce. Image provided)