Stellar Ventures invests in early-stage, mission-driven space technology companies, backed by technical diligence from aerospace engineering firm Stellar Solutions, and closed its $23M+ Andromeda fund in 2022. It was founded in 2022 by aerospace engineer Celeste Ford with Matt Patterson and former SpaceX General Counsel David Anderman, and has backed Vast, Xona Space Systems and PickNik Robotics.