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European Space Bond
8.00% p.a. interest
Fixed-rate bond of European Space Ventures AG · ISIN DE000A5GTAE6 · Subscription from 2 November 2026
We make the European New Space Opportunity Investable
Concept of European Space Ventures AG for a portfolio for Europe
The European Space Bond (ESB) is Europe's first bond for New Space.
“Europe stands at the beginning of a new era. New Space brings together private innovation, public space programmes and defence – for growth, technological sovereignty and security.
We have been part of this ecosystem for more than ten years: as investors, founders and networkers.
With European Space Ventures AG, we want to give investors access to this development.”
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Simon Drake on LinkedIn
European Space Ventures AG on LinkedIn
FAZ.net: “Resources on the Moon are a big topic” (article in German) (in German)
With us, you invest …
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in a structural growth market.
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in European sovereignty as a catalyst for billions in investment.
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in more than ten years of experience in the space ecosystem.
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in a team with a proven track record and a tested investment approach.
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in outstanding access to promising space start-ups.
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in a diversification opportunity for your portfolio.
What is New Space?
New Space stands for the commercialisation of space. The interlinking of government and the private sector drives innovation and lowers costs. New applications, business models and markets are emerging.
Further information: New Space Initiative of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) (in German)
Image source: European Space Ventures – Space Fortress Europe
Europe is investing in space
Political tailwind. Strategic relevance. Investments worth billions.
- EUR 22.3 bn Subscriptions by ESA Member States at the CM25 Ministerial Council, Bremen, November 2025 Source: ESA
- EUR 35 bn Germany's planned investment in military space capabilities Source: BMVg
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Boris Pistorius, German Federal Minister of Defence ·
Source: BMVg, speech at the BDI Space Congress (in German)“Satellite networks are today an Achilles' heel of modern societies. Whoever attacks them paralyses entire states.” (translated from German)
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Space Symposium of IABG and the Interessengemeinschaft Deutsche Luftwaffe e.V. (IDLw) ·
Space security needs a resilient overall architecture
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Handelsblatt ·
“Germany arms itself for war in space” (headline translated from German)
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Bloomberg ·
Eutelsat raises EUR 1.35 billion to build a European rival to Starlink.
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Isar Aerospace ·
With its Spectrum rocket, Isar Aerospace becomes the first company to reach orbit from mainland Europe.
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OHB ·
OHB wins an IRIS² contract worth almost EUR 1 billion for 18 satellite platforms.
Source: OHB
The persons, institutions, companies and media named – including the BDI – have no connection with European Space Ventures AG or the European Space Bond.
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The founders have been active in the European space industry for more than ten years
Oct 2026Hessen in Space 
May 2026Talk at Space Resources Week, Luxembourg 
May 2025Demo Day at Thales Alenia Space, Turin 
March 2025Kinvestor Report: “Mining the Final Frontier” Watch the video on YouTube (external link) 
September 2024Resource Talks: “Can you make money on the Moon?” Watch the video on YouTube (external link) 
February 2022Financial Fox: “Space investing! Moon mining!”
Expertise and network built with Space Ventures Investors Ltd
2014
Founding of Space Ventures Investors Ltd by Simon Drake and Kevin Mac Gowan.
10+ years of research
In-house analysis of technology trends, value chains and capital flows.
Investments & ventures
Engagements in European and US start-ups as well as own joint ventures.
European network
Contacts with founders, industry, space agencies and capital market partners.
AI platform ENSAI
Research and analysis platform. It combines human expertise, data-driven strategies and machine analysis methods. Visit European New Space Artificial Intelligence (ENSAI).
Building on this foundation, we are taking the next step and, with European Space Ventures AG (ESV), creating an investment company focused on the European New Space sector.
Space Ventures Investors Ltd is a company legally separate from the issuer. Its past activities do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about the future development of European Space Ventures AG or its ability to pay interest and repay the bond.
European Space Ventures AG aims to be Europe's first address for investment capital in New Space
European Space Ventures AG (ESV)
- Pools investor capital as an investment company
- Uses its own proprietary AI platform ENSAI for company analysis
- Is building a diversified portfolio
- Focuses on Europe
- Invests from start-ups to listed corporations
- Sees the bond as the first building block
- Is planning an IPO in the medium term
- Plans to repay the bond through sales of holdings or new equity investors
Image source: European Space Ventures
Cross-sector investment approach
Three investment areas and a planned allocation across different stages of maturity.
Sector focus
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Space Fortress Europe
The geopolitical growth phase in European space technology.
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Space value chain
Infrastructure and services for the growing space economy that are indispensable for modern economies.
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Space resources
A pragmatic, technology-oriented 10-year strategy to secure a resources portfolio.
Learn more: European Space Ventures AG – sectors
Portfolio structure
- Established
- High-revenue space and aerospace companies
- European market position and robust cash flows
- Illustrative investment universe
- Scale-up
- Validated technology (e.g. TRL 5+)
- First customers and growth
- Later growth stages
- Early stage
- Innovations
- Selective holdings
- Higher risks, long investment horizon
With ENSAI, we select promising investments from this investment universe
Ground stations
Launch systems
Cislunar space*
Satellites in LEO, MEO and GEO
Space tourism
Orbital services
Lunar resources
Space resources
* Cislunar (Latin cis = on this side of, luna = Moon) refers to the entire space between the Earth and the lunar surface, including lunar orbit.
European Space Bond: Europe's first New Space bond
| Issuer | European Space Ventures AG |
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| Type of security | Fixed-rate bearer bond (Inhaberschuldverschreibung) |
| ISIN | DE000A5GTAE6 |
| Total volume | Up to EUR 11,999,000 |
| Coupon | 8.00% p.a. |
| Term | 5 years (1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031) |
| Interest payment | Annually, on 1 December each year |
| Minimum subscription / denomination | EUR 1,000 |
| Use of proceeds (net) | Building a portfolio of holdings in the space sector. Further funds will be used for running costs, administration, research and the further development of the ENSAI analysis platform (for details see the WIB). |
| Subscription | From 2 November 2026 via europeanspacebond.com |
| Stock exchange listing | Planned inclusion in the open market (Freiverkehr) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from 1 December 2026 |
Subscriptions are made exclusively on the basis of the WIB, the terms and conditions of the bond and the subscription form. Please note the risk warnings.
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Documents for download
The legally binding documents are available in German only.
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Contact: bond@europeanspacebond.com