Meagan Crawford: Managing Partner at Space Fund and Host of the Mission Eve Podcast

Meagan is a leading voice in the entrepreneurial space industry and an experienced startup executive and founder, with multiple exits under her belt. She is the host of the Mission Eve podcast that aims to increase the number of women in the space industry and is frequently featured as a thought leader on the industry's development and investment potential.  Meagan is a strong believer in the power of free enterprise as the driving force that will lift humanity permanently off-world. She is managing partner of SpaceFund, a venture capital firm investing in space startups and sits on the board of directors of over a dozen organizations, including both space startups and nonprofits. She holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Rice University. In 2009, Meagan co-founded the NewSpace Business Plan Competition, a program focused on educating both entrepreneurs and investors, and catalyzing deal flow and is the world's longest-running space focused BPC.  As a manager, coach, and judge for the last decade, she has read over 1,000 space business executive summaries, has coached hundreds of selected teams, and helped award cash prizes to dozens of NewSpace startups. OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:14 Please rate/subscribe to podcast! 00:56 Meagan Crawford 01:38 What is Space Fund 03:00 Journey to launch Space Fund 05:45 Selection Process for Investments 08:01 Current Portfolio 09:58 Difference between a normal VC and a Space VC 12:34 Space Forge 14:36 SEN 14:57 Push and Pull Strategy 17:23 New Space Business Plan 19:24 The Misson Eve Podcast  21:15 Learnings from the Podcast 22:36 The World's First Trillionaire 24:43 Equity of Opportunity  26:30 Government rules and regs 28:58 Future Partnerships/Pace of Investment 30:30 Outside of work 31:46 Wrap Up & Social Follow Meagan Crawford Recent Blog: https://spacefund.com/blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeaganMCrawford Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacefundgodess/ Website: https://spacefund.com/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! (NEW - YOUTUBE): www.youtube.com/@astrobenpodcast Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/