{"id":59675,"date":"2020-05-21T19:48:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/startups-post-pandemic-survival-depends-on-timing-and-investor-quality\/"},"modified":"2020-05-21T19:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T11:48:16","slug":"startups-post-pandemic-survival-depends-on-timing-and-investor-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/startups-post-pandemic-survival-depends-on-timing-and-investor-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups\u2019 Post-Pandemic Survival Depends on Timing and Investor Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview with <em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Via Satellite<\/em>, Airspace Internet Exchange Chairman Tom Choi claimed that the coronavirus pandemic should cast into doubt the future of any company dependent upon venture or debt financing. Large, established corporations will gobble up what liquidity is left in the arid desert. Choi, a former operator CEO and Satellite Executive of the Year winner, is known for acknowledging the elephants in the room with a bullhorn. He believes startups will be the first to starve in the COVID-19 era, and that a new wave of thrifty, mission-focused \u201cSmart Space\u201d companies will emerge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI boldly predict a new era will emerge, where smart ideas for space will be more successful: projects that are not rehash of old bad ideas, but new ones that are brilliant not requiring billions of dollars from billionaires, but support from customers who want the services,\u201d says Choi.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lW7D5wVVReKWDtmO8vpq_VS_060120_Cover2_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lW7D5wVVReKWDtmO8vpq_VS_060120_Cover2_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lW7D5wVVReKWDtmO8vpq_VS_060120_Cover2_DGTL-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lW7D5wVVReKWDtmO8vpq_VS_060120_Cover2_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lW7D5wVVReKWDtmO8vpq_VS_060120_Cover2_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the June 2020 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Most of the space investors and startups we spoke to for this story disagree with Choi\u2019s forecast \u2014 but not entirely. They agree with his vision of an emerging \u201cSmart Space\u201d movement, but think the startups that survive COVID-19 will be existing entities that evolve into those \u201cSmart Space\u201d companies. And those startups, they say, are in a much better position to make that transition than most people think.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite industry has ruminated on the pace of change and innovation for decades, building up to what was an incredible acceleration during the 2010s thanks to a massive influx of startups with smaller, cheaper, and more agile space technologies. As a space startup, survival in the previous decade was almost always decided by your ability to produce instantaneous results \u2013 find a market, raise capital, build a prototype, and generate business while keeping your toes curled around the bleeding edge.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at the start of a new decade, comes an unexpected force of change in the form of a global pandemic. Nothing has toppled billion-dollar business models (or provided a more convenient exit ramp) faster than COVID-19. It has single handedly changed the definition of \u201clong-term\u201d for everyone \u2013 including startups, for which time may be the deciding factor between success and failure, but in a completely new way.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a676a75e1325;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a676a75e1325 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a676a75e1326').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a676a75e1326'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your runway is three months long right now, you\u2019re in trouble,\u201d says Rafferty Jackson, an angel investor with Jack Industries and frequent collaborator with SATELLITE\u2019s Startup Space competition. Jackson\u2019s version of a runway leads to a startup\u2019s next big milestone \u2013 the start of a new round of financing, or a product launch.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson explains that shorter runways were always considered riskier for investors, but were often overlooked if investors believed in the entrepreneur\u2019s ability to meet deadlines. \u201cWith COVID-19, nothing is happening in the next six months, at least. So, you\u2019ve got to extend your runway,\u201d she says. \u201cIdeally, you want your runway to be 12 to 18 months, and you\u2019ve got to be able to make that adjustment and sustain yourself at the same time. And, being able to sustain yourself will be a lot easier if you have high-quality investors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Troy McCann, founder of Moonshot, an accelerator based in Australia, agrees with Jackson, and defines high-quality investors as those who can continue to provide financial stability and guidance even in a worst-case scenario. \u201cHigh-quality investors aren\u2019t just checkbooks,\u201d he says. \u201cThey maintain a critical line of communication with the company. They care about everyone\u2019s health and safety. They help startups navigate through this crisis and make the necessary adjustments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Jackson, McCann does not consider the entrepreneurs themselves, or their friends and family, to qualify as high-quality investors at this time. Self-funding in this environment, they say, is just too risky, considering that we could be in for a long wait for a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Another investor, who asked not to be named for this story, but whose portfolio includes several notable companies in the small satellite sector, added that the recent bankruptcy situation with constellation operator OneWeb makes it more difficult to define a quality investor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you told me two years ago that [Japanese holding company and OneWeb\u2019s primary investor] SoftBank was essentially going to fold on OneWeb, I would have told you that you were wrong,\u201d the investor said, with a chuckle. \u201cAt the time, I probably would have reminded you that SoftBank just dumped another $3 billion into WeWork and you wouldn\u2019t be coming back to me for advice any time soon. The point is that high-dollar investments don\u2019t make high-quality investors. The money alone doesn\u2019t make you invincible. Success and stability ultimately defines a quality investor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How many existing space startups will be able to adapt and survive? According to Quilty Analytics\u2019 Justin Cadman, the answer is a little less than half \u2013 roughly the same number of startups that are currently generating actual revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrivate investments in New Space companies hit a record of nearly $6 billion in 2019, but that\u2019s going to change this year due to the inevitable COVID-19- recession,\u201d says Cadman. \u201cMarginal companies that recently raised substantial capital could survive. High vulnerability segments will see a higher level of business failures, but the survivors may be more handsomely rewarded due to less competition down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cadman ranks the level of risk for different types of startups in a prolonged COVID-19 recession. Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband systems are at the top of that list because they are the most capital intensive. With OneWeb and LeoSat already out of the game, \u201cSpaceX\u2019s Starlink, Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper, and Telesat LEO are the only viable solutions left and only one or two of these will succeed,\u201d Cadman predicts.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a676a75e1875;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a676a75e1875 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a676a75e1876').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a676a75e1876'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Small satellite launch specialists \u2013 the ones tasked to launch these constellations at low cost \u2013 are second on Cadman\u2019s list due to the immediate impact that COVID-19 has on their primary target markets combined with how saturated the market has become with launch options.  Launch services, like constellations, are capital intensive and require long-term development. \u201cThere are more than 100 small launch companies and again, room for one or two winners,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Analysts may be at odds with investors when it comes to assessing the value of time and investor quality, but both sides do agree on one bit of advice for space startups \u2013 get into the public sector, if you can, as both government and military agencies are moving in the complete opposite direction and actually increasing their investments into their space startup partners.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Anderson, managing partner of the recently rebranded Space Capital said as much in an April report. \u201cHaving the government as a lifeline is really important, particularly relevant for infrastructure companies that are launching satellites and hardware,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Anderson\u2019s statement is backed by several startups who competed in the Startup Space Entrepreneur Pitch Contest at SATELLITE during the past few years. All of the startups we spoke to who had NASA as a major partner or customer said that they\u2019ve received increased technical or financial support from the agency since COVID-19. None of the companies were willing to share details, but all confirmed that they\u2019ve received reassurances.<\/p>\n<p>The same is true for startups with major military partners or organizations serving as customers. Shortly after the U.S. Department of Defense\u2019s Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord announced in Mid-April that the military would accelerate and increase payments to technology partners, several space startups reported \u201cimmediate, positive\u201d results. \u201cI certainly feel fortunate that our [military] customers aren\u2019t experiencing budget issues,\u201d says the executive of a startup space-based analytics firm. \u201cI\u2019m still nervous about the long-term, but far from terrified. Coronavirus hasn\u2019t been nearly as disruptive for us as it has been for some of our peers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the Moon. NASA and the U.S. Government still want to go there and are still investing in a decades-overdue return. A majority of the companies that are benefiting from those investments aren\u2019t technically startups \u2013 Blue Origin and SpaceX are owned and managed by billionaires. But, there are hundreds of components and systems subcontractors that still see plenty of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for those outside of the government business sector, the U.S. government\u2019s COVID-19-driven support for space companies with mostly private sector business made little impact. The \u201csmall business\u201d assistance provided in Congress\u2019 recent Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was structured in a way that disqualified most smaller space businesses, which had to include the employees of their \u201caffiliates\u201d toward their total headcounts. Few VC-backed startups were able to stay under the 500-employee threshold when including the teams of all the companies in their investors portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>A final point of consensus among investors, analysts, and industry executives is that it\u2019s still too early to make confident long-term predictions about the overall health of our startup community. COVID-19 is unprecedented. There are countless scenarios that could play out on the path to a vaccine, which in itself may not be the end of the COVID-19 story. \u201cIt will be hard to ignore the permanent scar that this is going to leave,\u201d says one investor when asked how COVID-19 would change their firm\u2019s approach to financing new startups. \u201cIt will change how we assess everything. It puts a big asterisk on every market research statistic. The year 2020 will be the lost year and the variable we learn to live with. Hopefully, it\u2019s just one year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked how startups can prove themselves in this kind of scenario, the investor responds, \u201cJust survive. And, be innovative in how you survive. If you can pull through this craziness, it tells me that you can pull through anything.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406064:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nNMYSILuRPGY6fJPJEeu_Bandwidth_Pricing-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nNMYSILuRPGY6fJPJEeu_Bandwidth_Pricing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nNMYSILuRPGY6fJPJEeu_Bandwidth_Pricing-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nNMYSILuRPGY6fJPJEeu_Bandwidth_Pricing-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nNMYSILuRPGY6fJPJEeu_Bandwidth_Pricing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tBandwidth Pricing: How Low Can it Go?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406061:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/og0ParJkSfaxB9wdO9jp_Itallly_COVID-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/og0ParJkSfaxB9wdO9jp_Itallly_COVID-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/og0ParJkSfaxB9wdO9jp_Itallly_COVID-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/og0ParJkSfaxB9wdO9jp_Itallly_COVID-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/og0ParJkSfaxB9wdO9jp_Itallly_COVID.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tFrom the Frontline: Italy\u2019s Fight Against Coronavirus, With Satellite<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406057:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nglQwQwySbCerh1ln1PQ_Mobile_Market-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nglQwQwySbCerh1ln1PQ_Mobile_Market-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nglQwQwySbCerh1ln1PQ_Mobile_Market-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nglQwQwySbCerh1ln1PQ_Mobile_Market-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nglQwQwySbCerh1ln1PQ_Mobile_Market.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tMobility Market\u2019s Post-Pandemic Predictions Remain Positive, For Now<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406051:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02hvddv4SBeCIMEHGJGM_VS_060120_CoverStory-300x211.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02hvddv4SBeCIMEHGJGM_VS_060120_CoverStory-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02hvddv4SBeCIMEHGJGM_VS_060120_CoverStory-800x563.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02hvddv4SBeCIMEHGJGM_VS_060120_CoverStory-640x450.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/02hvddv4SBeCIMEHGJGM_VS_060120_CoverStory.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tSatellite Operators Adjust as COVID-19 Sweeps Normal Life Away<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406071:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xHCXisRD6ojUbMHCMsrw_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xHCXisRD6ojUbMHCMsrw_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xHCXisRD6ojUbMHCMsrw_EdNote_Header_Web-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xHCXisRD6ojUbMHCMsrw_EdNote_Header_Web-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/xHCXisRD6ojUbMHCMsrw_EdNote_Header_Web.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Industry Begins to Feel the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406068:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IC3nrTHsRnK5makz13eI_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IC3nrTHsRnK5makz13eI_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IC3nrTHsRnK5makz13eI_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, 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