Raphael Roettgen

Raphael Roettgen is the founding partner of E2MC (Earth-to-Mars Capital, www.e2mc.space), a space-focused early-stage venture capital firm with over 30 space investments globally to date, including several space biotech companies. E2MC also co-founded two space accelerators: KickSky, India’s first space accelerator, and the Orbital Edge accelerator in the U.S. (in partnership with ISS National Lab).

Raphael is also co-founder and acting CEO of Prometheus Life Technologies, a Swiss space biotech startup focused on organoids.

He lectures on space entrepreneurship and investing at universities including the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), International Space University (ISU), and Nova Business School. Raphael hosts the popular Space Business Podcast, and is the author of “To Infinity”, an introductory book on the space economy.

Previously, he held senior roles at global investment banks and hedge funds.

He holds degrees in finance and psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, machine learning from PUC-Rio and space studies from the International Space University, where he also serves as adjunct faculty and a governing member.