Raphael Roettgen
NationalityGerman, Brazilian
Alma materInternational Space University

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

PUC-Rio
OccupationInvestor
Websitehttps://raphaelroettgen.com/

Raphael Roettgen

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Raphael Roettgen is a German-Brazilian space investor and educator.

Space Investing

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He is the founder and managing partner of E2MC Ventures[1] an investment company focused on space.

Space Education

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Besides investing, Roettgen is engaged in several projects to help educate a broad audience about the emerging space economy.

Education & Mentoring

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Roettgen lectures on space business at several institutions including the International Space University. He is a mentor in the space stream of the Creative Destruction Lab, as well as at Seraphim Space Camp.[2][3][4]

Roettgen is also the instructor of Space Entrepreneurship 101, an massive open online course on the popular learning platform Udemy.[5]

Writing

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In October 2020 Roettgen published Hoch Hinaus[6], an introductory book on space business and entrepreneurship.

Roettgen is also a regular contributor to Spacewatch.Global[7][8], a digital magazine and portal focused in the space industry.

Podcast

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In March 2020, Roettgen started hosting The Space Business Podcast, a podcast about space entrepreneurship. The podcast is produced in partnership with the International Space University and sponsored by NanoAvionics. As of May 2021 the Podcast has over 9500 downloads[9]. He has also appeared as a guest on other podcasts, e.g. the On Orbit Podcast by Via Satellite [10]

Affiliation with International Space University

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Roettgen is a governing member of the International Space University, a space-focused educational institution where he is also a lecturer and alumnus of the Space Studies Program.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "E2MC – The Final Investment Frontier" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  2. ^ "Raphael Roettgen". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. ^ "Raphael Roettgen". Creative Destruction Lab. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. ^ "E2MC Fund Profile: Venture Capital for Space". The Founder Institute. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Space Entrepreneurship 101". Udemy. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. ^ Kriening, Torsten (2020-11-29). "Space Café Regional – German Edition: Raphael Roettgen about "Hoch hinaus"". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  7. ^ "SpaceWatch.Global". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. ^ Kriening, Torsten (2021-05-03). "E2MC Update On Space-Financing Rounds in April 2021". SpaceWatch.Global. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  9. ^ "Space Business Podcast". spacebusiness.podbean.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  10. ^ "Pack Your Bags! We're Going on a Space Vacation! - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  11. ^ "E2MC Fund Profile: Venture Capital for Space". The Founder Institute. Retrieved 2021-05-20.