Rob Desborough

Seraphim Space • Managing Partner

Rob is a Managing Partner at Seraphim Space, the world's leading specialist investor in SpaceTech. Seraphim manages $400m across their Venture and Growth funds (London Stock Exchange listed Seraphim Space Investment Trust Plc). Rob heads up the early-stage investments and is a co-founder of Seraphim Space Accelerator, which was launched in 2018, and is the leading accelerator programme for SpaceTech start-ups. Under Rob’s guidance the Seraphim Space Accelerator has graduated 119 SpaceTech start-ups, which have collectively raised $886m from venture capital investors. The Seraphim group has supported and invested in 147 companies across 32 countries who have raised $7.1bn in capital, with 5 companies listing on global markets for in excess of $1bn. He is a fund representative on the boards of Xona Space Systems, and other early-stage investments. Rob holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Information Technology Systems from the University of Strathclyde.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September - 3 October 2025

Sydney, Australia

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