Nuno Sebastiao

Smarter Space Traffic Management. To contribute to the evolution of spacecraft operations, Neuraspace aims to solve the space debris problem by protecting satellites operators from the losses caused by collisions, liabilities from leaving debris in orbit and allowing insurance companies to better price the risk that each satellite poses. The continuous increase in space traffic and debris in the last years lead to a significant increase in the amount of information related to conjunction events. This situation poses a very complex challenge to space operators as the conjunction events need a careful “manual analysis, which is time, cost and effort consuming. AI (specifically ML) algorithms represent an essential technique in the automation of this process, mainly due to its ability to handle big amounts of data. By using a data driven approach with state of the art Machine Learning techniques, Neuraspace is able to outperform the current methods, while automating the process of collision risk avoidance. Neuraspace enables the timely detection of up to 33% more high-risk collisions that have been so far undetected, thus securing space operations.

Pruven Capital is an independent venture and growth investing firm set up in partnership with 10 of the leading incumbents in the Insurance and Asset Management spaces, including Prudential Financial (our anchor), TIAA, Lincoln Financial, Willis Towers Watson, Mutual of Omaha, Nippon Life, Generali, Nuveen, and PGIM. We are a multi-stage investment vehicle, investing from seed through growth with check sizes ranging from $5M - $30M. Our $300M Fund I closed in August 2020 and our $378M Fund II closed in August 2024. We focus on vertical software including Insurance, Financial Services, Real Estate / PropTech, Asset Management, & Digital Healthcare and horizontal software that enable the enterprise, including B2B Software and Enterprise IT. Our key value add is helping our founders with the evergreen challenge they face around GTM. We help our companies win their first few reference customer relationships through commercial relationships with the businesses of our LPs, turbocharging their GTM trajectory in the process.

Smarter Space Traffic Management. To contribute to the evolution of spacecraft operations, Neuraspace aims to solve the space debris problem by protecting satellites operators from the losses caused by collisions, liabilities from leaving debris in orbit and allowing insurance companies to better price the risk that each satellite poses. The continuous increase in space traffic and debris in the last years lead to a significant increase in the amount of information related to conjunction events. This situation poses a very complex challenge to space operators as the conjunction events need a careful “manual analysis, which is time, cost and effort consuming. AI (specifically ML) algorithms represent an essential technique in the automation of this process, mainly due to its ability to handle big amounts of data. By using a data driven approach with state of the art Machine Learning techniques, Neuraspace is able to outperform the current methods, while automating the process of collision risk avoidance. Neuraspace enables the timely detection of up to 33% more high-risk collisions that have been so far undetected, thus securing space operations.

Oak HC/FT is a venture and growth equity firm investing in companies driving transformation in healthcare and fintech, two uniquely complementary and high-growth sectors. With deep domain expertise and strategic resources, Oak HC/FT partners with leading entrepreneurs at every stage, from seed to growth, to build businesses that make a measurable, lasting impact on these industries. Founded in 2014, the firm has $5.3 billion in assets under management. The partners at the firm have had 46 realizations and 35 companies achieving valuations in excess of $1 billion.