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Increased Funding May Fuel Entrepreneurial Growth In Europe
The recent increase in European defense spending could provide a significant boost to the region’s entrepreneurial space sector, but only if government agencies can accelerate their spending pace. According to panelists at the SmallSat Europe conference, the surge in available capital could fund space-related products and services, but startups often have limited cash runways and require rapid decision-making. The European Commission has proposed a $150 billion defense and space budget for 2028-2034, which may lead to the creation of space unicorns, as reported by SpaceNews.