Members Talk - Sophia Wang - Research Associate, Outliers Fund

Sophia Wang, a research associate at Outliers Fund, discusses her transition from NASA to venture capital. She aims to shape technology ecosystems through policy and public-private partnerships. Outliers Fund manages the Scientific Fund and the Intelligence Fund, focusing on space and AI/quantum computing respectively. The Scientific Fund plans to invest in 300 U.S. space companies. Wang highlights challenges in securing institutional investors due to government procurement issues. She praises FII for uniting global political and private industry leaders. Wang emphasizes the importance of space as a multilateral platform, citing the International Space Station. FII is seen as a valuable platform for connecting with sovereign space agencies. Outliers Fund closely follows the rapidly evolving space industry, meeting with space agencies, astronauts, and investors worldwide.