Goal: Invest in early stage companies that are building the future of tomorrow.=

Stellar Ventures is the expansion of personal angel investing into a syndicated fund focused on early stage deals.

Space is ready for startups - Improvements in launch, supply chain, and financing opportunities, both government and commercial, have exponentially decreased the cost of access to space. Additionally, a large uptick in acquisitions and SPAC opportunities have created exit opportunities in a traditionally staid industry. 

Unfair Advantage: 

Partnership with Stellar Solutions - Stellar Solutions is an award winning global Aerospace company, founded in 1995 by Celeste Ford, working critical national and global programs in all five aerospace sectors: Civil, Commercial, Defense, Intelligence and International.

• Deep Due Diligence Expertise: Stellar Solutions has performed deep technical due diligence for numerous widely recognized funds investing in the aerospace sector.
• Proprietary Deal Flow: Stellar sees many early concepts before the founders even begin to raise capital. Drawing from a team of over 300 engineers, Stellar Solutions engineering expertise helps people solve critical technical problems quickly and efficiently.
• Relationships to Customers: Many of Stellar’s current customers will be potential customers and partners for Stellar Ventures’ portfolio companies. Stellar Solutions is known for crossing the boundaries between commercial and government programs for high impact results to critical programs.

Celeste Ford Background

Celeste Ford is Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc., a global provider of systems engineering expertise.. Ford founded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning aerospace company with the vision to satisfy customers’ critical needs while realizing employees’ dream jobs, through high-impact performance for projects on earth and in space. 

Inducted to the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011, Ford is a valued board member of multiple organizations in the private and public sectors.. She was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. A mother of three adult children with her husband Kevin, Celeste Ford received her BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and MS in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University. LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceford/ 

Matt Patterson Background

Matt Patterson is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur. Matt Patterson has founded multiple companies across fintech, logistics and marketing technology. In 2017, Matt started a fund to invest in commercial loan and factoring assets. Since inception, his fund has purchased over $100mm in assets directly or with partner funds. Previously Matt has founded several successful companies, including Expansion Capital Group, Unbent Media, Swish Marketing and Zack Systems. Matt has an MA in Sociology and a BA in Economics both from Stanford University. LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/matthewpatterson2/

Proprietary Deal Flow: Stellar sees many early concepts before the founders even begin to raise capital. Drawing from a team of over 300 engineers, Stellar Solutions engineering expertise helps people solve critical technical problems quickly and efficiently.