Astera Institute is an accelerator. Based in Berkeley, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 4 companies, including Last Energy, Terviva, Firefly Aerospace and Imbue.
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- AerospaceAgriTechClean EnergyDeepTechFoodTechMachine LearningMicroreactorsSpace
Who to pitch at Astera Institute
Astera Institute portfolio companies (4)
- Last Energy
- Terviva
- Firefly Aerospace
- Imbue
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About Astera Institute
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Food and Hardware, and focus areas Aerospace, AgriTech, Clean Energy and DeepTech; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Series A.
The team counts 3 people in our database. Becky Pferdehirt (CEO - Radial) and Wes Panek (Head Of Fund Investing) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Astera Institute shares portfolio companies with 19 other investment firms, among them AE Industrial Partners, Nomura and Amitis Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Astera Institute?
Astera Institute is an accelerator based in Berkeley, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 4 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Astera Institute invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Food and Hardware; listed focus areas include Aerospace, AgriTech, Clean Energy and DeepTech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Astera Institute invest at?
The known deals of Astera Institute include Growth, Late-Stage and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Astera Institute?
2 of the 3 people on file at Astera Institute are listed as contacts for the firm. All 3 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Astera Institute?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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