Raphael Roettgen is the founding partner of E2MC (Earth-to-Mars Capital), a space-focused early-stage venture capital firm with over 25 space investments to date.

He lectures on space entrepreneurship and finance at several universities including the International Space University (ISU) and the Swiss Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL), hosts the popular Space Business Podcast, and is the author of "To Infinity", an introductory book on the space economy. He is a frequent speaker on space investment at conferences worldwide.

Previously, Raphael held senior roles at global investment banks and hedge funds and was also a fintech entrepreneur in Brazil.

He holds degrees in finance from Wharton, machine learning from PUC-Rio and space studies from the International Space University, where he also serves as a governing member.

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