Alisha Sharma

Managing Partner & Founder at Universe Ventures Space-tech | Government

United Kingdom

About

Building the space economy through my advisory firm, Universe Ventures. Our capital fundraising arm involves both biotech and space-tech projects. I work closely with family offices and with the incubator Kickstart Global on partnerships and events, supporting our most promising young founders. Reach out if you're interested in working with us! I'm a feminist, probably playing rugby or chess when I'm not working with fascinating startups. Partnerships and speaking enquiries: [email protected]

Experience

  • Business Development at Space DOTS®
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    London-based Space Dots is enabling the next leap in the space economy by solving its greatest data challenge: understanding and predicting the environments where humanity will expand. Backers include Female Founders Fund, Boost VC, 7percent Ventures, the European Space Agency and more. Space DOTS is the only company in the World generating proprietary in-orbit data to tell operators whether their satellite was hit by space weather - or an act of war.

  • Head of Partnerships at Kickstart Global
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    UK's largest cross-university incubator for relentlessly ambitious outliers. 100+ start ups built. £33M+ raised. This is where the restless and obsessed build together. Founders from our community have gone to build industry-defining innovations, and companies worth $500M+, backed by investors globally, including Sequoia Capital, Mustafa Suleyman and Alexis Ohanian. All with an average age of 21. This is unlike any other place in the UK.

  • Space-Tech Partner at PHIAM
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Where Capital Meets Content https://phiam.one/

  • Managing Partner & Founder at Universe Ventures
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Universe Ventures builds and scales the most ambitious space and biotech projects. We focus on deep tech founders navigating their Series A — primarily aerospace and defence, with a growing practice in climate and biotech. Our team have raised $77M+ across Europe and Asia.

  • Business Development at Astron Systems
    Dec 2025 - Apr 2026 · 5 mos

    An award-winning UK small-lift class reusable rocket company. $380Mil in signed LOIs, over $1B in informal interest. Satellite launch applications include climate monitoring, agricultural improvements, weather, communications and pharmaceuticals. Our launches are fully booked from 2028-2030 🚀 Backers include Techstars, SFC Capital and the European Space Agency.