Planet Ventures Inc. is a venture capital firm specializing in startups and early-stage investments. The firm focuses on holding investments in the resource, biotechnology, e-gaming, energy, artificial intelligence, and technology companies. The firm seeks to invest in disruptive and emerging growth companies and industries with a focus on technology, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, fantasy, and sports betting markets, new space, aerospace, launch (rockets, spaceports, propulsion), satellites & spacecraft manufacturing (buses, payloads, components), on-orbit operations (ground control, mission ops), satellite communications (broadband, mobility, backhaul, direct-to-device), satellite positioning/navigation/timing (gnss chips/devices/services), satellites & spacecraft manufacturing (buses, payloads, components), earth observation (imagery, analytics, climate/defense/ag) ground equipment & user terminals. The company also focuses on investing in undervalued resource projects and companies in the precious metals, uranium and coal, oil and gas, base metals, potash, lithium, and rare earths sectors. The firm makes investments in both public and private companies in the form of equity or debt, respectively. The firm invests in North America. The firm typically takes an active management role as part of its investment strategy by participating at the Board/Advisory levels. The company was formerly known as Planet Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Planet Mining Exploration Inc. in April 2012. Planet Ventures Inc. was founded on January 29, 1996, and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
