This document is an investment teaser for PTScientists GmbH, a company developing technologies and services for commercial lunar exploration. It summarizes PTScientists' strategy to become the leading provider of lunar logistics and infrastructure services. Key points include:
- PTScientists' lunar lander "Alina" has the largest payload capacity on the market and is designed for lunar orbit and surface payload deployment.
- The company aims to transition from pure logistics provider to offering in-space infrastructure services like power, connectivity and data storage.
- PTScientists expects to reach profitability in 2021 and forecasts strong revenue growth from payload sales and services, with over €100 million in revenue by 2026
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The transatlantic leader in commercial lunar exploration
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Focus on logistics – enabling cost efficient access to space1
Focus on infrastructure – easing long-term space operation2
PTScientists the lunar exploration company
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The Strategy
Payload delivery
Infrastructure services
Present Future
Transition phase Platform PhaseDevelopment phase
Demonstrate flight
technology and establish
customer reputation
Carry out complete Mission
Programs for Space Agencies
and Private Customers
focusing on Resource
Utilization
Offering of infrastructure services such as electricity,
connectivity and thermal power to customers establishing
business models on the Moon, opening up the space
sector for research and economic activities.
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The commercial race to the moon
“We’re in a space race today,
just as we were in the 1960s,
and the stakes are even higher.”
– Mike Pence, Vice President USA
MANUFACTURING & LAUNCH COST (EURm)
500
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European Lander
PTScientists Lander
SPACE AGENCY BUDGETS FOR PRIVATE LUNAR COMPANIES
• NASA CLPS Program: USD 2.5bn
• NASA Deep Space Gateway (LOP-G): USD 500m
• ESA‘s planned budget for Moon Missions: EUR 1bn
• NASA‘s and ESA‘s from Moon to Mars strategy
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPECOMMERCIAL RACE RATIONALE
Name Payload capacity Funding
Astrobotic (US) 35 kg Undisclosed
iSpace (Japan) 30 kg USD 94.5m
Masten Space
Systems (US) 100 kg Undisclosed
Moon Express (US) 30 kg >USD 40m
SpaceIL (Israel) 15 kg USD 100m
Team Indus (India) 30 kg >USD 30m
~75% cheaper
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Overview
PTScientists ASSET VALUATION
950k €
6.560k €
Marketing Payloads
Technical Payloads
FUNDING TO DATE
LUNAR LANDER “ALINA” PAYLOAD REVENUE TO DATE
• EUR 4m R&D cost to date
• Integration of proven technology
• TRL6 and PDR level achieved
Rover Lander
EUR 75m
EUR 15m
+ EUR 2.5m in Pipeline
next 3 Months
Grants (Google XPRIZE)
EUR 0.75m
Equity (Seed)
EUR 0.6m
Loans (Long-term)
EUR 2.8m
Payload Revenue
EUR 7.5m
PTScientists at a glance
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Market Analysis
2022
Total Market 970 M EUR
Agency Commercial
2024
Total Market 1,42 B EUR
Agency Commercial
2026
Total Market 2,02 B EUR
Agency Commercial
Global Lunar Exploration Development estimates*
PTScientists estimated Revenue (excl. Media)
Mission 1
Revenue 56 M EUR
Mission 2
Revenue 122 M EUR
Mission 3
Revenue 284 M EUR
* See Annex
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• One launch every two years
• Payload volume sold vs. capacity:
from 60% to 94%
• Payload price EUR 1,100k / kg
decreasing to EUR 600k /kg
• % payload customers with in-space
services: from 0% to 30%
MAIN ASSUMPTIONS
P&L IMPACT
• Strong increase in revenue surpassing
EUR 100 Mio EUR in 2026
• Highly profitable business model with
ROI > 20 % p.a.
Very attractive long-term financial profile
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Strong and founder-driven management team
Juergen Brandner
CTO
Trained industry specialist
(former certified engineer and
industrial designer for medical
tools)
Robert Boehme
CEO & Founder
Government IT security specialist
(former project and team lead in
datacenter design for the federal
government)
Sven Wehlan
COO
Project- and data center
management Specialist
(former team lead for the federal
ministry of justice)
Karsten Becker
Deputy CTO
Electronics and Software
specialist
(former researcher in FPGAs
for space applications)
André Radloff
CFO
Banking and Finance specialist
(former CEO ProCreditBanks in
Africa and South America)
Management
• Well structured management team,
robust organizational and lean structure
• Founder-led senior management team
with strong software legacy
• Strong software and electronics
engineering background
Organization
• Robust but agile organization
• Mix of old ex-space agency employees
and young talent
• Small and agile overhead department
Advisors / Shareholders
• Michael Trautmann: Serial Entrepreneur
in the media space with excellent
network to large corporates and media
• Andreas Kupke: Entrepreneur and
Investor, successfully built a USD 300m
software & internet business sold in 2018
• Axel Junge: experienced Entrepreneur
and investor in Hamburg
COMMENT
Dr. Rolf Erdmann
CSO
Space Agency coordinator
and business developer
(former NASA flight controller,
top-level manager and liaison)
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Investment Highlights
Business model with clear strategy to become the leading lunar infrastructure and services provider1
• Scalable business model in terms of launch frequencies and payload capacity
• Lunar lander with full rocket spectrum applicability (SpaceX, Ariane, Proton, etc.)
• Break-even in 2021
• Quickly developing from a pure logistics provider to an in-space infrastructure and services player
• Highly customizable for private and government missions
Unmatched lunar lander technology paired with advanced technical readiness2
• Largest payload capacity on the market with lunar orbit and surface payload deployment
• Lunar day & night survival strategies
• On-site communication using Nokia LTE with spacecraft as relay station
• data storage and processing
• Integration of reliable proven technologies (rocket engines, on-board software)
• Joint development and testing with ESA, DLR and Universities
Very strong connection to the traditional space industry and media3
• Close collaboration with space agencies (DLR & ESA)
• Access to U.S. government funding through American PTScientists subsidiary and collaboration with
• Employing proven technologies from our partners (Nokia, ArianeGroup etc.)
• Early partnership with non-space actors such as Red Bull, Audi and Vodafone
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Investment Highlights (cont’d)
Appealing short- & long-term financial profile5
• Positive EBITDA will be reached in 2021 with consistent positive free cash-flows
• Total funding needed to reach positive cash-flows is EUR 45m in the next 3 years
Multiple upside cases for further expansion6
• Increasing launch frequency to once per year would result in EUR >200m annual revenue
• Growing number of payload customers booking in-space infrastructure services increasing mission revenue up to EUR 300m
• Payload Design & Engineering for non-space customers as yet untapped market segment
Growing revenue build-up from payload sales for first mission4
• PTScientists is already closing payload deals and collecting revenue
• Long list of 30+ reputable and financially strong payload customers such as Audi & Vodafone
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