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North AmericaConferences & summits
3–4 Nov 2026
Space & Defense Investor Summit
The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd · Beverly Hills, United States
- Dates
- Tue, 3 November 2026 – Wed, 4 November 2026
- Venue
- The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd
- Location
- Beverly Hills, United States
- Organizer
- Arkaea Media Group Inc (Payload)
- Cost
- invite_only
- Scale
- intimate
- Recurrence
- annual
- Format
- On-site
Market intel
High pricingmedium confidence
A highly curated, application-only summit run by Arkaea Media Group (Payload) drawing ~180 senior space and defense investors, founders, and government leaders per edition, with $8 trillion in institutional capital represented.
- Pricing tiers are sharply tiered by role — free for qualifying institutional investors, nearly $1,900 for standard attendees, and ~$6,000 for service providers — reflecting the event's value proposition as a capital-allocation forum rather than a traditional trade show.
- Sponsorship and speaker data confirm strong participation from venture-backed new-space and defense-tech firms alongside established law and banking service providers.
Notable exhibitors
Northwood Space (Bridgit Mendler, CEO)True Anomaly (Even Rogers, CEO)K2 Space (Karan Kunjur, CEO)Founders Fund (2025 cocktail party sponsor)Gravitics (2025 closing party sponsor)Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (2025 sponsor)Generation Space / Seraphim Space (2025 sponsor)Source Energy (2025 sponsor)
AI-researched Sat, 22 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Why it matters
With over $8 trillion in institutional capital represented at past editions, this summit is one of the highest-density venues for space and defense investment decision-makers in the United States, giving growth-stage companies direct access to LPs, GPs, and senior government officials in a candid, off-the-record format.
- For SMEs and startups, acceptance to the summit signals industry legitimacy and opens direct lines to the investors who are actively deploying capital into dual-use and national-security technology.
- The application-only model and Chatham House atmosphere enable frank discussions on funding gaps and procurement that rarely surface at open trade shows.
Registration
About
The Space & Defense Investor Summit is an annual, invitation-only, off-the-record gathering convened by Arkaea Media Group (publisher of Payload) for institutional investors, government leaders, founders, and CEOs focused on the future of space, defense, and national security.
- The 2026 edition—the fourth annual—takes place November 3–4 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
- Content sessions span nuclear power policy, AI on the battlefield, autonomy, hypersonics, and space commercialization, complemented by curated networking and evening receptions.
- Attendance requires an approved application, with institutional investors above the AUM threshold admitted free of charge.
Topics
SpaceAIAutonomy & RoboticsEnergy ResilienceDual-use
Who it's for
InvestorsStartupsInstitutions
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