know.space

What know.space does

know.space is a specialist space economics and strategy consultancy, founded in 2019 and operating as a trading name of know. consulting limited (registered in England and Wales, company number 12152408). The firm is headquartered in London with a second office in Edinburgh and is led by co-founders Greg Sadlier (formerly Divisional Director of Space at London Economics, 2006-19) and Will Lecky (former UK Space Agency Chief Economist, 2015-17, and Head of Policy Analysis at UK Research & Innovation, 2017-19). Its mission is to be the authoritative source of economic knowledge for the space sector, serving public bodies (UK Space Agency, DSIT, ESA, Satellite Applications Catapult, SPAN), space industry clients, applications users, non-space organisations exploring satellite opportunities, academia, and private investors conducting commercial due diligence.

The firm's core offering is organised around five integrated service modules: Market & Industry Intelligence (including the flagship Size and Health of the UK Space Industry study series, the UK's definitive sector evidence base since 2010), Investment & Business Cases, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Strategic Intelligence. Underlying technology consists of economic modelling, mixed-methods primary and secondary research (interviews, surveys, focus groups, desk research, data analysis), and proprietary methodologies including a five-stage bibliometric framework co-developed with Digital Science. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are commissioned on a project basis, won through direct relationships and competitive tendering.

The go-to-market is sales-led, with a team of approximately 16 economists, consultants and analysts. To date the firm has delivered over 100 projects to more than 50 clients (with the co-founder's combined track record cited at 150+ commissioned studies). Marketing relies on published reports, thought leadership, and professional networks rather than paid channels. The firm operates as a privately held, founder-owned business with no disclosed institutional funding, M&A, or external investment.

Name

know.space

Legal name

know. consulting limited

Website

https://know.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

know.space is a UK-based specialist space economics and strategy consultancy, founded in 2019, providing socio-economic impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation, market intelligence and investment case support to public bodies (UK Space Agency, DSIT, ESA), space industry firms, and private investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Specialist space economics and strategy consultancy providing commissioned studies, evaluations, and research to government agencies and private organizations in the space sector. Revenue derived from project-based consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

know.space is a specialist space economics and strategy consultancy that delivers authoritative economic knowledge and analysis for the space sector. Its core offering comprises five integrated service modules — Market & Industry Intelligence, Investment & Business Cases, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Strategic Intelligence — delivered to public bodies, space industry companies, and private investors through commissioned consulting projects. Work is underpinned by rigorous economic modelling, stakeholder engagement, and bespoke research combining primary and secondary methods.

Product overview

know.space is a specialist space economics and strategy consultancy offering a unified set of professional services rather than a software product. The core offering comprises five integrated service modules: Market & Industry Intelligence (including the flagship Size and Health of the UK Space Industry study), Investment & Business Cases, Socio-economic Impact Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Strategic Intelligence. These services are delivered through major project engagements such as the NSIP (National Space Innovation Programme) Monitoring and Evaluation and the Copernicus Programme Evaluation. The firm operates from offices in London and Edinburgh, serving over 50 clients across public and private organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Space Economics and Strategy Consultancy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered over 100 projects to more than 50 clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• RAND EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading a consortium with RAND Europe to support UK Space Agency in monitoring, evaluating and managing benefits of the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). RAND Europe leads on process evaluation while know.space leads on impact and economic evaluations.
• Frontier EconomicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading a consortium with Frontier Economics and TerraWatch Space to deliver an evaluation of the UK's participation in the Copernicus Programme for DSIT. Frontier Economics provides economic expertise as part of the evaluation consortium.
• TerraWatch SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium with Frontier Economics delivering Copernicus Programme Evaluation for DSIT. TerraWatch Space contributes specialized Earth Observation expertise to the evaluation team.
• Digital SciencesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Digital Science for bibliometric analysis of research linked to UK Space Agency funding. Partnership involves using Digital Science's Dimensions research database for publication matching and analysis.
• know.consultingcoreOthersknow.space is a trading name of know. consulting limited. For wider R&D and science innovation work beyond the space sector, clients are referred to know.consulting website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Euroconsult: Paris-based specialist space consulting and research firm serving public and private space sector clients. Euroconsult is one of the closest direct competitors in space economics, market intelligence and policy advisory across Europe.
• RAND Europe: European policy research arm of RAND, operating in the same space-sector consulting and policy evaluation market. RAND Europe is a direct consortium partner with know.space on the UK Space Agency NSIP M&E mandate, delivering process evaluation alongside know.space's impact and economic evaluations.
• London Economics: UK economic consultancy with a long-standing Space division. London Economics is the most direct precedent for know.space's offering; co-founder Greg Sadlier led London Economics' Space division for 13 years before founding know.space.
• Frontier Economics: European economics consultancy with strong public-sector and regulated-industry expertise. Frontier Economics is know.space's consortium partner on the DSIT Copernicus Programme Evaluation, contributing economic expertise on the same space-policy mandates.
• SpaceTec Partners: European space-sector management and technology consultancy. SpaceTec Partners is a directly comparable specialist in space strategy, market analysis and investment support for institutional and private space clients.

Emerging players

• Bryce Space and Technology: US-based space-sector research and consulting firm. Bryce (formerly Tauri Group) competes in space economics and impact analysis; former know.space economist Mathew Bott moved from Bryce Tech, illustrating the direct talent and capability overlap.
• NSR (Northern Sky Research): Specialist space and satellite market research firm. NSR occupies an adjacent niche in space sector market intelligence and is a credible alternative for clients seeking commercial space data, comparable to know.space's Market & Industry Intelligence module.

Others

• Satellite Applications Catapult: UK government-backed innovation centre for the satellite applications sector. The Catapult is both a know.space client and an ecosystem enabler, providing market context and partnership opportunities within the UK space sector that overlap with know.space's Market & Industry Intelligence work.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Space practice): Big-four professional services firm with a Space industry team across Europe and the US. know.space manager Niklas Dürr-Pallin joined from Deloitte Germany, and Deloitte is a typical broader incumbent competing on space-sector economic and policy consulting.
• PwC (Space practice): Big-four professional services firm with a dedicated global Space practice. know.space senior manager Alyssa Frayling previously worked at PwC's Space team, and PwC is a typical broader incumbent competing on space-sector advisory and economic impact work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/know-space

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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