Partner
Rob Desborough
General Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator, Seraphim Space
- Firm
- Seraphim Space
- Title
- General Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 22 September 2026
About
Rob is a General Partner at Seraphim Space and co-founder of Generation Space, heading up the early stage investments. He is also a co-founder of the Seraphim Space Accelerator and Generation Space Accelerator, which were launched in 2018 and 2022, respectively, and are now among the world’s leading accelerator programmes for SpaceTech start-ups. Previously, Rob was with YFM Equity Partners as an Investment Director. Rob holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Information Technology Systems from the University of Strathclyde. Under Rob’s guidance the Seraphim Space Accelerator has graduated 119 SpaceTech start-ups, which have collectively raised over $1.5bn in co-investment syndicated from more than 300 venture capital investors. He is a fund representative on the boards of Xona Space Systems and other early stage category leaders.
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