We use our industry expertise and whole-portfolio approach to identify, capitalize, and support both cutting edge and well-established companies to create sustainable value for our clients and community.
At Green Eight Capital, we are a mission-driven private markets investment firm.
Our goal is to deliver superior uncorrelated returns while shaping a better future by capitalizing generation-defining innovation, growth, and resilience in aerospace and adjacent industries.
We act as a partner to cutting-edge growth and mature companies in aerospace, government & defense, and space & future technology verticals. Our capital and expertise are deployed to help companies innovate in these industries, address supply gaps and industrial base considerations, and scale for growth.
Founded in
2018
by CEO Phillipp Mauer
Our goal is to not only address a global need for foundational technologies, reconstituted supply chains, and resilient industrial bases but to also facilitate positive changes and competitive financial returns in the process.
Our leadership consists of a global team of investment, operations, and industry experts working to drive returns, shape outcomes at portfolio companies, and amplify positive externalities on behalf of our clients, partners, and communities.
Philipp Maurer is the founder and CEO of Green Eight Capital.
Prior to founding Green Eight Capital in 2018, Philipp was the Head of Sales for Family Offices and Corporates at the DWS Group. Before that, he was the Executive Director of Sales at UBS and a partner and Head of European Sales at Efficient Capital Management, LLC.
In addition to CFA, FRM and CAIA certificates, Philipp holds a Master of Science from the University of Bern and a Master of Science in Finance from University of Rochester, New York.
He is a board member of MercyAir Foundation, which provides aviation services in support of humanitarian missions in southern Africa.
Matthew Porat is a partner and CIO of Green Eight Capital.
Mathew joined the private investment firm in 2022. Before that, he was a technology investor at Citadel, focused on semiconductor, tech hardware, and industrial companies.
Prior to joining Citadel, he worked at Goldman Sachs in the company’s Global Investment Research division, covering Aerospace and Defense equities. Formerly, Matthew was a government contractor focusing on public diplomacy and national security with assorted U.S. agencies.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College, in Vermont, and is a board member of the Nepal Children’s Health and Education Foundation.
Christopher Snyder is a Partner, COO, and General Counsel for Green Eight Capital.
Prior to joining Green Eight in 2022, Christopher served as General Counsel of FORT, L.P., a quantitative investment management firm.
Before joining FORT in 2018, he was an Associate General Counsel at King Street Capital Management, LLP, for more than nine years. From 2004 to 2008, Christopher served as an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Latham & Watkins, and before that, he was a Corporate Associate at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine and Christopher, LLP.
He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Williams College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a member of the Bar of New York.
Jacob Hetzel is a partner at Green Eight Capital, where is responsible for global business development. He is also a Board Member of the firm’s Innovation Aerospace Fund.
Prior to joining Green Eight Capital, Jacob was the Head of Distribution at Scalable Capital, where he managed key clients; planned scalable capital sales activities. and helped build one of the leading investment managers in in Germany. Before that, he worked as a Portfolio Manager at investify S.A., in Luxembourg. There, Jacob handled ETF selection and trading, implemented new investment strategies, and conducted research for thematic investments.
Jacob holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Ludwigs-Maximilian University, in Munich.
We are deeply rooted in both Europe and the United States, leveraging the power of global reach and perspective in our work.
Pfäffikon
8808 Pfäffikon, Switzerland
New York
New York, NY 10022
Luxemburg
5365 Munsbach, Luxemburg
Frankfurt
60325 Frankfurt a. Main, Germany
We identify and direct capital into both mature and growing assets, seeking to deliver superior returns tied to a confluence of megatrends and actionable opportunity in aerospace and adjacent industries.
Aerospace
Aerospace production has fallen short of air travel demand as the industry faced Covid-19 induced issues, providing an opportunity to capture a period of outsized growth. New solutions driven by tightening emissions standards has the potential to drive the future of aviation and offer significant upside.
Commercial Aviation
Commercial aerospace historically grows at a multiple of GDP with high barriers to entry. Aerospace is currently in a period of elevated growth rebounding from the Covid-19 bottom with structural demand tailwinds set to sustain current trends.
Aftermarket
Aftermarket / maintenance is driven by flight hours and aircraft age. New aircraft production rates have fallen short of demand, resulting in higher utilization and useful life extensions of the existing fleet, driving a favorable pricing backdrop.
Propulsion and Energy
Advancements in engine technology drive increases in fuel efficiency and ultimately aircraft development cycles. The same technological advancements can be applied to other applications such as wind turbines.
Sustainable Aviation
Sustainable aviation fuel, electric, hydrogen, and hybrid propulsion can bridge the current aviation industry to its climate emission targets but require significant investment to reach capacity.
42,595
New main-line aircraft
demand until 2042
12 years
Backlog for the most popular aircraft
at currently targeted production rate
$8.6tn
Required Capex for net-zero
aviation by 2050
Government & Defense
With growing geopolitical headwinds and a rising threat environment, governments are scaling up expenditure to re-shore supply chains and improve operational readiness. Additionally, governments are increasingly relying on public/private partnerships to advance technological capabilities.
Defense Consumables
Stockpiles of munitions and other various consumables have long been neglected and given the war in Ukraine are steep decline. Militaries face an urgent need to replenish and invest in building new reserves of consumables.
Data Analysis & AI
Governments globally are emphasizing a need to become more data-driven in decision making, only capable with the ability to process vast amounts of data quickly. Data Analysis & AI are at the forefront of government priorities in order improve readiness.
Sensors, Targeting & Countermeasures
In response to a rising threat environment, various critical technologies require investment to adequately achieve readiness including advanced sensors UAVs, USVs, Long Range precision fires, camouflage and EW.
Communication & Cybersecurity
As militaries continue to shift towards a digital environment, it is crucial to continue investment into protecting mission-critical data and infrastructure.
55-65%
Forecasted defense spending
growth through 2026
$1.2tn
2022 military spend of NATO
countries
67%
Of NATO countries still working
towards the target military
spending of 2% of GDP
Space & Future Technology
Satellite miniaturization coupled with rapidly falling launch costs have catalyzed commercial growth of the space economy through structural cost decreases. Historically dominated by governments, the Space industry’s proliferation of commercial businesses presents a compelling opportunity.
Launch
Launch forms the gateway to space and will continue to be the rate limiting step for growth in the industry without investment. The speed at which the space economy grows is heavily dependent on the launch capabilities developed.
Satellite Manufacturing & Components
Miniaturizing equipment allows smaller satellites to do more at a lower cost. Lower input costs lead to larger constellations and ultimately accelerates the manufacturers down the cost curve in the process.
Communications & Sensing
The most established industries in space are expanding their orbital presence, meeting a growing demand for secure communication, wireless broadband, high-frequency imaging coverage and more powerful sensing capabilities.
New Space Industries
Increasing access to space opens the door to new industries: asteroid mining high- value minerals, development and manufacture of medicines and composites in-orbit, along with an array of associated orbital services.
85%
Reduction in launch cost per kilogram
from 1970-2000 versus 2021
$366Bn
Market size of space economy
150%
Increase in number of satellites
in orbit from 2019 to 2022
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Green Eight Capital AG
Zentrum Staldenbach 13
8808 Pfäffikon Switzerland
Green Eight Capital International Corp.
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10022, USA
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