Seraphim Space trust finds value in technology to battle climate change

On the cusp of a new era

Kathleen Gallagher
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The CEO and chairman of the £210m Seraphim Space trust believe we are on the cusp of new era of space technology that will help battle climate change.

Will Whitehorn, chair of the trust and Mark Boggett, CEO spoke to Investment Week on the morning of their maiden results (19 November). The trust's first quarterly, following its IPO in July, showed the net asset value was up 26% and an increase of 6% in NAV per share.   Behind this performance is a number of new investments, including some that are helping to police climate change. For instance Satellite Vue, which they invested in post their first quarter, investing £4m. Satellite Vu can monitor the temperature of any building to determine valuable insights into economic activity, e...

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