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Lunar Outpost

Golden, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 171 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors

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334 people in our graph share verified history with the Lunar Outpost team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sai Senthilkumarunlockedknows Forrest Meyen · together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (overlapped)
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×5knows the team · via NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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×2knows the team · via Colorado School of Mines

Lunar Outpost builds robotic infrastructure, lunar rovers, and space resource systems to support human exploration and commerce on the Moon and other planetary bodies. Its products include the crewed/uncrewed Eagle lunar vehicle and the MAPP mobility rover for operations in harsh planetary environments.

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Founders & leadership

Lunar Outpost was founded in 2017 by Andrew Gemer, Forrest Meyen, Julian Cyrus, Justin Cyrus, and AJ Gemer.

AGAndrew Gemer
Andrew GemerinCo-founder · Chief Technology OfficerAndrew Gemer is an executive officer at Lunar Outpost, which develops robotic vehicles and infrastructure systems for lunar and planetary exploration.
FMForrest Meyen
Forrest MeyeninCo-FounderForrest Meyen is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Lunar Outpost, where he leads strategy and system engineering for the company's space robotics and lunar mobility programs. Previously, he worked as a spacecraft engineer at Draper, developed in-situ resource utilization systems at MIT, and co-founded Raptor Maps Inc.
JCJulian Cyrus
Julian CyrusinCo-Founder/Chief Operating Officer
JC
Justin CyrusinCo-founder · Chief Executive OfficerJustin Cyrus is founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost, which develops robotic vehicles and resource systems for lunar and planetary exploration.
AGAJ Gemer
AJ GemerinCo-Founder & CTOCo-founder and CTO of Lunar Outpost, which develops robotic systems and lunar rovers for planetary exploration and resource operations.

Board

DKDaniel Kleinmann
Daniel Kleinmannin𝕏Board directorGeneral Partner at Balerion Space Ventures

Investors · 11

Aurelia FoundryWellesley
Balerion Space VenturesDallas
Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M
Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M
Industrious VenturesDenver
Space CapitalNew York City
Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M
Explorer 1 FundreportedVenice
MassivereportedBoulder · $1M – $3M
PVM ChefreportedChicago

Also in the syndicate · 1

MDA Space

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$55.8M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2022–2026

▶$32.1MraisedMay 2026 · 18 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Julian CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Justin CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Andrew GemerExecutive Officer
  • Forrest MeyenExecutive Officer
  • John E. ShawDirector
  • Tarek WakedDirector
Offering amount
$37.1M
Amount sold
$32.1M
First sale
Apr 2026
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$2MraisedMay 2025 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael CollettDirector
  • Tarek WakedDirector
  • Justin CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Julian CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Andrew GemerExecutive Officer
  • Forrest MeyenExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$2M
Amount sold
$2M
First sale
Mar 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$9.6MraisedMar 2025 · 15 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Tarek WakedDirector
  • Justin CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Michael CollettDirector
  • Julian CyrusExecutive Officer, Director
  • Andrew GemerExecutive Officer
  • Forrest MeyenExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$9.6M
Amount sold
$9.6M
First sale
Aug 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$12.1MraisedMay 2022 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Andrew GemerExecutive Officer
  • Daniel KleinmannDirector
  • Forrest MeyenExecutive Officer
  • Julian CyrusExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Justin CyrusExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$12.1M
Amount sold
$12.1M
First sale
Apr 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Lunar Outpost went on to found or lead other companies.

Daniel KleinmannDirectorFounded Balerion Space VenturesDino VendettiInvestorFounded Crowd Street

Competitors · 1

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Non-dilutive funding · 12 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2023$1.7M
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase IISTTR2022$749.1K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2022$249.1K
NASAPhase ISTTR2022$149.3K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2021$748.8K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2021$49.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2021$49K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2021$48.6K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2020$49.1K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2019$682.8K
NASAPhase I2019$121K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2018$48.9K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Lunar Outpost Plans to Fly NVIDIA Chips to the Moonpayloadspace.com · Jul 2026Lunar Outpost raises $30M Series B for lunar surface mobility; MDA Space is among the consortium partners - SpaceQ Media Inc.spaceq.ca · May 2026NASA wants to put people on the moon. Lunar Outpost just landed $30M to send its rovers there first — TFNtechfundingnews.com · May 2026Lunar Outpost raises $30 million - SpaceNewsspacenews.com · May 2026Lunar Outpost Raises $30M in Series B Funding for Moon Robotics Developmenttheaiinsider.tech · May 2026Lunar Outpost Secures Series A Funding to Accelerate Commercial Pursuits on the Moonbusinesswire.com · Nov 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Lunar Outpost do?
Lunar Outpost builds robotic infrastructure, lunar rovers, and space resource systems to support human exploration and commerce on the Moon and other planetary bodies. Its products include the crewed/uncrewed Eagle lunar vehicle and the MAPP mobility rover for operations in harsh planetary environments.
Who founded Lunar Outpost?
Lunar Outpost was founded by Andrew Gemer, Forrest Meyen, Julian Cyrus, Justin Cyrus, AJ Gemer in 2017.
Who are Lunar Outpost's investors?
Lunar Outpost's investors include Aurelia Foundry, Balerion Space Ventures, Beyond Earth Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Industrious Ventures, Space Capital, Type One Ventures, Explorer 1 Fund and 2 more.
How much funding has Lunar Outpost raised?
Lunar Outpost has disclosed $55.8M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Lunar Outpost headquartered?
Lunar Outpost is headquartered in Golden, US.