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Open Lunar Foundation

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Seed · 19 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Open Lunar focuses on third-way lunar governance by building projects, infrastructure, and open-access resources that set precedents and encourage good-faith cooperation. It identifies high-impact gaps with first movers, industry leaders, and policymakers, funds research through a fellowship program, prototypes promising concepts vetted by independent expert panels, and bridges strong initiatives into independence via a granting program. Work spans responsible resource stewardship, open data sharing, technical standards and protocols, and transparent coordination. Projects are selected against a nine-point impact criteria emphasizing commons management, diversity of access, cooperation, open infrastructure, and addressing market failures, with a commitment to openness so others can build on its work.

Invests inAdvanced ManufacturingImpact & Social GoodSpace TechGlobal

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Instruments
Grants
Founded
2018
Tracked investments
1

Team · 19 people

from the firm's website
Rachel Williams· Executive Director

Brings over a decade of experience across commercial space, nonprofits, and innovation operations.

Carlos Alvarado Quesada· Directorin

48th President of Costa Rica and Professor of Practice of Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Chelsea Robinson· Advisor

Has 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience focused on public goods, governance, and design.

Chris Hadfield· Board Chair

Astronaut, tech entrepreneur, business leader, and bestselling author.

Gábor Tatár· Programs & Operations

Background spans engineering, business consulting, and IoT startups.

Jatan Mehta· Technical Communications

Communications specialist with experience writing about Moon exploration.

Lindy Elkins-Tanton· Director

Planetary scientist and lead of the NASA Psyche Mission.

Mehak Sarang· Advisor

Brings industry expertise in lunar lander payload integration and research on lunar governance.

Rebecka Green· Design & Communications

Seasoned digital communications professional focused on design and research/data visualization.

Robbie Schingler· Director

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Planet Labs PBC.

Samuel Jardine· Senior Policy Lead

A geopolitical expert and historian focused on governance and security in space.

Will Pomerantz· Director

Head of Space Ventures at AeroVironment.

What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

Advanced Manufacturing ×1Deep Tech ×1Hardware ×1Space Tech ×1

HQs:United States×1

Investments · 1 tracked

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Tesseracttesseract.space𝕏Seed

Tesseract designs and manufactures spacecraft propulsion hardware, including off-the-shelf thrusters, multi-thruster modules, and complete propulsion systems for space missions.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechLivermore, US

Erik Franks(Founder/CEO)inJeff Gibson(Founder/COO)inJake Teufert(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsSeraphim SpaceY CombinatorConcentricMicroVenturesVenture Investment AssociatesWefunder

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Open Lunar Foundation invest at?
Open Lunar Foundation invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Open Lunar Foundation focus on?
Open Lunar Foundation focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Impact & Social Good, Space Tech.

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