# Moon Express funding: rounds and investors > Moon Express has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Founders Fund, Collaborative Fund and Autodesk. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-express (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Bridge startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Moon Express* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Industry 4.0 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$33M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources **$20M** Series B **$13M** Bridge - **Latest round:** Bridge, $13M Oct 2018 - **Biggest round:** $20M Series B · Jan 2017 - **Investors:** 4 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2018 **$20M** Series B **$13M** Bridge - **First round:** Series B, $20M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2018** Bridge **$13M** *1 new* [Minerva Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minerva-capital-gr) Reported by Spacenews - **Jan 2017** Series B **$20M** *3 new* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Dec 2016 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Daven K Maharaj** Executive Officer i - **Robert D Richards** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Adeo K Ressi* *Barney D Pell* *Naveen K Jain* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series B** 2017 **Bridge** 2018 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) [Minerva Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minerva-capital-gr) ## Everyone who backed them [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **1** round [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) Growth equity **1** round [Minerva Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/minerva-capital-gr) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=moon-express). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Moon Express as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Klee Irwin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/klee-irwin) Angel Per its own site ## Quick answers about Moon Express ### Who invested in Moon Express? Moon Express's investors include Founders Fund, Collaborative Fund, Autodesk and Minerva Capital Group. ### How much has Moon Express raised? Moon Express has raised $33M across 2 rounds since 2017. ### When did Moon Express last raise? Moon Express's most recent round was a Bridge of $13M in Oct 2018. ### What was Moon Express's biggest round? Moon Express's largest round on record is $20M (Series B), in Jan 2017. ### Who backed Moon Express first? Moon Express's first round on record, in Jan 2017, was backed by Founders Fund, Collaborative Fund and Autodesk. ### What stage is Moon Express at? Moon Express's latest named round is a Bridge, in Oct 2018. ### Where is Moon Express based? Moon Express is based in the United States. ## Companies like Moon Express In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona)[**Jeevy Fabrication** Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeevy-fabrication)[**Varda Space Industries** $438M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/varda-space-industries)[**Kapta Space** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kapta-space) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app