About Mandala Space Ventures
Mandala Space Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Los Angeles, United States. As of Jun 2023, Mandala Space Ventures has invested in 4 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech to Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Continuum Space Systems A lot of funds co-invest with Mandala Space Ventures, with names like CS Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Mandala Space Ventures has team of 14 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Series A & Seed
Mandala Space Ventures' List of All Investments
Mandala Space Ventures has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Specter Aerospace and Viridian Space.Their portfolio spans across United States and Netherlands. They have invested in Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of all investments by Mandala Space Ventures:
Hypersonic aircraft. It focuses on plasma-assisted combustion and hypersonic propulsion, creating high-speed flight vehicles for national security and defense.
Key facts about Specter Aerospace
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9.5M
- Employee Count: 57 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Stellar Ventures, Evergreen Climate Innovations and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of electric propulsion systems. It develops and manufactures propulsion systems for aircraft. These systems produce energy from oxygen and have low levels of emission.
Key facts about Viridian Space
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Culver (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: VU Venture Partners, National Science Foundation and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Aug 01, 2023, $*****
Provider of mission management and simulation software for space programs. The platform integrates mission ideation, trajectory and systems simulation, build and test workflows, supply chain and validation tracking, and on-orbit operations into a single system. The platform includes collaborative dashboards, a risk knowledge base with mitigation tracking, scenario modeling tools, and reporting features to support planning and operational decision making across the mission lifecycle.
Key facts about Continuum Space Systems
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Pasadena (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Explorer 1, Unlock Venture Partners and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 10, 2024, $*****
Key facts about SPECTO Aerospace
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Lelystad (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9.5M
- Employee Count: 52 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Mandala Space Ventures and CS Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 14, 2023, $*****
Mandala Space Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Mandala Space Ventures has invested in 4 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Continuum Space Systems.Mandala Space Ventures' Investments by Stage
Mandala Space Ventures has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.5M and 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mandala Space Ventures' Investments by Sector
Mandala Space Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Transportation and Logistics and Travel and Hospitality. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech companies, 2 Tech hardware companies and at least 1 company focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Transportation and Logistics | 1 |
Travel and Hospitality | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mandala Space Ventures' Investments by Geography
Mandala Space Ventures has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Netherlands where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mandala Space Ventures' recent investments
Mandala Space Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Mandala Space Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2023 | United States | Seed | 4025 | ||
Jun 14, 2023 | Netherlands | Series A | 7116 | ||
Jun 14, 2023 | United States | Series A | 2956 |
Team profile of Mandala Space Ventures
Mandala Space Ventures has a team of 14 members including 4 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States and Germany. Mandala Space Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Mandala Space Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Los Angeles | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | Santa Monica | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Germany | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Los Angeles | - |
Co-investors of Mandala Space Ventures
Over the past 3 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Mandala Space Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Mandala Space Ventures: OSTI has invested before Mandala Space Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Mandala Space Ventures: 5 investors entered a company along with Mandala Space Ventures. These include investors like CS Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Mandala Space Ventures: NASA (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Mandala Space Ventures's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Mandala Space Ventures
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Continuum Space Systems Raises $3M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Jun 26, 2023•Mandala Space Ventures, Explorer 1, FreeFlow, Unlock Venture Partners and 1 other
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Specter Aerospace Raises $9.5M in FundingFinSMEs•Jun 14, 2023•SPECTO Aerospace, , Mandala Space Ventures
