Caltech Rocket Fund
Overview
Caltech Rocket Fund is a grant program, operating as an exclusive program of the Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech, that provides non-equity grants to cleantech and sustainability companies to build their first commercial prototypes.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquora Biosystems | Dec 2025 | Grant | Co-investor |
| Scope Zero | May 2022 | Seed | Co-investor |
| AtmoSpark Technologies Inc. | - | Grant | Co-investor |
Key People
Andrea Olsen
President Founder Of Caltech Longevity Club
David Scott Lewis
Co-Founder Member, Executive Committee
Bob Carroll
Managing Director, IST
Darren Artura
Managing Director
Doug MacBean
Senior Managing Director, Investments
Kirk Kawasawa
Sr. Managing Director, Investment Operations
Siddharth Dasgupta
Managing Director
Paul S.
Caltech Community Science Academy International (CSAI) Partner
Brian Fegan
Associate Director, Principal Gifts Research
Lisa Knox
Associate Director, Principal Gifts Strategy
Cesar Labarca
Senior Principal Scientist
Frederick Mintz
Sr. Member, Technical Staff, Principal Investigator
Julian Bunn
Principal Computational Scientist
Kevin Hostert
Principal Environmental Manager
Susta Luke
Principal Invistigator
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
