NASA

NASA

Washington D.C.nasa.gov

Overview

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that provides non-dilutive funding for technology companies through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to advance its primary mission of space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.

Year Founded

1958

Portfolio Companies

114

Website

nasa.gov

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
AGR® Inc.Apr 2026GrantLead
AntaresApr 2026GrantCo-investor
Busek Company IncorporatedMar 2026GrantLead
AntaresMar 2026GrantCo-investor
Mycsology Foods Inc.Dec 2025GrantCo-investor

Key People

Corbin Yeager-Georgine

Founder

Keller Jackins

Co-Founder

logan duncan

Founder

Raghav Manav

Founder

Rob Mueller

Senior Technologist And Co-Founder Of The Granular Mechanics Regolith Operations (GMRO) Lab

Rokon You

Co-Founder

Sheyene Gerardi

NASA S Planetary Landing Research Lab Co-Founder

Simeon Kirilov

Founder

Aliyu Ibrahim

Managing Director

Brad Simpson

Managing Director

Caden Ladd

Managing Director

Deepak Kumar

Managing Director

Dicksy Chrostowski

Managing Director

Kenju Vunesah

Managing Director

Nimusiima Patience

Managing Director

Roshanthi Fernando

Managing Director

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HeadquartersWashington D.C.
Year Founded1958

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