Mandala Space Ventures

Mandala Space Ventures is a venture studio and venture fund. It works with founders to build companies in the emerging space economy. The site describes its mission as building out the space economy by partnering with visionary founders. It backs companies with a technical team and access to capital.

The studio has three parts. Incubation builds companies around breakthrough intellectual property, including work from Caltech, JPL and research institutions. Advisory and technical services cover mission architecture, systems engineering, business strategy and go-to-market planning. Acceleration connects early stage companies with investors, customers, government agencies and national laboratories.

The site lists two funds, Mariner 2 and Explorer 1. Mariner 2 is marked as active. The fund focuses on the most critical layers of the new space economy.

The site lists three portfolio companies. Sophia Space builds space-based data centers. Specter Aerospace develops a scramjet engine for hypersonic systems. Viridian Space Corporation develops propulsion for very low earth orbit. A New Lunar Economy Venture is marked as coming in fall 2026.

The team is described as founded by veteran operators and technologists. The site says the team has over 400 years of combined spaceflight experience. The site lists 2026 news items, including a patent for space-based data centers and a strategic partnership with Opal AI. Founders and investors can apply through the contact page.