Explorer 1 Fund is an affiliate venture fund to Mandala Space Ventures. Explorer 1 invests in companies that are fundamental to the growth and success of the new space economy.

Mandala Space Ventures has signed a Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Space Vehicle Directorate, Spacecraft Division on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s SpaceWERX. SpaceWERX, the Space Force’s innovation arm, blends commercial innovation with the needs of Space Force warfighters through investment in technologies emerging from private industry, academia, and the government.