# Moonshot Fund I

Virtual Reality, Robotics, AI, Flying Cars, Bio-Engineering, Space, & More.

## Elevator pitch
The MoonShot Fund invests in startups tackling the hard problems that – if they succeed in reaching their vision – would bring us closer to the Jetson’s future we were promised in the 1960’s. It's like Google X for startups.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/moonshot
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:7952
- Last updated: 2026-06-02T05:00:02Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-04T00:06:28Z

## Quick facts
- 840+ startups funded by Y Combinator, MIT, and Techstart
- Total "valuation" of all YC companies: $65+ billion
- Number of YC companies worth more than $100 million: 40+
- 9 YC startups worth over $1 billion
- Y Combinator accepts ~2% of applicants. The Orange Fund invests in top ~20% of YC graduates.
- Alumni AirBnB; DropBox; Stripe; Zenefits; Optimizely; Reddit

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:5130: 506(b) successful (USD)

## Story
We've funded 50+ startups that increased in valuation over $600m. We've built products with hundreds of thousands of users. We're alumni of Y Combinator, MIT, & Techstars.

## Team
- Nick Tommarello (Fund Manager, Wefunder CEO)

## Recent posts
- 2020 Moonshot Fund I Update (2020-03-21T02:15:22Z)

## Q&A
- Q: Nick, has the fund made any investments and what's the current valuation? Thanks.
- Q: How have Wefunder funds preformed in the past in terms of returns for investors? Have investors ever lost money?
- Q: When will wefunder.com offer a Crowdfunding campaign round again in the future for non accredited investors???
- Q: How is this different from the Orange Fund?
- Q: Is there a particular sector you will be targeting? How are potential companies found and evaluated?