FormerSpaceX

Starpath

Mining lunar ice to make rocket propellant.

Founded
Not disclosed
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Disclosed funding
$12M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
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Reported valuation
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Website
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Overview

Starpath is building rovers, power systems and processing plants to extract water ice from the Moon and convert it into liquid oxygen and hydrogen propellant. Both founders previously worked at SpaceX.

Funding

$12M seed led by 8VC and Fusion Fund.

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Saurav Shroff, Co-founder & CEO
At SpaceX: Engineer
Mihir Gondhalekar, Co-founder & CTO
At SpaceX: Engineer
lunar miningpropellantISRU

Sources

  1. Payload: Starpath raises $12M for lunar ice mining
  2. US House testimony of Saurav Shroff (Feb 2025)

Last verified September 30, 2026.