X, the moonshot factory
Other · Mountain View, United States · #5 globally
1.86%
Spawner rate
24
Funded founders
1,290
Alumni tracked
$1.5B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on HR Tech. Founders spawned from X, the moonshot factory pick it 9.6× more often than the global founder population.
HR Tech
9.6×
Biotech / Pharma
3.6×
Food / AgriTech
2.4×
Energy / Climate Tech
2.0×
Hardware / Semiconductors
2.0×
Health Tech
1.8×
AI / Machine Learning
0.8×
Enterprise Software
0.7×
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The X, the moonshot factory network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from X, the moonshot factory | Role at X, the moonshot factory | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pacific FusionEnergy / Climate Tech | Keith LeChien(2023)Will Regan(2023) | Principal Research Scientist and Tech LeadProject Lead | 2023 | $1.0B |
OsmoBiotech / Pharma | Rohinton Mehta(2021) | Project Lead at X | 2023 | $134M |
Normal ComputingEnterprise Software | Antonio Martinez(2022)Faris Sbahi(2022)Matthias Tan(2022) | Independent ResearcherResearch ScientistPrincipal, Strategy and Partnerships | 2022 | $84M |
BenepassHR Tech | Mark Fischer(2019) | Senior Robotics Engineer | 2019 | $75M |
FormantEnterprise Software | Jeff Linnell(2016) | Director of Robotics | 2017 | $45M |
NextSense, IncHealth Tech | Jonathan Berent(2020) | Director | 2020 | $31M |
AnoriAI / Machine Learning | Julia Ling(2023) | Head of Machine Learning, Project Tidal | 2026 | $26M |
iyOOther | Neil Treat(2021)jason rugolo(2021) | Project R&D Leadgm | 2021 | $22M |
Quantum TransistorsOther | Igal Bayn(2023) | Photonic Integrated Circuit Designer | 2022 | $19M |
TybaEnterprise Software | Tom Thunell(2021) | Business Development and Partnerships (Google X) | 2020 | $16M |
NeatleafOther | Elmar Mair(2020) | Head of Perception | 2020 | $12M |
CraftingOther | Yisui Hu(2021) | Software Engineer | 2021 | $11M |
Tera AIAI / Machine Learning | Tony Zhang(2023) | AI Lead | 2023 | $8M |
Tessel BioBiotech / Pharma | Naren Tallapragada(2021) | Project Lead and Technical Program Manager | 2022 | $6M |
Alpha GridAI / Machine Learning | Lucas Ackerknecht(2022)Phil Stahlfeld(2022) | Product Lead, Data & Machine IntelligenceStaff Software Engineer | 2022 | $5M |
Heritable AgricultureFood / AgriTech | Davide Sosso(2024) | Lead, Experimental Biology | 2024 | $5M |
XNETTelecom / Infrastructure | Richard DeVaul(2018) | Director of Rapid Evaluation and Mad Science | 2022 | $4M |
Project StardustHealth Tech | Kathryn Zealand(2023) | General Manager | 2025 | $1M |
Foxes Bow WhiskeyManufacturing / Industrial | Tony Foote(2021) | Project Controller | 2020 | $1M |