Morningstar / Business Wire · Jun 2026
GRU Space said it is using Synopsys / Ansys simulation tools with KETIV support to validate flight hardware and reduce mission risk for Mission I.
Building the First Hotel on the Moon
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
San Francisco-based early-stage space infrastructure startup founded in 2025. GRU Space is building the first hotel on the Moon and the supporting lunar construction stack: ISRU regolith-to-brick processing, inflatable habitats, and mission-driven lunar infrastructure for tourism and future Moon/Mars settlement.
Primary product
First hotel on the Moon, supported by a lunar ISRU / habitat manufacturing platform
Founded
2025
Headquarters
1230 Howard Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Lunar infrastructure and space tourism
Offices
0 jobs at Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)
Check back later for new openings
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$600K
Latest round
Seed · Apr 2026
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Founding Member of Technical Staff
Advisor
Investors
Mission-first, hardware-heavy, and highly ambitious. Public materials emphasize building for humanity’s long-term future beyond Earth, small-team execution, aggressive timelines, and using modern AI tools to speed engineering work.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public YC job postings show San Francisco engineering roles around $120k-$175k salary with roughly 0.25%-0.75% equity. Roles are constrained by ITAR / U.S. citizenship or permanent-resident eligibility, so broad visa sponsorship is not indicated.
Pricing
Reservation deposits today, with public pricing signals showing $250k-$1M deposits and eventual trip pricing expected to exceed $10M; future B2B lunar infrastructure deals are also implied.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Morningstar / Business Wire · Jun 2026
GRU Space said it is using Synopsys / Ansys simulation tools with KETIV support to validate flight hardware and reduce mission risk for Mission I.
Tekedia · Apr 2026
Tekedia Capital announced participation in GRU Space's seed round and said the company is focused on lunar regolith transformation and habitat systems.
Newsfile / Planet Ventures · Mar 2026
Planet Ventures disclosed a USD $100,000 SAFE investment in GRU Space and described the company as building the world's first hotel on the Moon.
The Register · Jan 2026
The Register reported on GRU Space's deposits and questioned feasibility, pricing, and lunar operations risks.
Ars Technica · Jan 2026
Ars covered GRU Space's reservation campaign, mission timeline, and lunar tourism pitch, including its regolith-brick and inflatable habitat approach.