Type One Ventures Fund II

Type One Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Israel
Germany

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

Space Tech
Energy
Climate Tech
Frontier Tech
Fusion
Aerospace
Deep Tech

About
TypeOne VC (Type One Ventures) is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund founded in 2019 by Tarek Waked; closed Fund II at $34 million of $50 million target; portfolio includes SpaceX, OrbitFab, Cosmic Shielding Corporation, Space Forge (co-led seed round with SpaceFund), and Made In Space (acquired by Redwire in 2020); invests in Seed and Series A startups with technical products advancing humanity forward

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $3M
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Investment Thesis

TypeOne VC invests exclusively in technologies that progress humanity toward a self-sufficient, interplanetary Type I civilization (inspired by the Kardashev Scale), focusing on enabling infrastructure for a scalable space economy rather than space tourism; integrates investments across space, biotech, and human performance under a single thesis positioning human longevity as critical enabler for long-duration space habitation

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Manager's Experience

Tarek Waked (Founding Partner) founded Type One Ventures in 2019 with a thesis inspired by the Kardashev Scale aiming to advance humanity toward a Type I civilization; built the firm focused on space tech and deep tech investing. Daniil Chen (Principal Investor) leads the Type One Ventures Fellowship Program. The fund has invested in SpaceX, OrbitFab, Cosmic Shielding, and Space Forge with strong LP base including Trousdale Ventures.