GRU Space
A space infrastructure company developing the first permanent lunar hotel and industrial base through advanced in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and autonomous construction.
- CEO / Founder
- Skyler Chan
- Team Size
- 2-10
- Stage
- Early-stage (Y Combinator W26); currently accepting $1M deposits for lunar hotel reservations scheduled for 2032.
- Total Funding
- $500K+
- Latest Round
- Seed (Y Combinator W26)
- Key Investors
- ["Y Combinator","Nvidia","Undisclosed SpaceX and Anduril investors"]
Technology & Products
Key Products
["The Moon Hotel (Luxury lunar habitation modules)","ISRU Regolith Processing Systems (Turning lunar soil into building materials)","Autonomous Lunar Construction Robots","Lunar Industrial Infrastructure (Oxygen, water, and power utilities)"]
Technological Advantage
Proprietary focus on In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) which eliminates the prohibitive cost of launching heavy construction materials from Earth by manufacturing them directly from lunar regolith.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), national space agencies (NASA, ESA), and private aerospace corporations requiring lunar infrastructure.
Industry Verticals
["Aerospace & Space Technology","Luxury Hospitality & Tourism","Mining & Resource Extraction","Defense & Government"]
Competitors
["ICON","Blue Origin (Blue Alchemist)","Lunar Outpost","Above Space (formerly Orbital Assembly)"]