# Tarek Waked

> Tarek Waked is a seed investor at Type One Ventures backing Aerospace and Space Travel. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Type One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/type-1-ventures)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarekwaked/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tarekwaked
- Website: http://www.type1ventures.com

Tarek Waked is a seed investor at Type One Ventures in Los Angeles focused on Aerospace and Space Travel. Founding Partner @ Type One Ventures. Investing in Anything progressing humanity towards a Type One Civlization. Searching for Humanity's Longevity Escape Velocity. Space Enthusiast and Futurist. History Buff. Obsessed with improving each new iteration of myself.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aerospace | 4 | 27% |
| Space Travel | 4 | 27% |
| Robotics | 3 | 20% |
| Logistics | 2 | 13% |
| Fuel | 1 | 7% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 47% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lunar Outpost | Lunar Outpost creates technologies that enable a sustainable presence in cislunar space while driving a positive impact here on Earth. With product lines focused on robotics and advanced instrumentation Lunar Outpost has helped create the first oxygen on Mars as part of the Perseverance mission, has the first ever contract to sell space resources(specifically lunar resources) to NASA, and has successfully created product line from advanced technology work. Key products include the commercial lunar rover MAPP that can provide mobility to a variety of payloads on the lunar surface, and the Canary Air Quality and Monitoring System, an IoT system, which has collected over 20 Billion unique data points to date in over 20 different states.[ | $32.1M | Series B | May 07, 2026 |  |
| Axiom Space | Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spaceflight services and orbital platforms. It organizes private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, providing training, mission planning, and in-orbit support. The company is also building commercial space station modules intended to operateindependently in low Earth orbit. In addition, it develops spacesuits and spaceflight systems to support government and commercial customers. Its activities integrate mission operations, engineering, and space hardware development to expand access to space. | $350M | Series D | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Lunar Outpost | Lunar Outpost creates technologies that enable a sustainable presence in cislunar space while driving a positive impact here on Earth. With product lines focused on robotics and advanced instrumentation Lunar Outpost has helped create the first oxygen on Mars as part of the Perseverance mission, has the first ever contract to sell space resources(specifically lunar resources) to NASA, and has successfully created product line from advanced technology work. Key products include the commercial lunar rover MAPP that can provide mobility to a variety of payloads on the lunar surface, and the Canary Air Quality and Monitoring System, an IoT system, which has collected over 20 Billion unique data points to date in over 20 different states.[ | $9.6M | Series A | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Argo Space | Stealth space company | $7.9M | Seed | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| Argo Space | Stealth space company | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 13, 2023 |  |
| Gravitics | Artificial gravity for human habitation in space. | $20M | Seed | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Gravitics | Artificial gravity for human habitation in space. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Gravitics | Artificial gravity for human habitation in space. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 22, 2021 |  |
| Space Forge | Space Forge make super materials in space that cannot be made on earth. | $10.2M | Seed | Dec 18, 2021 |  |
| Orbit Fab | Orbit Fab offers a supply of satellite propellant in Earth Orbit that expands the operational potential of new and existing space assets. It develops the infrastructure needed to grow a thriving in-space market for products and services that support both existing space businesses (communications and Earth observation) and new industries like spacetourism, manufacturing, and mining. The future for satellites is no longer restricted to the fuel they are launched with. Orbit Fab was founded in 2018 by its Co-Founders Daniel Faber and Jeremy Schiel. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 07, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Helios Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helios-capital-1131) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Industrious Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrious-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beyond Earth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-earth-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Type One Ventures

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Type One Ventures invests in early-stage startups developing technology, infrastructure, and services. Type One Ventures empowers the entrepreneurs providing the technology, infrastructure, and services that will be integral to the growth and advancement of mankind.

4 contacts available at Type One Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniil Chen | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniil-chen |
| Abdo John Hajj | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdo-john-hajj |
| Avantika Gupta | VP, UK & Europe | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avantika-gupta |
| Tarek Waked | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-waked |

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## FAQ

### What does Tarek Waked invest in?

Tarek Waked invests primarily in Aerospace, Space Travel and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tarek Waked last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tarek Waked closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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