Business Profile
Moonshot Projects (X) provides a pipeline of ambitious, breakthrough technologies intended to solve the world’s hardest problems by maturing concepts from research to practical, scalable applications.
Technology partners, potential collaborators, enterprises seeking transformative solutions, and organizations interested in moonshot innovations across multiple sectors.
A centralized portfolio of moonshot initiatives that can graduate into independent companies or become integrated into Alphabet/Google, with a history of turning radical ideas into real-world technologies.
Not specifically stated for most projects; some entries note graduation events (e.g., Verily, Chronicle, Waymo) and some projects were discontinued or spun off (e.g., Loon, Makani, Glass).
An intelligent food distribution system to reduce food waste and fight hunger.
Autonomous, lightweight delivery drones to transport goods; operates across the United States, Europe, and Australia.
Transforming mobility with autonomous cars; 25M+ miles driven on public roads across 13+ states.
Inventing technologies to help people live healthier lives; originated as Google Life Sciences and became Verily Life Sciences.
Software to create great smartphone cameras; graduated to Google Research in 2015.
Glass Enterprise Edition launched; a wearable device to help people work faster and safer; later moved to Google and discontinued.
Beamed the internet with stratospheric balloons; wound down after nine years; technology legacy linked to Taara.
Heating and cooling homes using geothermal energy; became an independent company.
Storing renewable energy in molten salt; became an independent company.
Harnessing wind energy with kites to create renewable electricity; wound down in 2020.
Taara uses light beams to deliver abundant, affordable connectivity.
An intelligent food distribution system to reduce food waste and deliver food to those who need it most.
Cybersecurity moonshot; evolved into Chronicle, focused on security telemetry; later integrated with Google Cloud.
A portfolio of radical, multi-disciplinary projects developed at X, Alphabet's Moonshot Factory, pursuing breakthrough technologies across transportation, energy, health, connectivity, and computing, with several projects graduating to independent companies or Alphabet divisions.
Organizations and partners seeking breakthrough technologies across transport, healthcare, energy, connectivity, and computing; entities interested in spinning moonshot concepts into independent companies or integrated Alphabet/Goolge offerings.
A curated portfolio of ambitious, early-stage technologies with a proven track record of graduating to independent companies or Alphabet divisions, enabling scalable, transformative impact across multiple sectors.
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uMap provides an online map creator that lets users create maps with OpenStreetMap layers in a minute and embed them on their site.
Food Standards Agency provides information, guidance, and regulatory oversight to ensure food is safe, accurately labeled, and aligns with health and sustainability goals.
ScholarlyCommons provides an open access institutional repository for gathering, indexing, storing, and making widely available the scholarly output of the Penn community.
Y Combinator helps startups make something people want by providing early-stage funding, mentorship, and a strong network.
Umuzi Digital provides comprehensive design, product development, and strategic digital support at a fraction of the cost, enabling businesses to enhance their performance and grow.
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