galaxylabs
A startup studio that launches moonshot initiatives to build a more just, kind, and equitable society. Our work supports those that defend, heal, empower, and liberate people.
Featured Project
Maloka
Introducing Maloka in the Oculus Store
A new VR + mobile meditation platform that helps people build and maintain a practice via gamification. The more one meditates, the more their spirit guide and personal island evolves.
projects
Give Us The Ballot
Give Us the Ballot is founded with MLK III and Arndrea Waters King to support progressive organizers fighting suppression, expanding the vote, and ushering in a new era of voting rights.
Until We're Equal
We founded Until We're Equal with leader Quanita Toffie. We have a vision to fund grassroots organizers focused on reproductive rights and social justice across the nation.
Increase the Peace
Pastor Michael McBride (known as “Pastor Mike”) has long led the fight against gun violence. Increase the Peace is a campaign funding grass roots organizers across the nation committed to ending gun violence.
HBCU Wrestling
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Wrestling Initiative (HBCU W) was launched to restore wrestling to America’s historically black colleges. We will build the leaders of tomorrow.
Next With Novo
A podcast led by Mike Novogratz. He talks to artists, leaders, and technologists about the future of everything. Join him as he discusses the systems change thinking that makes a difference.
One for democracy
A movement to protect and improve our Democracy. American leaders in business, entertainment, and philanthropy pledge 1% of their net worth annually to Democratic infrastructure.
Radical Ones
A podcast where leading changemakers, activists, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and politicians shed light on the issues that define our time.
Maloka
A new VR + mobile meditation platform that helps people build and maintain a practice via gamification. The more one meditates, the more their spirit and personal island evolves.
Defeat by Tweet
An effort to defeat the Republicans that voted to overturn our election. Donors fund Black and Brown organizers in our targets districts every time the Seditious Six tweet!
School lunch for all
School Lunch for All is a national campaign focused on ensuring that all students receive free meals at school. No student should go hungry. No child or family should experience financial strain, public shame, or debt in exchange for school meals.
Level Set
An organization dedicated to helping the nation’s largest employers adopt fair chance hiring practices. We enable access to employment for formally incarcertate individuals.
team
Xander Schultz
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Xander Schultz
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Prior to joining Galaxy, Xander was a serial entrepreneur focused on consumer social productivity technology in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was a founding team at both Complete and Kifi (acquired by Google), followed by a short stint in venture capital. Xander, along with his wife Zoë, started focusing their attention to social justice in 2015, founding the refugee aid organization When We Band Together.
Josh Decker
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Josh Decker
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Josh is obsessed with leveraging the power of technology to build community and empower people. He has spent his career designing and researching products/services to make them more useful to their users. From a diverse background working for tech companies like; P.volve, Prolific Interactive, Meetup, Foursquare, General Assembly - he loves using stories to make great products.
Pratap Penumalli
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Pratap Penumalli
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Pratap's mission is to give everyone the power to bring solutions for the greater good into the world, and bring good people together along the way. Pratap spent several years at Google, where he helped launch Chrome, the Google Workspace business unit, and Google Domains. After Google, Pratap led product and operations at several venture-backed startups before starting his own startup studio.
Caroline Dollman
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
Caroline Dollman
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & PROGRAMMING
Caroline is the Director of Events and Programming at Galaxy Gives, leading on building space, events, and programming for our social justice community. She is Scottish-born and New York–based, having lived and worked in India, Guatemala, South Africa, and the UK. Prior to Galaxy Gives, she worked for non-profits of all shapes and sizes, most recently at Global Citizen where she was the event director. Caroline's passion and experience is in producing campaigns, events, and initiatives across the world to further social justice initiatives.
Rebecka Jackson
SUPER PAC LEAD
Rebecka Jackson
SUPER PAC LEAD
Rebecka Jackson is the Executive Director for Resist This PAC. She is a long-time organizer and activist who has served as Executive Director for the Harriet Tubman Center Los Angeles, Visual Artist Group, and Giving Artists Agency. Her work is focused on the integration of culture, technology, and art to fuel social justice movements.
Billy Watterson
CO-FOUNDER
Billy Watterson
CO-FOUNDER
Billy Watterson is Director of Galaxy Gives, the Novogratz Family Philanthropy. Prior to joining Galaxy Gives, Billy was Program Director for the Rhode Island Office of Innovation where he led the State’s digital equity initiatives. Billy is a board member of Beat the Streets Providence and One Community LLC, and an advisor to the Helena Group’s Urban Planning Division and Govern for America.
Mohnish Mehta
HEAD OF OPERATIONS & FINANCE
Mohnish Mehta
HEAD OF OPERATIONS & FINANCE
Mohnish Mehta is the Head of Finance and Operations at Galaxy Labs. Prior to joining Galaxy Labs, Mohnish utilized his superpowers as an early stage builder to help various companies including Aera VC, Montserrat NY, LGD by Mark Ingram, Breathing.ai, Oxford Valuation Partners, and Incite Studio get to get to the stage they are at today. Mohnish is a graduate of Babson College and is an entrepreneur at heart.
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