MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE 2017 Naveen Jain
Naveen Jain
Cofounder
and Executive Chairman, Moon Express
For exploring
the eighth continent
Born in poverty near New Delhi, India, Naveen Jain made his
fortune with search engine InfoSpace, then cofounded data-mining giant
Intelius, which he left after it was acquired in 2015. He’s been funding
moonshots—often literally—ever since. Jain’s most prominent company, Moon
Express, is a space-travel startup that has raised $45 million in its effort to
become the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon—a feat Jain
plans to attempt in 2017 as part of an effort to win the $20 million Google
Lunar XPrize. Next, Jain will set about developing technology to mine the
moon’s natural resources. Lunar water, for example, could be gathered and
split into hydrogen (which can fuel rockets) and oxygen (which can sustain
space travelers). Eventually, metals found on the moon might be used to build
structures and ships in space, making it easier to colonize other worlds. Jain
says his ultimate goal is to make it possible for humanity to find a new
home if the current one fails. “To build a sustainable business you have to
both do well and do good,” he says. “And there’s nothing better than saving
humanity from potential extinction.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/person/naveen-jain
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