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Young Leader

Mentor
About
Moonshot
We exist because the world’s biggest challenges need a new kind of leadership.

Our Why
Moonshot began as a promise to my 16-year-old self.
A young boy growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia, the only Black kid in the city, learning how much values-based leadership, safety, and creative permission can shape a life.
Our young people do not lack ambition. They lack space. They carry the potential, the courage, and the hunger to shape the world they will inherit.
Let’s build the kind of space that says: you belong in the future.
And you get to help design it.
Yemi A.D.
Founder and CEO of Moonshot Platform

Who We Are
A world where young people are shaping a better future while becoming the leaders that the future demands.

Ensure that young innovators closest to the world’s most pressing problems have a seat at the table and the opportunity to lead.


The Moonshot Method
I. Connect
This is where leadership begins.
These values root us in awareness and truth. They help us connect to who we are before we try to change the world.
To begin, to stand up, to act despite fear.
To welcome every voice and build from our differences.
To understand, uplift, and act with empathy.

II. Embody
This is how we become the change.
These values invite us to live our principles — to collaborate, imagine, and co-create. They help us embody possibility and turn values into lived practice.
The inner liberation to think, create, and express ourselves without compromise.
To stay aligned with what’s right, even when it’s hard.

III. Create
This is how we make change matter.
These values turn imagination into contribution. Creation is not just about what we make, but how we make it -with purpose, precision, and care for those who will inherit it.
To imagine boldly and bring new realities to life.
To do things with mastery, intention, and purpose.



Our Timeline & Growth
Moonshot Platform was founded to support young changemakers tackling global challenges.
Inaugural Moonshot Awards recognized outstanding young leaders worldwide.
The first Moonshot Young Leaders Camp hosted 30 young leaders in the in Massachusetts, USA.
Improved programming offering, including community calls and 1:1 mentorship.
Launched the Moonshot Youth Innovation Summit under the living question “What If We Get It Right?”
The People Behind Moonshot

Sean Bielat
Vision Circle Member

Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Vision Circle Member

Yvonne Hao
Vision Circle Member

Jakub Havrlan
Vision Circle Member

Yemi A.D.
Founder, CEO, Creative Director

Alexander Braun
Co-Founder

Chris Varelas
Board Member

Ranji Nagaswami
Board Member

Erin Gallegos
Chief Operating Officer

Klára Honzíková
Head of Events

Stephanie Hoo
Head of Partnerships

Lenka Vašíčková
Finance Manager

Lenka Kašpárková
Finance Manager

Anastasiya Piatrenka
Production coordinator

Melissa El Feghali
Program Implementation Specialist

Rok Dolenc
Project Manager

Anne-Sharlene Murapa
Digital Communications Manager

Kristýna Pecková
Graphic Designer

Wainright Acquoi
Strategic Advisor, Program and Impact
Where our funding comes from?
We are powered by a global community of individuals, corporate partners and foundations who believe in a future shaped by courageous young leaders.
Corporate Sponsorship
11.5%


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