Moonshots Capital

Moonshots Capital, founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed stage investments in technology startups. The firm targets exceptional founders who are creating innovative products in large and growing markets, aiming to "re-imagine" work and personal life. Moonshots Capital adopts a disciplined investment approach to identify companies with significant growth potential, often referred to as "moonshot" opportunities. The firm invests across various sectors, including dual-use technology, fintech, cybersecurity, consumer internet, and web3. Additionally, it operates as a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

Craig Cummings

Co-Founder and General Partner

Farah Daou

Senior Associate

Aliya Friedman

Associate

Kelly Perdew

Co-Founder and Managing General Partner

John Zietzke

Investor

Past deals in Crowdsourcing

VersusGame

Series A in 2022
Developer of an interactive content marketplace platform designed to provide a gamified content experience that allows people to test their knowledge in a fun and fair environment. The company offers a business-to-business model that embeds tech into other people's sites, apps, TV shows, and podcasts with artificial intelligence summarizes the content and makes it interactive without humans and helps individuals to place bets on their favorite brands, celebrities, musicians, and companies, enabling users to put their knowledge of mainstream culture and content to good use.

Groundswell

Seed Round in 2021
Groundswell provides a SaaS platform for philanthropic giving, which enables companies to fund personal donor-advised funds for each employee. Employee users are also provided with tools such as tax-free investment opportunities, customized giving opportunities, frictionless donation options, and centralized impact reporting.

Ampsy

Seed Round in 2017
Ampsy is a platform specializing in social aggregation tools that allow brands to compile and curate their most engaging social content into visually appealing formats. By utilizing Ampsy's services, brands can create and launch campaigns within minutes, embedding them on various platforms with a simple line of code. This capability enhances fan engagement and increases the time users spend on a brand's site, effectively addressing challenges in customer acquisition and retention. Ampsy has gained recognition for its innovative technology, being named a finalist at the 2014 SXSW Accelerator and highlighted as one of the most interesting technologies at the event by the IPG Media Lab.

Ampsy

Seed Round in 2017
Ampsy is a platform specializing in social aggregation tools that allow brands to compile and curate their most engaging social content into visually appealing formats. By utilizing Ampsy's services, brands can create and launch campaigns within minutes, embedding them on various platforms with a simple line of code. This capability enhances fan engagement and increases the time users spend on a brand's site, effectively addressing challenges in customer acquisition and retention. Ampsy has gained recognition for its innovative technology, being named a finalist at the 2014 SXSW Accelerator and highlighted as one of the most interesting technologies at the event by the IPG Media Lab.

Ampsy

Seed Round in 2016
Ampsy is a platform specializing in social aggregation tools that allow brands to compile and curate their most engaging social content into visually appealing formats. By utilizing Ampsy's services, brands can create and launch campaigns within minutes, embedding them on various platforms with a simple line of code. This capability enhances fan engagement and increases the time users spend on a brand's site, effectively addressing challenges in customer acquisition and retention. Ampsy has gained recognition for its innovative technology, being named a finalist at the 2014 SXSW Accelerator and highlighted as one of the most interesting technologies at the event by the IPG Media Lab.

Unoceros

Seed Round in 2015
Unoceros Corporation, founded in 2012 and based in Kirkland, Washington, develops a distributed computing network that leverages the processing power of mobile devices owned by individuals worldwide. Through its application, Unoceros allows cellphone users to contribute their devices' idle computing resources, creating a vast network that can perform compute-intensive tasks such as optimization, simulation, machine learning, and bioinformatics. Users are compensated for providing access to their device's processing power, which can then be utilized by scientists and researchers as a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional high-performance computing solutions. By optimizing existing technology, Unoceros aims to support advanced research initiatives and contribute to the betterment of humanity.

Unoceros

Convertible Note in 2015
Unoceros Corporation, founded in 2012 and based in Kirkland, Washington, develops a distributed computing network that leverages the processing power of mobile devices owned by individuals worldwide. Through its application, Unoceros allows cellphone users to contribute their devices' idle computing resources, creating a vast network that can perform compute-intensive tasks such as optimization, simulation, machine learning, and bioinformatics. Users are compensated for providing access to their device's processing power, which can then be utilized by scientists and researchers as a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional high-performance computing solutions. By optimizing existing technology, Unoceros aims to support advanced research initiatives and contribute to the betterment of humanity.

Roost

Seed Round in 2015
Roost operates as a marketplace that links individuals in need of storage or parking solutions with neighbors offering extra space in their properties, such as garages and basements. Founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, Roost is positioned to disrupt the $24 billion self-storage industry and the $10 billion parking industry by providing a more accessible and community-oriented alternative. The platform not only facilitates cost-effective storage options but also fosters community engagement and promotes environmentally friendly practices. By connecting over 30,000 customers across various sectors, Roost aims to create financial benefits for users while enhancing local neighborhoods.

Edbacker

Seed Round in 2014
Edbacker allows educators to fundraise all the money they need for important education related projects, programs, and events. The company offers online fundraising and reporting tools for campaigns, and contact management solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Fairfax, Virginia.
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