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Moonshots Capital

About

Great leaders are hard to come by. We believe the best ones are military-trained or trial-by-fire entrepreneurs who have the ability to motivate others to action, inspire trust, and plan heuristically. We invest with conviction when those attributes are present.

Moonshots Capital, with offices in Los Angeles and Austin, was founded by a team of veterans in 2017. We have collectively founded and operated 14 companies, and have personally invested in over 80 ventures. Beyond capital, we deploy our military and entrepreneurial experience and network to help world-changing companies grow.

Our Business Selection Criteria

We invest at the seed stage, identifying smart and scrappy entrepreneurs who are adapting to changing markets.

  1. Our goal is to identify disruptive startups that can achieve a 10x plus valuation and return a high ROI for our investors.
  2. Product (or MVP) is live with client/customer traction.
  3. Annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $1M+.
  4. Already raised at least $500K (more is better) in seed capital.
  5. Follow-on investment allowed.
  6. Fundable team. 2nd time entrepreneur(s) better.
  7. Applicability of our network (the more applicable the better).
  8. Chemistry with (and abilities of) Founder(s) to listen.
  9. We aggressively invest in companies that are military veteran founded or have veterans on the founding team.
  10. We like to take an active role in the company either by means of a board seat or formal advisory role. We roll up our sleeves!

What We Look For

We invest at the seed stage, identifying smart and scrappy entrepreneurs who are adapting to changing markets.

We invest in technology startups during their seed stage – typically their first or second round of funding. It is the earliest and riskiest point to invest in startups but also the most lucrative for those that go on to become big successes. Kelly and Craig have to be excited about the entrepreneur and business.

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