Moonshots Capital
Venture capitalAustin · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Moonshots Capital invests in extraordinary leadership, backing elite founders of early-stage technology companies. Founded and led by military veterans investing in America's best early-stage tech companies since 2004, the firm brings more than capital: it applies military leadership skills, entrepreneurial experience, and a broad government and private-sector network to help founders build world-changing companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 62 of 100 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×15Consumer ×10Data & Infrastructure ×7Fintech ×7Deep Tech ×6EdTech ×6
HQs:United States×32Mexico×1
Investments · 100 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 42020 · 32019 · 22018 · 32015 · 315 dated
Patriapps is a software studio and incubator that builds mobile SaaS applications and brands across communications, healthtech, edtech, media, and cyber risk, spinning promising products into stand-alone companies.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Drew Bartkiewicz(Co-founder & CEO)inBob Eisiminger(Board Member & CSO)in
Santa Monica, US
David Barrett(Director)Yvonne Wassenaar(Director)Erik Gustavson(Chief Technology Officer)Scott Kriz(Chief Executive Officer)Michelle Mathews(Director)
Board seatKelly Perdew· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Aug 2016
Austin, US
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D · $1.2M raise · filed Feb 2018
Boulder, US
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Nov 2019
Worthington, US
Carlton Trent Fox(COO, Co-Founder)Sean L Lane(CEO, Co-Founder)
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed Jan 2024
Sherman Oaks, US
Alexander Vasilkin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDenis Zamylin(Director)
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Jul 2024
Gretel provides synthetic data generation tools that enable developers to create high-quality, domain-specific datasets for training agentic AI systems and language models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPoway, US
Ali Golshan(Director)Laszlo Bock(Director)Alexander Watson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSridhar Ramaswamy(Director)
Board seatKelly Perdew· per SEC Form D
Mclean, US
Thomas Pouliot(Director)Alexander D. Perwich II(Director)Nathan McKinley(Director)Blake M. Hall(Executive Officer, Director)Liron Gitig(Director)
Board seatKelly Perdew· per SEC Form D · $7.5M raise · filed Mar 2015
Modular builds infrastructure for AI model inference and deployment, enabling developers to run AI models across different hardware and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Chris Lattner(Co-Founder & CEO)inTim Davis(Co-Founder & President)inChristopher Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Alexander Treece(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRob Schmults(Director)
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D · $2.5M raise · filed Mar 2020
Austin, US
Jonathon Morgan(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatKelly Perdew· per SEC Form D · $2.2M raise · filed Feb 2018
Proteus Space designs custom spacecraft buses tailored to individual payload requirements using generative design and flight-proven components, eliminating the compromises of standardized bus solutions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
David Kervin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Shapiro-Scharlotta(Director)Stephen Smoot(Director)Douglas Dreyer(Director)
Board seatCraig Cummings· per SEC Form D
Tradeverifyd provides AI-powered supply chain visibility and risk management for enterprise teams, mapping suppliers and products across every tier of production and enabling compliance-ready sourcing decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechLogistics & Supply ChainAustin, US
Amanda Greene(Chief Operating Officer)Karyl Fowler(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatKelly Perdew· per SEC Form D
MobileHelp provides medical alert systems and wearable safety devices for older adults, including on-the-go GPS pendants and in-home base stations connected to a 24/7 US-based monitoring center.
Digital HealthHardwareWellness & Fitness
SocialToaster is a brand advocacy platform that helps organizations activate advocates—such as customers, employees, students, alumni, donors, and fans—to share content through their personal social networks.
Marketing TechSaaSSocial
Thrively is a strength-based, whole-child learning platform that helps schools identify students' strengths, needs, and interests to build a supportive learning environment.
EdTechSaaS
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)Jeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)George Samuel Rose(Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)
Autonomy is an automotive subscription platform that enables vehicle subscription services as a sustainable business model in automotive retail.
CleantechConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaS
Scott Painter(Founder)Georg Bauer(President & Vice Chairman)Fred Weick(Chief Executive Officer)
Cart.com provides unified commerce and logistics software and services that enable companies to sell and fulfill orders across multiple channels.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHouston, US
Omair Tariq(Founder and CEO)inJim Jacobsen(Director)Jim Jacobson(Director)
BoardAlan Miller(Director)Scott Calliham(Director)Blair Garrou(Director)
Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Henry Ward(Co-founder)Manu Kumar(Co-founder)Charly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)Jeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)Nick Avery(Chief People Officer)Nicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)
Cartwheel provides a software platform for restaurant delivery and order management, serving independent restaurants and multi-unit brands through their own delivery networks.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US
Alexander Vasilin(Founder)Dan Zamylin(Founder)Magdim Metshin(Founder)Alex(Co-Founder, CEO)
Dulce Vida produces certified organic tequila made from 100% blue weber agave grown in Jalisco, Mexico, distributed for consumers seeking premium, handcrafted spirits.
ConsumerFoodTechJalisco, MX
New York, US
Max Galka(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Pompliano(Director)Nuria Gutierrez Prunera(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Jelisavcic(Director)
Emergenow builds a multi-sensory communication platform that combines sight, sound, touch, and emotion recognition to enable more immersive connections between people.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
eTailPet provides an all-in-one point-of-sale and retail management platform, including inventory management, website integration, and a shared product catalog, built for independent pet stores.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Michael G. Baker(Director)Berenice Giannini(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Lee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
San Francisco, US
Rajil Kapoor(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Chang(Director)
Groundswell is a CSR (corporate social responsibility) platform that provides employees with tax-advantaged personal giving accounts, volunteer program management, and employee assistance funds integrated into a single workplace experience.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Vironexis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing an in vivo protein engineering platform called TransJoin, which uses non-integrating AAV vectors to instruct a patient's liver to continuously secrete bispecific T-cell engagers from a single IV dose.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Gallatin applies AI and predictive analytics to modernize defense logistics, replacing manual processes with data-driven capabilities to support military operations and strategic deterrence.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)inZhoujia Brad Bao(Director)
BoardHans Tung(Director)
Heroic is a personal development platform offering science-backed systems and protocols designed to help individuals improve daily performance and achieve flourishing through wisdom, discipline, and behavior change.
EdTechWellness & Fitness
HMH is an adaptive learning company that builds integrated K–12 education solutions—covering core curriculum, supplemental, intervention, assessment, and professional learning—delivered on a single platform.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Jack Lynch(CEO)Greg Daniel(Chief Marketing Officer)
InfoHawk detects, analyzes, and neutralizes online deception at scale using AI, providing real-time fraud detection across URLs, ads, accounts, and digital assets for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Inspectiv operates an AI-enabled application security testing platform that combines Bug Bounty, Penetration Testing, Feature Testing, and Vulnerability Disclosure Programs into one system for mid-market and enterprise organizations to discover, validate, and remediate vulnerabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCulver City, US
Ryan Disraeli(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Melika(Executive Officer, Director)Clark Landry(Executive Officer, Director)
Literati offers curated children's book subscriptions delivered as book boxes, combining editorial curation with data science to recommend age-appropriate reading.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechAustin, US
Jessica Ewing(Executive Officer, Director)Cynthia Alexander(Executive Officer)Jess Ewing(Founder)
BoardAydin Senkut(Director)Nikhil Basu Trivedi(Director)Adam Freed(Director)
Mica operates an API-driven payment network that lets merchants of any size—including small retailers—connect directly and process credit, debit, prepaid, EBT, and loyalty transactions.
FintechSaaS
Christopher Petersen(Founder)
BiotechFremont, US
ELON MUSK(Executive Officer)
BoardJared Birchall(Executive Officer, Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioScopely, Inc.acq. by Savvy Games Group
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRobinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Anthropic AI Safety and Research · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Life360 · fool.com · Jul 18, 2026
xAI · readsludge.com · Jul 17, 2026
Cleary · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
UNION · oleantimesherald.com · Jul 16, 2026
Scopely, Inc. · biometricupdate.com · Jul 16, 2026
Proteus Space · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Moonshots Capital invest at?
- Moonshots Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Moonshots Capital's typical check size?
- Moonshots Capital typically writes checks of $5K – $2.5M.
- What sectors does Moonshots Capital focus on?
- Moonshots Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Moonshots Capital located?
- Moonshots Capital is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does Moonshots Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Moonshots Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect - Episode 103 - Craig Cummings of Moonshots Capital
Hall Martin · Craig Cummings
Networking Mistakes to Avoid | Craig Cummings (USMA ‘93), Co-founder of Moonshots Capital
CareerNerds · Craig Cummings
Warm Intros = Investments | Craig Cummings (USMA ‘93), Co-founder of Moonshots Capital
CareerNerds · Craig Cummings
Enjoy the Networking Process | Craig Cummings (USMA ‘93), Co-Founder of Moonshots Capital
CareerNerds · Craig Cummings
craig cummings, founder & general partner of Moonshots Capital #cancer #podcast
let's go there · Craig Cummings
2 - #1A From Star Apprentice to Leading Venture Capitalist w/ Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital
7 in 7 Show with Zack Ellison · Kelly Perdew
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