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Joe White

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Entrepreneur First · Venture Partner at Shield Capital · Founder at MoonFruit

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedMoonFruit

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About

Joe White is a Venture Partner at Shield Capital, where he works on deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment evaluation with a focus on artificial intelligence and enterprise software. He is co-founder and CEO of Radical Tempo, a venture partner at Entrepreneur First (where he was previously a General Partner), and co-founded Moonfruit.com. He earlier served as His Majesty's Technology Envoy to the United States and holds BA and MA degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

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Founder at MoonFruit

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Experience

  1. Stealth StartupCo-founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Shield CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Cambridge in AmericaBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. GBxBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeHis Majesty's Tech Envoy to the United States2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Entrepreneur FirstGeneral Partner2015 — 2020
  7. Curious CapitalAngel Investor2015 — 2020
  8. The Behavioural Insights TeamNon Executive Director - Behavioural Insights Ventures2017 — 2020
  9. hibuVP Digital2012 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  10. MoonfruitCo-founder and COO2011 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  11. MoonfruitCo-Founder and CEO2003 — 2011
  12. DemotixNon-Exec Director2008 — 2011London, United Kingdom
  13. GandiCOO/CFO2005 — 2010
  14. McKinsey and CompanyConsultant2002 — 2003
  15. MoonfruitCo-founder and Product Director1999 — 2002London, United Kingdom
  16. SixzedsCo-founder and CEO1997 — 1999London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Start-ups44E-commerce34SEO10Corporate Finance5Venture Capital9Internet3Product Management10Web Development7Scrum3Entrepreneurship30Cloud Computing3Mobile Applications9
+8 moreNew MediaDigital StrategyWeb DesignUser ExperienceOnline MarketingDigital MarketingOnline AdvertisingEconomics

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe White?
Joe White is a Venture Partner at Shield Capital, where he works on deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment evaluation with a focus on artificial intelligence and enterprise software. He is co-founder and CEO of Radical Tempo, a venture partner at Entrepreneur First (where he was previously a General Partner), and co-founded Moonfruit.com. He earlier served as His Majesty's Technology Envoy to the United States and holds BA and MA degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Where does Joe White work?
Joe White is Founder of MoonFruit and General Partner at Entrepreneur First.
What does Joe White invest in?
Joe White invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
What check size does Joe White write?
Joe White typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Joe White found?
Joe White founded MoonFruit.
What companies has Joe White invested in?
Investments tracked here include Checkstep, Cleo, CloudNC, Contact, Fluently.
Where did Joe White go to school?
Joe White studied at University of Cambridge (BA/MA, Economics); Westminster School.

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