Joe White
InvestorFounderGeneral 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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Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Shield CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Cambridge in AmericaBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- GBxBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeHis Majesty's Tech Envoy to the United States2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Entrepreneur FirstGeneral Partner2015 — 2020
- Curious CapitalAngel Investor2015 — 2020
- The Behavioural Insights TeamNon Executive Director - Behavioural Insights Ventures2017 — 2020
- hibuVP Digital2012 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- MoonfruitCo-founder and COO2011 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- MoonfruitCo-Founder and CEO2003 — 2011
- DemotixNon-Exec Director2008 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- GandiCOO/CFO2005 — 2010
- McKinsey and CompanyConsultant2002 — 2003
- MoonfruitCo-founder and Product Director1999 — 2002London, United Kingdom
- SixzedsCo-founder and CEO1997 — 1999London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Start-ups44E-commerce34SEO10Corporate Finance5Venture Capital9Internet3Product Management10Web Development7Scrum3Entrepreneurship30Cloud Computing3Mobile Applications9
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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.
- Where did Joe White go to school?
- Joe White studied at University of Cambridge (BA/MA, Economics); Westminster School.
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Shield Capital mafia6
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Also attended University of Cambridge1,413
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup423
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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