Portfolio Orchestra: A single point of control for lean data teams Orchestra, a best-in-class unified control plane for data operations, raises £1m funding to keep shipping and expand its go-to-market strategy.
Thinking Where founders should focus to capitalise on the $2tn security opportunity The second part in our mini-series on the evolving security market, looking at the trends founders should pay attention to, what market-winning products look like, and the companies leading the charge.
Newsletter June '24: Pulse Summit Recap The key takeaways from Pulse Summit, a quantum computing hackathon, and an interview with Aravind Srinivas.
Newsletter May '24: Redefining Seed Why Seed-stage funding deserves a rethink, the countdown to Moonfire Pulse Summit 2024, and the man from the future.
Thinking Seed is broken. Here’s how to fix it. Seed is a different game now than it was 10 years ago, for both founders and investors. It deserves a rethink.
Moonshot Moonshot I: Where the chips fall The first edition of our AI newsletter: Moonshot. An opinionated digest of noteworthy innovations, thoughts on industry shifts, and updates on our own projects at Moonfire.
Newsletter April '24: Success & Security Part one of a two-part series on cybersecurity + Melanie Lawn shares what she's learnt from over a decade in customer success.
Thinking How the proliferation of security threats and spending has created a $2 trillion opportunity Part one of our two-part deep dive into security, starting with the status quo and five areas we think present the biggest potential for disruption.
Academy How to build a great customer success function – with Melanie Lawn Customer success expert Melanie Lawn shares her insights on building an exceptional CS function – from before the first hire to customer segmentation.
Portfolio Meet LiveFlow: Revolutionising Financial Reporting 'Way too much time is being spent setting up models and tinkering with spreadsheets. Not enough time is being spent on strategic analysis. The industry is ready for a shift.’
Newsletter March '24: Flow State This month, we caught up with Lasse Kalkar, Co-founder and CEO of LiveFlow, to talk about the early days, our work together, and what the future looks like.
Newsletter February '24: Securing the Future Filigran's journey so far, Pento gets acquired by HiBob, and our usual podcast and reading recommendations.
Portfolio Filigran and the future of open source cybersecurity We caught up with Samuel Hassine, Co-founder and CEO of Filigran, to talk about the journey so far, their Series A raise, and the power of open source threat intelligence.
Newsletter January '24: Beyond Creation How AI is impacting gaming beyond asset creation, quantum physics in pictures, and the return of Gamecraft.
Thinking AI in gaming: Why generative AI won’t transform game asset creation – yet The transformative potential of gen AI in gaming is undeniable. But we see two areas beyond asset creation where it will have more impact.
Newsletter December '23: Foreword to 2024 Our final newsletter for 2023. We share our highlights from the year and predictions for the next, as well as our usual reading and listening recommendations.
Thinking How will 2024 unfold? It will be an exciting, and tough, year for founders. But there are green shoots enough for those with strong runways to take some calculated bets and pull ahead.
Moonfire Akshat Goenka and the Essence of Partnership at Moonfire As we celebrate Akshat's promotion to Partner, we delve into what partnership means at Moonfire and how he embodies it.
Newsletter November '23: The wrong question Overcoming poor data quality when applying ML to early-stage venture, Magic the Gathering, and the world's first generative book.
Thinking How to overcome poor data quality when applying ML to early-stage venture An exploration of why 'How do you apply ML in early-stage venture when there's not enough data?' is the wrong question.
Newsletter October '23: Birth of a Salesman How AI is redefining B2B sales, the power of superlinear returns, and the illusion of free will.
Thinking Redefining B2B sales: AI’s impact on prospecting, selling and admin The current state of B2B sales, where AI will have the most impact, and the startups making it happen.
Portfolio The Humaans story: Building a platform for the new era of HR We caught up with CEO Giovanni to relive the story of Humaans so far, the future of HR, and what the team is up to next.
Newsletter September ‘23: The next scientific revolution We explore the potential of AI-driven science – and the new machine learning frameworks that might help us get there.
Thinking An introductory reading list on AI for Scientific Discovery Exploring the potential of AI-driven science – and the new machine learning frameworks that might help us get there.