Thinking How to avoid failure as a second-time founder We all know conceptually that starting a company is hard. Conversations with Christian Lanng illustrate the reality very vividly.
Thinking AI is the new BI The startups shaping the future of data and work with AI, automation, and low-code/no-code.
Thinking Everything everywhere all at once: Gaming investment at Moonfire Gaming isn’t competing with other media, it’s eating them. The next generation of gaming entrepreneurs will look beyond games by default, because of this fluidity around platforms, business models and media.
Thinking With $3tn in value created, European tech is just getting started Maturing ecosystems, increased global attention, and a growing ambition to build globally competitive companies puts Europe in prime position to rival Silicon Valley.
Thinking The 10x VC: Moonfire's tech-first vision Using AI to redefine venture and build the era of the bionic VC.
Portfolio Changing the game: GOALS scores $20m to reshape the future of football gaming Our portfolio company GOALS has closed a $20M Series A to give football the game it deserves.
Thinking SVB: Black swan or first domino? Our thoughts on SVB and the wider banking situation, and its impact on the tech ecosystem.
Thinking Chance or deep observation: Our approach to thesis articulation We start with ideas rather than companies, articulating a thesis for each investment area long before we consider writing any cheques.
Portfolio Lightdash: BI as code for the modern data team Ideally, most development time building a data model should be spent actually building the data models that can be used to deliver insights to the business, which is where Lightdash come in.
Newsletter Good Gravy! We're delighted to bring you our largest and most in-depth newsletter edition yet in the second-last send of the year.
Portfolio Humaans & Lightdash: An Exciting Double Scoop We have an exciting investor update on Lightdash and Humaans as they both raise further funding.
Newsletter Bringing Decision Makers Back to the Data Stack Decision-making is one of the most important mechanisms a business needs, and if it's done right, it can be a massive boon for companies, which is why we need decision-makers in the data stack.
Thinking Crypto, Blockchain, and the Role of VC in Web3 Gaming Blockchain in gaming has been a divisive topic for some time, but this industry is still actually very new, and VC has a big role to play in its growth.
Thinking Enter Networked Fintech Networked fintech will build out the foundations of what we see today, and begin the creation of continuously improving financial products, delivered primarily for – and by – individuals.
Newsletter What To Do About The Downturn Since early November we have been experiencing a deep pullback from public tech stocks. Today, we will be covering our thoughts on this pullback, its consequences and how to prepare for what will be a difficult 12-18 months in tech.
Newsletter The Creator Economy & Funding Announcements This month, we’ve got lots more to share, including our research on the Passion Economy and some very exciting portfolio announcements.
Newsletter A New Moonfire Project - Open-Source Tokenomics As ever, this month has been busy for us at Moonfire. But with the sun finally emerging from its winter slumber, I type this newsletter with an invigorated spring in my fingers.
Newsletter The Gig Economy + Meet Our Growing Team! This month at Moonfire we welcomed some impressive new people to our team. This newsletter throws the spotlight on a few of them so that you can start to get to know them better.
Newsletter Key Learnings from the Past Year We’re excited to be kicking off 2022 with Moonfire’s first newsletter of the year. A very warm welcome to our many new readers who joined us in December!
Newsletter Our First Full Year of Operation Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, we’ve seen camaraderie and human ingenuity at its best. We have a lot to be thankful for, including our wonderful community of readers, and the growth of our team and portfolio.
Thinking Five Predictions for the Next Five Years We are inspired about what lies ahead for us at Moonfire and in the wider world. To give you a sense of our thinking for the future, we have written up our predictions for the next five years.
Newsletter Crypto: The Latest Gaming Frontier This month, we shift gears to focus on the burgeoning world of crypto gaming which could be the future of consumer social experiences.
Newsletter The Changing Nature of Productivity Tools Last month we shared our thesis on the Decentralised Workplace. This month, we delve further into this subject with some insights that we have gathered on the changing nature of productivity tools - that have been essential enablers of efficient remote working.
Newsletter The Future of the Decentralised Workplace Over the summer we spent a lot of time scrubbing our thesis on Work and Knowledge.
Newsletter Effective Engineering Hiring In this month’s newsletter, Mike talks about effective engineering hiring from his experiences at Facebook, Etsy, Workday and his own start-up Kollide.
