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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.

Thinking

AI is the new BI

The startups shaping the future of data and work with AI, automation, and low-code/no-code.

Thinking

What’s top of mind for fintech startup founders?

We brought together a panel of fintech founders and investors to explore the current challenges facing the sector.

Newsletter

July '23: Big game hunter

This month we’ve got a gaming special: we look at where the industry’s at and where we think it’s going, as well as gaming-related podcast and reading recommendations.

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.

Newsletter

Pulse Points: A second reading

Enjoy the highlights from the second half of Moonfire Pulse 2023 – AI in healthcare, the value of data in startups, and the European opportunity for LPs.

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Key insights from Moonfire Pulse 2023

Read the highlights from Moonfire Pulse 2023 – the European opportunity for founders and LPs, AI in healthcare, and more.

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June '23: Pulse Points

Enjoy the key insights from part I of Moonfire Pulse '23, as well as our usual podcast recommendation and good read of the month.

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Meet Jonas Vetterle: Using language models to evaluate startups, embracing LLMs, and the next big thing after AI

We sat down with Jonas to talk about building a programmatic investment pipeline, how he’s using LLMs, and why he’s reading up on quantum computing.

Newsletter

May '23: Moonfire, Part II

A bumper month: a new fund announcement, Moonfire Pulse 2023 preparations and the (r)evolution of our tech stack.

Tech

Transformers, LLMs, and the (r)evolution of the Moonfire tech stack

A journey through deep learning’s influence on AI and venture capital, looking through the lens of our own tech stack.

Moonfire

We’ve raised $115m to back and scale the best early-stage startups in Europe

The landscape of venture capital is rapidly transforming, and our new fund puts us at the forefront of this change.

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Meet Akshat Goenka: Big data, valuable failure, and the power of a personal thesis

We sat down with Akshat to talk founder lessons, the role of tech in leveraging human impact, the tensions of playing globally and locally, and why he loves a good chat.

Moonfire

Meet Harpal Khing: AI, intuition and how to 'power up' next-gen VCs

We sat down with Harpal to talk end-to-end AI integration, algorithmic bias, and how our tech stack is giving VCs superpowers.

Newsletter

April '23: The 10x VC

How we're using AI and our in-house tech stack to redefine venture + GOALS scores $20m to give football the game it deserves.

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.