Thinking The Art of Exit Often times founders become engrossed in the art of fundraising, but the truly toughest challenge to most is, in fact, the art of the exit.
Newsletter Double Scoop: Exciting Updates and Building the machine for data-driven investing Behind our philosophy is an ambition to strive for technological greatness, and here at Moonfire, we are doing things that no other VC is right now. And we want to lift the hood, starting with our team...
Portfolio Humaans & Lightdash: An Exciting Double Scoop We have an exciting investor update on Lightdash and Humaans as they both raise further funding.
Thinking Is Now The Right Time To Be Raising VC Funding? Amid what looks like a scary macroenvironment for founders, VC can offer a lifeline in terms of finance and advice, and we want to discuss how this should encourage innovation.
Thinking Software Solutions For The Great Talent Reckoning With pay and hiring freezes proliferating across the sector, tech workers can no longer bank on ever-growing salaries.
Thinking Tokens, Ownership, and Protecting The Creator Economy The creator economy has come on leaps and bounds in the past decade, but creators themselves are at risk of losing ownership of their brand to the platforms that control their distribution and wealth opportunities.
Tech How We Built Novel Staking Infrastructure For a Solana Validator Understanding what you're investing in is one of the most crucial points of being a VC, and here at Moonfire, we put our money where our mouth is.
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.
Thinking The New Age of Venture Capital Last month, a host of tech experts, entrepreneurs, and investors all came together in London for our inaugural Pulse AGM.
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.
Tech Understanding Token Distribution Models in Early-Stage Businesses At Moonfire, we spend a lot of time reading whitepapers and pitch decks for past and upcoming web3 businesses.
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.
Thinking Crypto Gaming: Evolution meets Revolution Accelerated by the pandemic, the gaming industry has been facing rampant growth over the last year leading to some astounding numbers.
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.
Thinking Early-Stage Hiring for Engineering Teams: Part II Early-stage startup employees may spend more time with each other than they do with their own family, so it’s critical to approach engineering hiring with a rigorous and repeatable process.