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Another #ExtraordinaryLeadership Summit on the books! We love bringing together our community and all the extraordinary leaders we support and admire. ⚓️ Our new advisor, retired Rear Admiral Hugh Wyman Howard III, set the tone at the opening dinner with his discussion about extraordinary leadership in uncertain times. 🔑 Blake Hall introduced the audience to the principles mission-driven identity that guided him in building the identity verification giant ID.me. 📰 The New York Times President & CEO Meredith Kopit Levien joined us to discuss how journalism evolved and keeps evolving thanks to cutting-edge technology. Special thanks to Carla Piñeyro Sublett Pineyro Sublett for leading the conversation! 🤖 Gretel.ai Co-Founder & CEO Ali Golshan and Kelly Perdew discussed the fundamentals of infrastructure we need to support the AI revolution. Gretel has been doing some incredible work lately in providing secure synthetic training data to AWS, Microsoft, and Google. 🛰️ Eric Wostenberg, VP of Engineering at Outpost Space, reflected on the leadership approach it took to launch two test satellite missions in a single year after we led their seed round. 🕵️♀️ Ghostdog’s Co-Founder & CEO Sean Lane and Craig Cummings spoke about the role private innovation can play in national security: a vital topic for Moonshots as we lean in heavily into supporting dual use and defense technology. ✈️ Red 6 Co-Founder & CEO DANIEL ROBINSON and Board Chairman Mike Holmes talked about the future of military training technology as Red 6 ramps up its efforts to support fighter pilot training for the U.S. and its allies. The vibrant exchange of ideas, collaboration, and visionary leadership is vital for the future of investment and innovation. We are grateful to our speakers for the opportunity to learn from them, and to all the guests who joined us to make this event special. Special thanks goes out to our top sponsor, Hogan Lovells. Hogan Lovells thanks all attenees for joining them at Moonshots Capital’s second Extraordinary Leadership Summit. They hope you had a lovely time and enjoyed connecting with colleagues and friends. The team at Hogan Lovells appreciates the opportunity to spend time with our community and looks forward to seeing each of you again in the near future. We are also thankful to our other sponsors DLA Piper and Cooley LLP for their support of the event. Stay tuned for more highlights as we continue to explore the frontiers of innovation and impact. Kelly Perdew Craig Cummings Milica Iličić Aliya Friedman Farah Daou Chris Hoyt Allen Varghese Marc Peterman Peter Deliso Melissa Sarver, CPA Hugh Wyman Howard III Justin Antonipillai Christopher Mitchum Lawton Cummings Dawn Perdew #ExtraordinaryLeadershipSummit2024 #MoonshotsCapital #leadership #venturecapital #vc #startups #founders #founder #investorsummit #nationalsecurity #defense #tech #technology #veteranentrepreneur #dualuse

We believe that our connectivity and a differentiated value add is what helps us secure the trust of investors and extraordinary entrepreneurs. In a recent episode of the VNTR Capital podcast with Yuri G. Rabinovich and Niko Leon, our Managing GP Kelly Perdew discussed how leadership forged in the military and years of angel investing support our deal flow and investment strategy, and shared advice for new investors and founders in the ecosystem. Listen to the full episode here: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dtZ3g8EU Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dMySzNRC Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/d_mwFjpP #leadership #investing #venturecapital #angelinvesting #vc #startups #investors #venturecapitalist #entrepreneurs

Thank you for having us at the #VetVCSummit, JPMorganChase! Our General Partner Kelly Perdew had a riveting conversation with Jamie Dimon on stage. We believe that veteran entrepreneurs are a vital part of our ecosystem as we work together to strengthen national security. It was heartening to hear that echoed by one of the world’s best business leaders. Moonshots Capital has partnered with JPMC many times before, and events like these inspire our community of fellow veteran investors, entrepreneurs, and dual-use innovators to keep working together on a shared cause. Special thanks go out to Rhett Jeppson and Jeff Balka for making this event so impactful for us. The conference also gave us an opportunity to host a dinner with VetsinTech, one of our favorite non-profits that welcomes veteran talent into the ecosystem. Thank you, Hayden Meredith and Katherine Webster, for being such amazing co-hosts! Team Moonshots is already looking forward to next year! #JPMC #JamieDimon #entrepreneurs #veterans #veteranentrepreneurs #nationalsecurity #dualuse #defense #innovation #VetVC Photo credit: Joe Vericker / PhotoBureau

No matter how good a company’s product or financial metrics, fundraising ultimately hinges on a compelling mission communicated with passion. SGNL Co-founder & CEO Scott Kriz is a serial entrepreneur who mastered the art and raised more than $22 million in under two years. He ascribes that to strong relationships he cultivated along the way, and we are proud to be among them. Having worked with Scott’s previous company, Bitium (acquired by Google), the mutual trust we developed gave us access to SGNL’s competitive Seed round in 2022. Scott recently shared his fundraising and leadership tips with fellow founders on the Funded Podcast. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dT9Hjb85 #cybersecurity #authorization #authentication #founders #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #fundraising #startups #leadership #network

Congratulations to Gretel.ai on their partnership with Databricks! This integration within the Databricks platform brings Gretel’s synthetic data to enterprise AI worldwide. Private, efficient, and far reaching, Gretel empowers businesses to use their data more effectively and fuel innovation in AI solutions. With now more partnerships than ever, Gretel has proven itself as a reliable and easy-to use platform for millions of users every day. We’re so proud to be supporting the Gretel team. Special kudos to co-founders Ali Golshan, Alexander Watson, John Myers and the rest of the team for their incredible work! Gretel Co-founder & CEO Ali Golshan recently spoke about Gretel’s work at our Extraordinary Leadership Summit. You can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/dHvwYyCa Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDxHD3CZ #GretelAI #syntheticdata #generativeai #dataprivacy #AI #startups #Databricks #VC #innovation #BigQuery

Congratulations to Cartwheel on their latest funding round from Chingona Ventures, Act One Ventures, and TenOneTen Ventures! As an early backer of Cartwheel, we have enjoyed being a part of their journey so far. Their innovative solutions make them a standout in the restaurant tech industry, helping businesses optimize their delivery operations and bottom line. Co-founders Alex Vasilkin, Dan Zamylin, and Magdim Metshin continue to impress investors and demonstrate extraordinary leadership in their space. We’re excited to see their growth and look forward to seeing what they’ll accomplish next. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dYdqdhBg #RestaurantTech #Innovation #VC #VCfunding #startups #delivery #logistics

“SGNL’s participation in the Pegasus Program is a testament to their unique approach to identity security. We look forward to continuing our work together to drive growth for them, and increased security for our joint customers.” - Hans Yang, General Manager of Microsoft for Startups. Congrats on nailing this partnership! https://lnkd.in/gYXerqyn #enterpriseauthorization #cybersecurity #authorization #microsoft #microsoftpegasus #startups #microsoftforstartups #identitysecurity

By integrating advanced AI into the food supply chain, GrubMarket Inc. reduces waste, minimizes environmental impact, and facilitates equitable access to resources. The recent acquisition of Butter, a SaaS platform for digitizing food distribution strengthens their ability to make that chance. Their recent streak of acquisitions of produce suppliers and software solutions helped them land a second consecutive appearance on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list. We’re proud to see this Moonshots syndicate investment make a meaningful difference! https://lnkd.in/ect6mChw #FoodTech #Sustainability #AI #Acquisitions #GlobalGrowth #SupplyChain #FoodDistribution #Disruption #Innovation #Equity #Leadership #StrategicMoves #DigitalTransformation #VentureCapital #StartupSuccess

Gretel.ai Co-founder and CEO Ali Golshan predicts that large language AI models will soon make way for specialized “small” language models. His company makes this transformation, along with so many other things, possible through high-quality synthetic training data. At our recent Extraordinary Leadership Summit, Ali talked to our Managing General Partner Kelly Perdew about the future of AI infrastructure. Take a look here: https://lnkd.in/dsci6Rck Craig Cummings Farah Daou Chris Hoyt Allen Varghese Justin Antonipillai Hugh Wyman Howard III Marc Peterman #gretelai #extraordinaryleadership #fireside #genai #summit #syntheticdata #generativeai #innovation #syntheticdata #trainingdata #ai