
Moxxie Ventures
Description
Moxxie Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019 by veteran tech executive Katie Stanton. The firm primarily focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, backing founders who are building companies that aim to improve life and work. Moxxie Ventures distinguishes itself through its founder-centric approach, leveraging Stanton's extensive operational experience from leadership roles at companies like Twitter, Google, and Color Genomics to provide strategic guidance and support to its portfolio companies.
The firm's investment thesis is broad yet focused, covering sectors such as the future of work, fintech, consumer applications, healthcare innovation, and climate technology. Moxxie Ventures typically takes a leading or co-leading role in its investment rounds, demonstrating a strong commitment to its portfolio companies. Their initial check sizes generally range from $500,000 to $1,500,000, providing substantial early capital for nascent startups. This strategic investment size allows them to be a significant partner in a company's formative stages.
Moxxie Ventures has successfully raised two funds to date. Their inaugural fund, Fund I, closed at $25 million, followed by Fund II, which secured $30 million in capital in February 2022. This brings their total assets under management to $55 million, enabling them to maintain a robust investment pace. With a portfolio already exceeding 60 companies, Moxxie Ventures continues to actively identify and support promising early-stage ventures, aiming to invest in approximately 15-20 companies per fund, further solidifying its presence in the early-stage venture landscape.
Investor Profile
Moxxie Ventures has backed more than 45 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 11 rounds, about 24% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada, The Netherlands.
- Strong thematic focus on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology.
- Led 2 rounds in the past year.
- Typical check size: $500K – $1.5M.
Stage Focus
- Seed (60%)
- Series A (24%)
- Series B (9%)
- Series Unknown (7%)
Country Focus
- United States (64%)
- Canada (13%)
- The Netherlands (7%)
- Kenya (7%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Israel (2%)
Industry Focus
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
- Information Technology
- Information Services
- Big Data
- Saas
- Insurtech
- Internet
- E-commerce
- Machine Learning
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