Moonstone: A New Quantitative European VC Fund
We invest in founders who work on unsolved problems, before anyone else gives them confidence
What is Moonstone.
Moonstone is a European fund that invests with high frequency in moonshots.
We believe in the ideas of ambitious founders who are orbiting towards the moon.
What we do.
We are committed to investing in 60 founders over the next two years.
We invest in the founders who actually manage to raise a pre-seed/seed round — with a process of investment that takes two weeks maximum.
What we look for.
Ambitious and highly motivated entrepreneurs.
Ambitious and highly innovative projects in their initial phase.
Projects that connect the world of research with the actual market.
Entrepreneurs in love with a problem.
Emerging ideas that promise a return of at least 50x.
Entrepreneurs with strong listening skills and commitment.
Possible solutions to unsolved problems that have a market.
Founders willing to share their experiences.
Disruptive innovation.
What we do not look for.
Solutions not related to a real problem.
Unambitious ideas.
Solutions that optimize already solved problems.
Entrepreneurs who are not fully committed to their project.
How we do it.
Basically, we look at startups’ business through the lens of growth and risk.
What risks are there in the business?
Who are the competitors?
What does the market look like today?
Is the market growing or shrinking?
Is the startup going to turn it into a multiple?
And, most importantly, What does the team look like?
We make a final decision in about 14 days.
How to get in touch with Moonstone as a founder.
We accept online applications via website (www.moonstone.fund) or email (info@moonstone.fund) and we appreciate when founders use Loom to pitch their ideas.
We take part in founders events and startup competitions.
We accept referrals from other founders or investors.
In any case — with each founder we get in contact with — we follow the same Moonstone Deal Diligence process.
What we offer.
As said, we are committed to investing in 60 founders over the next two years.
Among those, we invest in the founders who actually manage to raise a pre-seed/seed round, where we participate with a 50k maximum ticket.
With this standard agreement, we give confidence to the founders who are actively looking for investors: being able to talk with investors having a first commitment makes founders more trustworthy and reliable.
Moreover, we are dedicated to connecting founders with recognized professionals and domain experts, to increase project awareness and strengthen their vision.
In addition to professionals and experts, we connect founders with the entire Moonstone community, made of ambitious people — regardless of their sector, geography or age.
We believe that sharing experiences with other founders is the most powerful tool for their growth.
Our composition.
- Founders community:
- 100% ambition - Moonstone team:
- 70% confidence in founders growth
- 20% commitment in creating connections
- 10% economic involvement - Limited Partners:
- 50% entrepreneurs from different sectors
- 30% advisors (managers, lawyers, notaries, accountants)
- 20% investors/funds
