# Moonshots Capital

> Moonshots Capital is an Austin-based early-stage venture firm built around a leadership-first thesis: back military-trained founders and trial-by-fire operators, then help them with the unglamorous work of hiring, financing, sales and strategic decisions. Founded by West Point graduates and veteran entrepreneurs Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, the firm combines committed seed funds with deal-by-deal syndicates and concentrates its deepest advantages in AI, cybersecurity, defense, dual-use technology and enterprise software.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Kelly Perdew (Co-Founder & Managing General Partner), Craig Cummings (Co-Founder & General Partner)
- **Team size:** 6 core team members, 4 advisors and 1 military fellow listed publicly as of August 2026; third-party employee estimates are higher.
- **Products:** Committed venture funds, Syndicate vehicles, Portfolio operating support
- **Notable:** Built a portfolio spanning more than 100 companies across personal angel, fund and syndicate vehicles., Deployed more than $72 million through syndicate vehicles into more than 50 companies since 2014., Closed a $20 million Fund I in 2018 and a $36 million Fund II in 2021.

## Products & services

- **Committed venture funds** — Seed-stage investments in companies with live products, customer traction and a line of sight to the next financing, with a particular edge in defense, dual-use technology, AI and cybersecurity.
- **Syndicate vehicles** — Deal-by-deal access for accredited investors, including follow-ons in fund companies and selected later-stage opportunities; the firm says minimum commitments can be as low as $5,000.
- **Portfolio operating support** — Board participation and hands-on help with recruiting, cap tables, financing strategy, negotiations, go-to-market, sales and strategic decisions.

## Achievements

- Built a portfolio spanning more than 100 companies across personal angel, fund and syndicate vehicles.
- Deployed more than $72 million through syndicate vehicles into more than 50 companies since 2014.
- Closed a $20 million Fund I in 2018 and a $36 million Fund II in 2021.
- Backed companies later acquired by NVIDIA, CrowdStrike, Coinbase, Amazon, Google Cloud, Daimler and others.
- The firm's current portfolio directory marks investments including ID.me, Cart.com, Apptronik and numerous other companies as unicorns.
- Fund III's public portfolio page lists 12 companies, four veteran-led companies, two exits and one unicorn as of August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The public team page added Lieutenant Colonel Sheiloh Carlos as a military fellow.
- **2026-06** — Moonshots Capital led InfoHawk's $2.25 million pre-seed round to build cross-platform intelligence against AI-driven deception.
- **2026-06** — Moonshots Capital Fund 4, L.P. filed a new Form D with the SEC for an indefinite offering; the filing reported that the first sale had not yet occurred.
- **2025-10** — The firm published its case for maintaining syndicate vehicles alongside committed venture funds.
- **2024-11** — Moonshots participated in Wildfire Systems' $16 million Series B after backing its seed and Series A rounds.

## Links

- Website: https://moonshotscapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonshots-capital/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/moonshotscap
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moonshotscapital
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Moonshotscapital/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16