(29th November) Josh Buckley-backed exec. building utility-focused NFT
++ Stripe & Meta alum building B2B SaaS for Fraud Detection + Prevention
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Geeks of the week
Startup Name: Moongate
Geography: Global
One-liner: Manage, verify, and authenticate NFT ownership for in real life (IRL) events.
Founder(s) Background: PE investor, Head of Strategic Finance / Chief of Staff @ stealth startup (Raised $9m with Josh Buckley as lead investor), Investor @ Vectr Ventures.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): Pre-seed / Seed; Backed by RNR Capital, Cogitent Ventures, PHD Capital.
Startup Name: CorgiAI (Raising pre-seed, please reach out for intro)
Geography: Singapore
One-liner: API-based end-to-end fraud detection + prevention product suite, built on a core of customizable and explainable AI.
Founder(s) Background: Technical Analytics Lead @ Meta, Data scientist @ Stripe.
Raised $$ / Backed By (Public Source): NA