Alex Moore
Partner @ 8VC
San Francisco, United States
Alex Moore is a seed investor at 8VC in San Francisco focused on Software and Military. Alex Moore is the partner of 8VC where he focuses on incubating companies through 8VC’s Build Program, Defense, building talent networks, and fundamental operational support for the portfolio. Alex also focuses on enterprise and seed-stage investments. Prior to joining 8VC Alex was a startup operator for 12 years. Alex was the first employee andDirector of Operations at Palantir Technologies, building the team from one room to 350 people, and $100mm in sales. Alex co-founded Backplane, a social media analytics company, and NodePrime, a cloud automation company that was acquired in 2016 by Ericsson.Following his operator career, Alex invested in over 50 seed-stage companies. Alex sits on the boards of Palantir, Epirus, Premise Data, Nylas, Quaestor, Anduin Transactions, and FieldGuide.Alex graduated from Stanford University in 2005 with a BA in Economics.
- Total investments:
- 33
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
Last updated:
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Industries Alex Moore invests in
Stages Alex Moore invests in
Countries Alex Moore invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$15M
- Series A
- $4M–$55M
- Series B
- $16M–$175M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (12%)
- Military 3 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (9%)
- SaaS 2 (6%)
- Aerospace 2 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (30%)
- Series A 5 (15%)
- Series B 5 (15%)
- Series C 3 (9%)
- Angel 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 13 (39%)
- United Kingdom 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Rilian Technologies
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Rilian develops cybersecurity and defense technology platforms that enable organizations to deploy, integrate, and operate advanced security tools across complex and regulated environments. The company provides an AI-driven security orchestration platform that unifies multiple cybersecurity tools into a single interface, allowing analysts toautomate workflows, monitor threats, and respond to incidents more efficiently. Its offerings include systems for automated deployment and compliance that allow security technologies to operate in air-gapped, sovereign, and highly regulated environments without relying on traditional cloud infrastructure. The company also maintains a curated ecosystem of cybersecurity tools that are pre-integrated and validated for use in mission-critical settings, reducing complexity in adoption and integration. | $17.5M / Seed / Apr 23, 2026 | |
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Litevision
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LiteVision is an Israeli defense technology business company that is creating electro-optical cameras for tiny military drones. | Seed / Feb 17, 2026 | |
Fieldguide
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Fieldguide is a vertical AI company offering an end-to-end, agentic AI platform for audit and advisory firms. The company helps firms increase margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. Fieldguide is backed by leading venture capital funds, including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, Justin Kan(Twitch/justin.tv), Elad Gil, Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition), Tracy Young (PlanGrid) & more. | $75M / Series C / Feb 02, 2026 | |
Terra Industries
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Terra Industries develops autonomous security systems and software platforms that support the monitoring and protection of physical assets, infrastructure, and operational environments across land, air, and maritime domains. The company provides unmanned vehicles, autonomous towers, and sensor-based surveillance hardware that collect and transmitdata for continuous situational awareness. Its software layer, built around an integrated operating system, processes sensor inputs, applies artificial intelligence models, and coordinates automated responses to detected events. Terra Industries designs its systems to support functions such as perimeter security, infrastructure monitoring, asset tracking, and threat detection within complex operational settings. The company’s platforms enable operators to manage multiple autonomous devices through a unified interface that supports mission planning, data visualization, and system control. Its technology is used by organizations that require coordinated security, monitoring, and response capabilities for facilities, remote sites, and distributed operations. | $11.8M / Seed / Jan 12, 2026 | |
Chaos
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Chaos Industries is a technology company that is building the next generation of defense and critical industry technologies. Applying an engineering-led strategy, Chaos provides mission-driven, world-class engineers with a platform to build solutions to critical real-world problems. The Chaos agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping,while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world application. | $510M / Series D / Nov 13, 2025 | |
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Chaos
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Chaos Industries is a technology company that is building the next generation of defense and critical industry technologies. Applying an engineering-led strategy, Chaos provides mission-driven, world-class engineers with a platform to build solutions to critical real-world problems. The Chaos agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping,while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world application. | $275M / Series C / Apr 30, 2025 | |
Gallatin
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Gallatin is building a logistics platform based on the needs and constraints of today's defense industry. Gallatin's platform creates actionable insights across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels providing integrated capabilities for first, middle, and last mile solutions where they're needed most. | $15M / Seed / Apr 08, 2025 | |
Saronic
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Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. | $600M / Series C / Feb 18, 2025 | |
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Saronic
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Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial intelligence into one scalable, fully integrated platform. | $175.5M / Series B / Jul 19, 2024 | |
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Gallatin
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Gallatin is building a logistics platform based on the needs and constraints of today's defense industry. Gallatin's platform creates actionable insights across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels providing integrated capabilities for first, middle, and last mile solutions where they're needed most. | Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
About 8VC
8VC is a technology and life sciences investment firm that partners with founders to develop transformational technologies. The firm focuses on creating long-term economic and societal value through its investments across various sectors, including healthcare and logistics.
8VC Contacts
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Alex Kolicich
Founding Partner
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David Moskowitz
Principal
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Jack Moshkovich
Principal
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Sebastian Ruales
EIR
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Alex Moore
Partner
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FAQ
What does Alex Moore invest in?
Alex Moore invests primarily in Software, Military and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Alex Moore's check size?
Alex Moore typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$15M at Seed, $4M–$55M at Series A and $16M–$175M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alex Moore participates in.
When did Alex Moore last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alex Moore closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 33 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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