# Joel Monegro

> Joel Monegro is a Series A investor at Placeholder backing Information Technology and Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Placeholder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/placeholder-55ca)
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jmonegro
- Website: http://joel.mn/

Joel Monegro is a Series A investor at Placeholder in Brooklyn focused on Information Technology and Apps. Joel Monegro is the Partner at Placeholder. He was a former Member of the Investment Team at Union Square Ventures.Before joining USV, Joel Monegro studied Computer Science and Economics, co-founded three companies (two of which failed, and one that's still going), ran a software development shop, and worked for the Government of theDominican Republic as the Manager of the Digital Economy Department.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 75% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Backpack | Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users. | $17M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Avantgarde Finance | Creating better experiences for aspiring asset managers & their investors by providing easy access to new superior financial infrastructure | $5.5M | Series A | Sep 27, 2021 |  |
| MagicLabs | Get peace of mind with secure, extensible passwordless authentication that’s built to scale. All with a few lines of code. | $27M | Series A | Jul 22, 2021 |  |
| MagicLabs | Get peace of mind with secure, extensible passwordless authentication that’s built to scale. All with a few lines of code. | $4M | Seed | May 29, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cherubic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherubic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Volt Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/token-daily) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wintermute Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wintermute-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acrew Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrew-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Placeholder

VC Fund · New York, United States

Placeholder is a venture capital firm that invests in decentralized networks and web services.

4 contacts available at Placeholder.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Evans | Researcher | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-evans |
| Christopher Burniske | Partner & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-burniske |
| Joel Monegro | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-monegro-3634 |
| Joel Monegro | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-monegro |

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## FAQ

### What does Joel Monegro invest in?

Joel Monegro invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Joel Monegro last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joel Monegro closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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