# Moai Capital

> Moai Capital is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 43 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 43
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moai-capital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MoaiCapital
- Website: http://www.moai.vc

Moai Capital is a Silicon Valley seed capital firm, founded and managed by Brian Jacobs. We focus on entrepreneurs who are maniacally driven by a business opportunity. Moai Capital invests in a wide variety of categories including consumer products and services, the internet of things and B2B cloud services. We also make mission-driven impactinvestments with a specific focus on startups who are innovating to help increase employment for autistic adults.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $850k–$7.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 7 | 16% |
| Software | 6 | 14% |
| Health Care | 5 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 9% |

76 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 24 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 14% |
| Angel | 2 | 5% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 28 | 65% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Jacobs | Founder and Managing Partner | 43 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-jacobs |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hearvana | Hearvana is a IT consulting company. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Sound Health | Sound Health uses acoustic resonance to provide nasal relief. Its current product is an app that scans the face to map the bone structure and then a headband that plays music at personalized frequencies for 10 minutes. The headband is off the shelf and the sound levels are akin to wearing earpods. It envisions the headband to be over-the-counter(OTC) so it’s easily accessible to patients, whether prescribed by doctors or not. | $7M | Seed | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| Molten Industries | Molten Industries develops clean technology with the goal of decarbonizing the hydrogen market. The company's technology generates the most affordable and environmentally friendly hydrogen. | $25M | Series A | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Take2 AI | take2 is an online marketplace platform that provides a place for job seekers to display the skills required to land a job. | $5M | Seed | Apr 16, 2024 |  |
| Reset Financial Technologies | Reset is an earned-wage access platform that offers employees financial wellness and increases employee retention across industries through mission-driven technology. | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| Upwage | Our mission is to create $1 trillion in new wealth for the 44% of Americans who make less than $16/hr, using the power of big data & AI. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Upwage | Our mission is to create $1 trillion in new wealth for the 44% of Americans who make less than $16/hr, using the power of big data & AI. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| Sensate | Sensate provides on-the-spot profound relaxation in as few as 10 minutes. It is a new wearable device proven to calm nerves. It is palm-sized, sits on the chest, and syncs with an app. The device and app were designed by a leader in integrated medicine to empower and to manage stress, improve sleep and concentration, as well as achieve many of theother beneficial results associated with meditation. Sensate is a product of BioSelf Technology. It is headquartered in London, England. | $3.2M | Seed | Mar 07, 2023 |  |
| Beaming Health | Beaming Health provides families of children with autism, they includes clinical care, education, camps and advocacy services. They also provides ABA therapy, diagnostic evaluation, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Feb 09, 2023 |  |
| Upwardli | Upwardli is a technology-based financial services agency that helps with credit services. It helps members build their credit and savings with personalized products designed to make smart financial moves. | $2.9M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 43 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Moai Capital invest in?

Moai Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 43 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 Moai Capital's check size?

Moai Capital typically joins rounds of $850k–$7.3M at Seed and $500k–$6M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Moai Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Moai Capital?

Public channels for Moai Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Moai Capital?

The team at Moai Capital includes Brian Jacobs (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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