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Blue Moon

Blue Moon, based in California, backs Seed-stage startups in infrastructure, enterprise software, cybersecurity, and fintech, writing checks of $100k to $250k, mostly following other investors.

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Entry stageSeed
Check size$100K to $250K
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusDev tools and infra, Enterprise software, Cybersecurity, Fintech
Latest fundn/a
Investing team1 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Blue Moon

1 person on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Ben OrthliebGeneral PartnerHe previously held senior leadership positions at Oracle and LinkedIn.

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Writes $100K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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On these lists

Seed dev tools and infra investors in California85Seed enterprise software investors in California84Seed fintech investors in California70Seed cybersecurity investors in California38Seed investors in United States2836Seed investors in California699Seed enterprise software investors225Seed fintech investors225

Questions

What stage does Blue Moon invest in?

Blue Moon reports entry at seed.

How much does Blue Moon invest?

Blue Moon reports checks of $100K to $250K.

Does Blue Moon lead rounds?

Blue Moon mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Blue Moon?

Ben Orthlieb (General Partner).

Is Blue Moon active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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