Moonshots Capital Venture Fellow Program
Bridging military needs with venture-backed innovation.
Overview
Moonshots Capital Venture Fellow Program appears to be an umbrella profile for embedded venture fellow placements at Moonshots Capital, especially military fellows and Defense Ventures fellows who work inside the investment team. The fellowship gives fellows exposure to early-stage venture investing in dual-use, defense, frontier, and veteran-led technology.
Investment focus
Moonshots invests in exceptional leadership, often veteran founders, building early-stage technology companies with meaningful missions and service-oriented leadership.
Program details
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Who it is for
Public evidence indicates the program is primarily for active-duty military officers, transitioning service members, defense acquisition professionals, veterans, or MBA venture fellows entering venture investing through partner pathways.
Check if you are eligible
Check your eligibility for Moonshots Capital Venture Fellow ProgramAdmissions and application
No public Moonshots application form was found. Available evidence suggests candidates enter through partner programs such as Army Training With Industry, Defense Ventures, SkillBridge-style military transition pathways, or UT McCombs Venture Fellows, then are placed or embedded with Moonshots.
Benefits
Fellows appear to work inside Moonshots' investment and defense-tech ecosystem, gaining exposure to deal review, market analysis, defense customer discovery, government contracting, and dual-use startup evaluation.
Timeline
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What came of it
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How to go about it
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The program has not published how to apply. Terms and dates change. Check the official page before you act.
What it pays
Because no public fellow compensation page was found, stipend, carry, reimbursement, and conversion-to-hire outcomes should be treated as undisclosed.
Questions about this program
Who is eligible for the Army Training With Industry route?
USAASC describes the FA51 route for active-component acquisition officers at the major or lieutenant colonel level who are eligible for summer rotation. Majors should have completed key developmental assignments and be competitive for lieutenant colonel promotion.
How long is the FA51 Training With Industry placement, and what follows it?
USAASC describes a one-year industry placement followed by a validated utilization assignment. It also states that participants incur an active-duty service obligation of three for one, calculated in days.
When does the Army’s general Training With Industry schedule typically open and close?
USAASC lists June as the typical opening month and August as the typical closing month for its general schedule. These are not Moonshots-specific dates or a current application announcement.
About Moonshots Capital
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From public sources
What the sources say about Moonshots Capital Venture Fellow Program
USAASC’s general TWI schedule lists August for typical closing month; it is not a Moonshots-specific dated announcement.
Source: Officer ProgramsUSAASC’s general TWI schedule lists June for typical opening month; it is not a Moonshots-specific dated announcement.
Source: Officer ProgramsUSAASC states a three-for-one active duty service obligation for FA51 TWI, calculated in days.
Source: AAC Training with IndustryUSAASC says a utilization assignment follows the FA51 TWI industry placement.
Source: AAC Training with IndustryUSAASC describes the FA51 TWI placement as a year of industry experience.
Source: AAC Training with IndustryUSAASC says FA51 TWI majors should have completed key developmental assignments and be competitive for promotion.
Source: AAC Training with Industry
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