London|10 June 2025
MOONFIRE
PULSE 
Taking the Pulse of Tech
Featuring
Sir Nick CleggFormer UK Deputy Prime Minister and former President, Global Affairs at Meta
Alex WillCalm
Mehdi GhissassiAI71
Avid Larizadeh DugganOTPP
Our signature event for the next generation of technology founders
Once a year, Moonfire gathers 200+ of the most influential operators, investors and founders in tech and venture for an invitation-only afternoon of discovery and connection. We tackle the big topics of the day and always from an unexpected angle. Our speakers combine the next generation of category-defining technology founders with visionary market leaders, like Niantic, Google, Sequoia, Deepmind, GoCardless and Sifted.
Programme
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 17:30
17:30 - 19:00
Agenda
6 panels
Fireside: Sir Nick Clegg Interviewed by Francine Lacqua
Sir Nick Clegg
Former UK Deputy Prime Minister and former President, Global Affairs at Meta
Francine Lacqua
Anchor & Editor-at-large / Bloomberg TV
Cultivating The Future of Seed
Seed is a different game now than it was 10 years ago, for both founders and investors. It deserves a rethink.
Mattias Ljungman
Founder & Managing Partner / Moonfire
Avid Larizadeh Duggan
Senior Managing Director / OTPP
Leila Zegna
Founding General Partner / Kindred Capital VC
Kevin Novak
Managing Partner & Founder / Rackhouse Venture Capital
How AI Systems Learn, Think and Remember
Is data infrastructure the unsung hero behind today’s powerful AI systems?
Tom Hulme
Managing Partner & Head of Europe / Google Ventures
Mike Arpaia
Managing Partner / Moonfire
Hugo Lu
Founder / Orchestra
Zoe von Pentz
Co-Founder & Head of Engineering / ziggiz
Raul Ferreira
Co-Founder & CTO / Stealth Startup
The Rise of Adaptable Robots
How software is unlocking the future of robotics.
Mattias Ljungman
Founder & Managing Partner / Moonfire
Alex Will
President & Board Member / Calm
Rosalyn Moran
CEO / Stanhope AI
Nikita Rudin
Co-Founder & CEO / Flexion AI
Edward Johns
Director of the Robot Learning lab / Imperial College London
Governing and Controlling Complex AI Systems
Diverse approaches to AI control that are shaping innovation and redefining what is possible.
Mehdi Ghissassi
CPO / AI71
Max Ahrens
Co-Founder & CEO / Maihem
Karolus Sariola
Co-Founder & CTO / Flow AI
Mike Arpaia
Managing Partner / Moonfire
Steve Crossan
Founder / Dayhoff Labs
The Next Financial Frontier
What is the future of Fintech?
Akshat Goenka
Partner / Moonfire
Simon Taylor
Head of Strategy & Content / Sardine & Brainfood
Matt Robinson
Partner & Founder / Accel, GoCardless & Nested
Sheel Mohnot
Co-Founder & General Partner / Better Tomorrow Ventures
Anders Krohn
Founder / Kernel
Top-tier line up of founders, leaders and investors
Speakers
01 - 50
Sir Nick CleggFormer UK Deputy Prime Minister and former President, Global Affairs at Meta
Alex WillCalm
Mehdi GhissassiAI71
Avid Larizadeh DugganOTPP
Matt RobinsonAccel, GoCardless & Nested
Tom HulmeGoogle Ventures
Kevin NovakRackhouse Venture Capital
Simon TaylorSardine & Brainfood
Mattias LjungmanMoonfire
Leila ZegnaKindred Capital VC
Nikita RudinFlexion AI
Karolus SariolaFlow AI
Mike ArpaiaMoonfire
Akshat GoenkaMoonfire
Rosalyn MoranStanhope AI
Hugo LuOrchestra
Steve CrossanDayhoff Labs
Max Ahrens Maihem
Edward JohnsImperial College London
Sheel MohnotBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Anders KrohnKernel
Julien RichardFiligran
Raul FerreiraStealth Startup
Zoe von Pentzziggiz
Ilan GurAdvanced Research + Invention Agency
Past Speakers
Past speakers include visionary leaders from Ninantic, Square, Google, Sequoia, Google Ventures, Sifted and 20VC.
Speakers
01 - 50
Harry Stebbings 20VC
Megan Quinn Ninantic, Google
Michael Kim Cendana
Giulia Van Waeyenberge Sofina
Yoram Wijngaarde Deal Room
Lord Ed Vaizey Business Adviser, House of Lords
Stacy Kim Wiilson Sonsini
Chris Evans Incident
Samuel Hassine Filigran
Henry Erskine Crum Meta
Erin Platts Octopus Ventures
Chris Bischoff General Catalyst
Thomas Kristensen LGT Capital Partners
Fabian Roth Fore AI
Jordan Schwarzenberger Arcade Media
Anita Koimur Liveflow
Ross McNairn Wordsmith
Alexis Bonte Stillfront
Hamzah Chaudhary Lightdash
Ophelia Brown Blossom Capital
Soleio Figma
Jonas Bøgh Larsen Pento
Siraj Khaliq Atomico
Matt Miller Sequoia
Paul Murphy Lightspeed
