Mozilla Ventures

Mozilla Ventures is an impact venture fund that invests in startups seeking to move the internet and tech industry in a better direction.

Adam Mullinax has over 15 years of finance experience, including 14 in private equity and venture capital, and has invested over $300 million. Most recently, he was a partner at a $50 million early-stage fund with roots at MIT.

Desigan Chinniah, also known as Dees or cyberdees, is a creative technologist and former Mozillian who worked at Mozilla Corporation from 2010 to 2018. He holds advisory, board, and venture partner roles and invests early in diverse and underrepresented founders.

About Mozilla Ventures, an impact venture fund that invests in startups pushing the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction.

Investing in founders that push the internet — and the tech industry— in a better direction. The fund supports early-stage startups whose products or technologies advance the values in the Mozilla Manifesto

Era raises $11 million to build a software platform that lets hardware makers create AI agents and orchestrations for gadgets. The funding includes a $9 million seed round led by Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup, following $2 million in pre-seed funding from Topology Ventures and Betaworks. Era’s platform offers more than 130 large language models from over 14 providers for devices such as glasses, jewelry, and home speakers.

Apr 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Germ launches a beta service that brings end-to-end encrypted direct messages to Bluesky users after more than two years of development. The service connects through ATProto and uses Messaging Layer Security, with iOS App Clips and cryptographic links letting users start chats without installing the app; users can also control who can message them and where blocks apply. The four-person startup has pre-seed backing from angel investors, K5 Global, and Mozilla Ventures.

Jul 2025 · TechCrunchNews article