I build and invest at Draft Ventures, a venture fund and studio for pre-seed and seed companies, and I co-founded Code & State. I previously operated at DFINITY and co-founded Overnight, and Draft Ventures has backed companies including Notion, DFINITY, FabFitFun, Thrive Market, and Cosmos.
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Draft VenturesDraft VenturesA venture fund & venture studio by Artia Moghbel & David Rodriguez. Investing in, incubating, and advising pre-seed & seed stage companies.
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Bitfinity BlogHow Code & State Catalyzes Web3 Entrepreneurship on the Internet Computer ProtocolWe are partnering with Code & State in a variety of ways, particularly in an effort to promote the development of the Internet Computer.
We don't staff companies, we ship them. Code & State is an agentic venture studio building companies operated by AI agents on a shared OS of knowledge, tools, and skills.
theorghqCode & State – Stablecoin Venture Studio | The OrgCode & State is a venture studio focused on building and scaling stablecoin ventures. Founded by Cédric Waldburger and Artia Moghbel, we believe stablecoins are the most product-market-fit innovation in Web3 today—and that their market cap will 10x in the next five years. We back founders with funding, hands-on mentorship, shared learnings, deep connections, and access to top-tier investors. At Code & State, entrepreneurs don’t just get capital—they get a full venture-building partner. 💡 What We Do: ✔️ Co-build stablecoin ventures with ambitious founders ✔️ Fund early-stage Web3 startups tackling stablecoin adoption ✔️ Provide deep industry expertise & investor connections ✔️ Help founders raise their next round and scale globally Join Us: If you’re an ambitious entrepreneur looking to launch the next big stablecoin venture, let’s talk. 🚀 Founders, let’s chat.
WellfoundArtia Moghbel | WellfoundSupports Artia's Austin location, Columbia education, Draft Ventures, Overnight, Greycroft, and Lucky Robots experience.
Gaebler.com Resources for EntrepreneursDfinityHeadquartered in Palo Alto, Dfinity has funding from Village Global, Amino Capital and Multicoin Capital.
Scott+ScottThird Amended Class Action Complaint for Violations of the Securities Act of 1933Quotes Artia's LinkedIn-reported DFINITY dates for Head of Ops, COO, and Strategic Projects roles. Used only for date context.
VentureBeatOvernight raises $2.5 million to launch its spontaneous travel booking appSupports Overnight founding team and seed round.
FinSMEsOvernight Closes $2.5M Seed FundingSupports Overnight's 2015 founding by Asher Hunt, Artia Moghbel, and Ethan Kravitz and its $2.5M seed financing.
EdSurgeSchoolRack Acquired by Leading Capital SGPSSupports Artia as founder of SchoolRack and the 2013 acquisition by Leading Capital.
CrunchbaseSchoolRack - CrunchbaseSupports SchoolRack founder and launch details.
CrunchbaseArtia Moghbel - CrunchbaseSupports Artia's Draft Ventures role, Austin location, investor type, and some job/investment history.
CommComm InvestorsSupports Artia Moghbel and Draft VC as Comm investors.
WellfoundSawyer Funding - WellfoundSupports Sawyer investment by Artia Moghbel.
WellfoundZipline Funding - WellfoundSupports Zipline investment by Artia Moghbel and Draft Ventures.
CB InsightsToot Stock Price, Funding, Valuation, Revenue & Financial StatementsSee Toot funding rounds, investors, investments, exits and more. Evaluate their financials based on Toot's post-money valuation and revenue.
DealroomToot - DealroomSupports Toot angel investment listing for Artia Moghbel.
Wonder VenturesFOUNDERSSupports Artia as a founder LP in Wonder Ventures.
Bitcoin InsiderEnso Finance Raises $5 MillionSupports Artia as an angel investor in Enso Finance.
- EducationColumbia University BS, Operations ResearchEducation
- EducationColumbia University BSEducation
- Web3 communicationsCommCrypto-native chat and messaging service focused on encryption and decentralization.
- Marketplace SaaSSawyerMarketplace and SaaS platform for children's classes, later acquired by DaySmart.
- Enterprise SaaSZiplineReal-time operations platform for retail teams.
- Consumer appTootConsumer app company that raised an angel round in 2017.
- Venture capitalWonder VenturesLos Angeles-focused venture fund backed by founder LPs and tech executives.
- DeFiEnso FinanceDeFi strategy creation and social trading platform.
- PaymentsEdgePayment processing API company for businesses.
- Web3 communityCabinDecentralized city and creator community project.
- Climate fintechSolid WorldBlockchain infrastructure for carbon credit markets.
Artia fits early-stage venture, Web3, climate, fintech, proptech, and marketplace investing through a mix of operating and investing experience: he co-founded Draft Ventures, helped build Code & State, served as COO at DFINITY, and previously co-founded Overnight.