Shaun Moore
About Shaun Moore
Shaun Moore is Co-Founder and CEO of Tern AI, which develops an independently derived positioning system as an alternative to GPS. It uses AI and sensor data already present in phones and vehicles. Tern AI is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Crunchbase lists Moore's location as Los Angeles.
Moore founded Trueface, a facial recognition and computer vision company that began as Chui, a smart doorbell. Per TechCrunch, Chui raised $500,000 in angel funding before the founders moved to software. Pangiam acquired Trueface in May 2021. Moore then served as Chief AI Officer and SVP of Access Markets at Pangiam, and later as a Facial Recognition Expert there, before starting Tern AI. Before Trueface he worked at Merrill Lynch in Chicago.
Crunchbase also lists him as a co-founder of OAKED and the founder of Swadely, and counts five companies founded in total. He studied computer science at the University of Oxford in 2013 and holds a BBA in finance from Southern Methodist University. Crunchbase lists him as an advisor at Tola Capital since September 2023.
Crunchbase records one personal investment and one portfolio company: a seed round in Imprint. It lists no lead investments and no exits. The investment date is not shown in the public view of the profile. No fund, syndicate or angel group of his own was found. His main public activity is as an operator, with an advisory role at Tola Capital.
Moore has not published a thesis, preferred stage or check size that we could find. The one recorded investment is a seed round. His own work is in computer vision, biometrics, navigation and positioning, and defense-related technology. That is background on his experience, not a stated investing focus. Founders who want to pitch him should ask directly about fit.
- Imprint: seed round recorded on Crunchbase as a personal investment by Moore; the year and amount are not public.
Investing activity
Shaun Moore has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 5 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Shaun Moore
Is Shaun Moore an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists one personal investment by Shaun Moore, a seed round in Imprint. He is mainly known as a founder and CEO, and he is an advisor at Tola Capital.
What is Shaun Moore's check size?
No check size is public. We found no statement from Moore about how much he invests.
What companies has Shaun Moore founded?
He co-founded Tern AI and founded Trueface, which began as Chui and was acquired by Pangiam in May 2021. Crunchbase also lists OAKED and Swadely and counts five companies founded.
What stage does Shaun Moore invest in?
His one recorded investment is a seed round. He has not published a stage preference.
Where is Shaun Moore based?
Crunchbase lists Los Angeles, California. Tern AI is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
How can founders contact Shaun Moore?
His public profiles are on LinkedIn (shaunpmoore) and X (shaunpmoore). He also publishes on Medium, where he writes about Tern AI.
How can founders reach Shaun Moore?
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