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Taking a Page From 'Elon's Book': Mo Shaikh on His New $50M Fund | Markets Outlook

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4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Diving deep in the state of the markets with Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh. Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh joins "Markets Outlook" with the announcement of his new $50M fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures. He breaks down his investment thesis and the hands-on approach inspired by Elon Musk. Plus, why he believes crypto is one of the "most difficult industry" to build in. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠⁠ - Bridge simplifies global money movement. As the leading stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform, Bridge abstracts away blockchain complexity so businesses can seamlessly move between fiat and stablecoins. From payroll providers and remittance companies to neobanks and treasury teams, Bridge powers payments, savings, and stablecoin issuance for thousands – like Shopify, Metamask, Remitly, and more. URL: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.ly/Q03KGbRK0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - OwlTing (Nasdaq: OWLS) is building invisible rails for global payments. With OwlPay, businesses and users can bridge fiat and stablecoins, send money instantly across borders, and access stablecoin checkout at lower costs. Licensed worldwide, OwlTing delivers secure, compliant, and regulated infrastructure for the digital economy. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠owlting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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0:00.0

We come in and work with founders in a way that we will not leave the end of the day until we've solved the hardest problem for them.

0:07.4

And this is something that we've taken out of Elon's book where, you know, how he manages multiple companies,

0:12.1

he's able to spend a full day with them and make sure that they solve that hardest problem.

0:15.9

We're doing the same thing for a lot of our portfolio companies.

0:29.3

Break the cycle of exploitation, break down the barriers to truth, break into the next generation of privacy, break free, free to scroll without being monetized, free from censorship,

0:34.8

freedom without fear, we deserve more when it comes to privacy.

0:38.1

Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design.

0:42.6

Break free with midnight, visit midnight.net.net.net. Network forward slash break-dash-free.

0:46.9

Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, bridge helps businesses send, store, accept, and launch stable coins instantly.

0:53.1

Serve global customers without navigating

0:54.8

the complexities of setting up crypto rails. It's how companies like X, Shopify, and AirTM unlock

1:00.5

new markets, reduce FX costs and move money at internet speed. Looking for a faster, cheaper

1:05.9

way to move money worldwide, Owl Ting, now listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol Owls,

1:10.7

is building the rails

1:11.5

for stablecoin payments. Convert fiat to stable coins and send money as easily as a text message.

1:17.0

Learn more at Owlting.com. Hey, everyone, you're watching Markets Outlook on CoinDesk. I'm your host,

1:22.0

Jen Sanassi. And today I'm joined by co-founder and general partner at maximum frequency ventures.

1:27.3

Moshe, Kmo, hey, Mo.

1:29.2

Hey, John. Nice to meet you.

1:32.6

Yeah, wonderful to have you here on the show.

1:35.6

I like to start this show with a broad question.

1:39.5

I ask everyone this.

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