Bio

Since 2003, Wayne Moore has profitably invested in both private and public companies across multiple industries. He excelled at several large financial institutions and co-founded two successful hedge funds. Now at Crux Capital, Wayne is focused entirely on investing in and growing private businesses. Before starting Crux Capital, he was a Co-Founder, Partner and Director of Research of Lunia Capital. Wayne was involved in all aspects of the management of the $400 million low‐net equity hedge fund from 2017 to 2018. During his tenure, he was responsible for investment research and hiring all employees. Prior to launching Lunia Capital, Wayne was a Director at Carlson Capital, which he joined in 2011. At Carlson, he managed investments across consumer, technology and industrial sectors as part of a market-neutral paired equity portfolio. Before Carlson Capital, Wayne was Co-Founder and Partner at YX Funds, a $350 million short-only hedge fund for institutional investors. From 2005 to 2011, Wayne and his partner oversaw the portfolio management, operations and fundraising of the firm. From 2003 to 2005, he was an Associate at SKM Growth Investors, an affiliate of the $1.5 billion private equity firm Saunders Karp & Megrue. Prior to working in private equity, Wayne worked for Citigroup’s investment bank, Salomon Smith Barney, focusing on mergers and acquisitions.