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Top 50 Celebrity Startup Investors in United States (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in United States Celebrity startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United States Celebrity startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Harrison Metal
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $1.4M–$40M
Jim Moloshok
Angel
2 United States Seed Apps, Film, Internet $50k–$750k
Vine St. Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Colombia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Internet $50k–$10M
Larry Braitman
Angel
2 United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Education $550k–$10M
Adam Nash
Angel
2 United States, India, France Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, Software $1.1M–$20M
General Catalyst
VC Fund
2 United States, United Kingdom, India Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $1.6M–$135M
Greg Kidd
Angel
1 United States, Spain, United Kingdom Seed, Series A FinTech, Mobile, Software $385k–$4.5M
Troy Carter
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Israel Seed, Series A Social Media, Software, Mobile
Jay Rasulo
Angel
1 United States Seed, Pre-Seed Film, Video, Internet $1.4M–$10M
David Tisch
Angel
1 United States, France, Israel Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Internet, E-Commerce $850k–$40M
Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Pasadena Angels
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada Seed, Series A Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
BrandProject
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Food Delivery
Mark Attanasio
Angel
1 United States Seed, Angel, Series B Mobile, Sports, Charity
SOSV
VC Fund
1 United States, India, United Kingdom Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Gregory Milken
Angel
1 United States, Germany, India Seed, Series A, Series B Video Games, Gaming, eSports $1.5M–$27M
Fuse Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, China, Belgium Series B, Series C, Series A Software, Web Hosting, Video
John Tan
Angel
1 Singapore, United States, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Internet, Travel
Scrum Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Japan, China Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $1.3M–$415M
Marc Benioff
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.2M–$91M
RRE Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Financial Services, Internet $1.1M–$32M
Tech Coast Angels
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada Seed, Convertible Note Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Blackpoynt Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States Angel Beauty, Content, Fashion
Allen DeBevoise
Angel
1 United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A Video, Media and Entertainment, Social Media $1M–$5.3M
Alex Zubillaga
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Israel Seed, Series B, Series A E-Commerce, Apps, Music $745k–$100M
Boxee
VC Fund
1 United States Seed Retail, Fashion, Celebrity
Sam Guren
Angel
1 United States Seed, Series A Software, FinTech, Finance $70k–$4.5M
Kal Vepuri
Angel
1 United States, Germany Seed, Series A Software, Internet, Health Care $965k–$25M
Desert Angels
VC Fund
1 United States Seed, Series A, Angel SaaS, Software, Biotechnology $200k–$21M
Sina Afra
Angel
1 Turkey, United States, Germany Seed, Series A, Angel E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet $15k–$11M
Madrona
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, Spain Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS $1.5M–$55M
Michael Mahan
Angel
1 United States Series A Apps, Sports, Internet
Manatt Venture Fund
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, Ireland Series A, Seed, Series B Mobile, Software, Internet $600k–$45M
Bo Feng
Angel
1 United States, China, Hong Kong Series A, Seed, Angel Blockchain, FinTech, Finance $100k–$40M
Rosecliff Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, Israel Series A, Seed Software, Internet, Health Care $1.4M–$23M
Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Angel
1 United States, Germany, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Music, EdTech, Internet $2.5M–$16M
Kai Huang
Angel
1 United States, Canada Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Gaming, Hardware $50k–$4.9M
Sterling Equities
VC Fund
1 United States Seed, Series B Pet, Video, Retail $1.1M–$2M
Chad Hurley
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Internet, Sports, Software $2.7M–$50M
Fusion Fund
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning $1.1M–$50M
Third Kind Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Cryptocurrency $1M–$30M
Jeff Bezos
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, India Grant, Series B, Seed Software, Non Profit, Association $800k–$480M
Reid Hoffman
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Social Media, Internet $800k–$112M
SoftBank Group
VC Fund
1 United States, China, India Series B, Series A Software, Mobile, Advertising $2M–$75M
Brainchild Holdings
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Internet, E-Commerce $30k–$13M
Kenny Dichter
Angel
1 United States Seed, Series A Apps, Sports, Internet $500k–$1.4M
Raptor Group
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $1M–$70M
Joseph Tsai
Angel
1 United States, China, Germany Seed, Series A Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce $3.2M–$5.9M
Mishaal Alireza
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, United States Series A, Seed iOS, Apps, Video $1M–$2M
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
VC Fund
1 United States Seed, Angel Software, SaaS, Information Technology $235k–$2.7M
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Harrison Metal
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Harrison Metal invests in early stage technology companies led by exceptional founders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 176
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$4M; Series A $4M–$15M; Series B $6M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $68M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Hone — Hone helps HR and L&D teams scale development that upskills managers, leaders, and teams through AI-powered and live experiences that deliver measurable impact
  • Quilter — Physics-based automated circuit board design tools for professionals and the masses.
  • CoreStory — It's not low-code, it's full code made easy. Build business-ready software, apps, integrations, and more with the Crowdbotics App Builder. Hire certified PMs and developers to help build your project at any time.
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Jim Moloshok
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Jim Moloshok serves on various digital media company boards, gives advice to venture capital firms in the evolution of media consumption and how consumers relate to content across multi-platforms, and has invested in companies that overlap his areas of expertise and passion.Before entering the investment and entrepreneurial world fulltime,Moloshok most recently was president, Digital Initiatives for Home Box Office.Before joining HBO, Moloshok was part of the turn-around team that went to Yahoo! in 2001 to help it recover from the dotcom collapse, building Yahoo! back to be the leading portal with all of its content areas ranking first or second in their categories.Prior to joining Yahoo!, Moloshok was one of the founders of Windsor Digital, a venture capital firm cofounded with Terry Semel, former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Studios and then Chairman and CEO of Yahoo!Moloshok also spent eleven years at Warner Bros. as co-founder and president of Warner Bros. Online, and president and CEO of Entertaindom.com. Moloshok also served as SVP of Warner Bros. marketing and advertising.Moloshok started his professional career working in local television.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Film, Internet
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$750k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SnapUp — SnapUp is a smartphone app and e-commerce platform that enables its users to collect and track products through screenshots. It alerts its members when a product of their preference is sold for a lower price. It enables its users to share these items as dynamic lists on web or mobile.SnapUp uses a patent-pending technology to recognize andprocess only screenshots taken of product pages. It was founded in 2013 by Eric Goldberg, based in San Francisco, California.
  • MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
  • ElderSense.com — ElderSense - Senior Homes, Assisted Living Communities, Eldercare Homes & Local Caregivers in Phoenix and Arizona. Free Eldercare Service. ALTCS and Medicare paid Homes.
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Vine St. Ventures
VC Fund · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Vine Street Ventures is a venture capital investment firm dedicated to investing in internet and mobile businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Colombia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$1.9M; Series A $4M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2012

Portfolio highlights

  • Habi — Habi is a technology-driven real estate company that helps middle-class customers buy and sell their homes more quickly and efficiently, without the uncertainty of traditional real estate transactions. Using its proprietary pricing algorithm and scalable processes. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bogotá, Distrito Especial.
  • Hunt Club — We're not like traditional recruiting firms. Hunt Club's recruiting network contains leaders, executives, founders, and entrepreneurs across all industries.
  • ActionStreamer — ActionStreamer live streaming software delivers enterprise-grade solutions, combining wearable technology with the best live streaming platform and streaming software for real-time video at scale.
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Larry Braitman
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Larry Braitman - Angel Investor; Advisor @ Braitman & Company

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $550k–$4.3M; Series A $4M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Spacejoy — Building the future of home designs by weaving art and interactive 3D technology to enable the joy of designing homes
  • RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) — Global Payroll, PEO and EOR Services, tax compliances, IC contracts, and HR apps. All designed for Remote First teams.
  • LIT Videobooks — LIT is a new platform that allows you to view bestselling business books in a new video book format.
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Adam Nash
Angel · Los Altos, California, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Adam Nash is the Co-Founder and CEO at Daffy. He attended Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 46
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.5M; Pre-Seed $2.8M–$3.6M; Series A $11M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Equitybee — EquityBee helps startup employees get the money they need to exercise their stock options before they expire.
  • Pylon — Pylon is the mortgage-lending-as-a-service platform. Build a fully digital mortgage experience using our APIs, pre-built UI components, and capital markets stack. Based in New York, NY.
  • Pinwheel — Secure, reliable access to consumer income data for financial innovation at scale. Grow direct deposits, verify income and employment, unlock earned wages.
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General Catalyst
VC Fund · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · 2 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Investing in powerful, positive change that endures

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1591
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$18M; Series A $6M–$70M; Series B $12M–$135M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Ona — Your mission control for software projects & software engineering agents. Keep momentum on any device with sandboxed dev environments in our cloud or your VPC.
  • Orbem — Transform biological imaging with AI-powered MRI technology. Non-invasive solutions for poultry, fruits, nuts, and health. Building a sustainable future.
  • Bolna — Bolna offers voice AI agents that transforms business to qualify leads, boost sales, automate customer support, and streamline recruitment.
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Greg Kidd
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Greg Kidd is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Know Labs.Greg is a co-founder and partner of Hard Yaka. As an investor, Greg provided first money at Twitter, Square, Coinbase, Robinhood, and Solana. Other early investments include Ripple, Uphold, and Brave.After working at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton,Greg took his first company public on the NASDAQ with $250 million in revenue and 3,200 staff globally. He later served in the payments division of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and as a director at the financial regulatory consulting firm Promontory Financial Group. Greg also served as Chief Risk Officer at Andreesen Horowitz and Google Ventures backed startup Ripple. Greg graduated from Brown University and earned an MBA from Yale University and an MPA in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Mobile, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Spain, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Seed $385k–$4.5M; Series A $2.7M–$2.7M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aeldra — Exclusive U.S. Banking for Indians. Open a U.S. bank account in 10 minutes from India if you have an Indian Passport. Visa, Social Security Number or U.S. Address not required. Get a Mastercard Global Debit Card and a cutting-edge Mobile Banking App. Aeldra is the first neo-bank offering cross-border banking to Indians. Indians can now apply for a U.S. Bank Account with a Mastercard Debit Card from India using their Indian Passport. Using revolutionary technology based on Machine Learning Aeldra has proprietary KYC, Risk Management and Info Security capabilities to be in compliance with U.S. & Indian regulations as well as meeting the highest standards of safety and security. Aeldra's mission is to democratize global banking by providing seamless access to all. Indian citizens can open a U.S. bank account from home, and manage the account through an intuitive App.
  • MONI — MONI is building the bridge between the now and the future of banking and financial services. Our mission is to provide simple low-cost mobile personal banking tools for everyone, everywhere – and credit in real-time.We do not believe in the anarchy of destructing the old, we believe in future-proof evolution. We are building a hub connectingthe current banking, payment and credit provisioning systems to new technologies such as cryptocurrencies. Our technology reduces system complexity, cuts out middlemen, reduces costs for all parties, and decreases fraud.MONI technology, accessible from any feature or smartphone, enables every citizen to identify themselves and provides them with basic financial services. Our technology works today, on any carrier network, anywhere in the world.
  • Tribe — Tribe is a global blockchain ecosystem builder that connects startups and tech talents with leading opportunities. By working closely with organizations including blockchain protocols, corporates, governments, startups, and developer communities, it strives to power the next wave of talents and companies' leap from Web2 to Web3. Some ofTribe's official partners include Enterprise Singapore, Pfizer, HSBC, Infineon Technologies, IMDA, BMW Group Asia, ConsenSys, IBM, Intel, Nielsen, PwC, R3, and Temasek amongst others. For more information, please visit https://tribex.co/
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Troy Carter
Angel · Culver City, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Troy Carter is the Founder and CEO of Venice Music. He previously worked at Atom Factory as a Founder and CEO. Troy Carter attended Fairfield University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Social Media, Software, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Therabody — Therabody is a developer of medical devices for targeted vibration therapy and pain relief.
  • MobileCoin — Download the Sentz App to send and receive payments globally from anyone you can text in under five seconds for (basically) free!
  • Moment House — Elevated Digital Experiences
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Jay Rasulo
Angel · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Jay Rasulo has the Happiest Job on Earth. As chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, he presides over a family vacation business that spans three continents and includes five world-class vacation destinations, a top rated cruise line and the most popular resort locations in North America, Europe and Asia. During the past 50 years, more than 2billion guests have passed through the gates of Disney theme parks around the world.Jay is the architect of the long-term global growth strategy for Disney Parks and Resorts' business, including Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened on September 12, 2005 – bringing the enchantment of a Disney theme park to a whole new region of the world.Jay oversees a broad range of businesses that help make Disney the leader in the vacation destination industry. The theme parks and resorts include the Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. In addition, Jay is responsible for the Disney Cruise Line; Walt Disney Imagineering -- the designers and builders of theme parks, attractions and other facilities and Disney Regional Entertainment, comprising the ESPN Zone sports-themed restaurants.Jay, who has been with The Walt Disney Company for 20 years, was appointed president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in 2002. In the fall of 2005, he became chairman of the segment. He spent two of the five years with the company in France as chairman and CEO of Euro Disney, S.C.A. where he was instrumental in turning Disneyland Resort Paris into Europe's top tourist destination. Cementing his reputation as a dedicated business leader and strategist, the Los Angeles Times in 2002 called Jay "… a provocative and passionate leader who understands the cultural nuances of foreign markets." The article went on to credit Jay for "…helping to transform Disneyland Paris.In addition to his duties at Disney, Jay has emerged as a recognized leader within the travel and tourism industry, working to broaden awareness of the industry's role in creating jobs, economic growth, and cultural exchange. In 2006, Jay serves as Chairman of the Travel Industry Association of America, the industry's preeminent trade association in the United States. Additionally, Jay serves as Chairman of the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, which is charged with advising the U.S. Department of Commerce on the creation of a national tourism strategy. He also serves on the board of directors for the French American Chamber of Commerce and Euro Disney S.C.A.Jay first joined The Walt Disney Company in 1986 as director and later rose to senior vice president of Corporate Strategic Planning. In this role, he led strategic development for all real estate-based businesses in The Walt Disney Company portfolio.After two years as a senior vice president of Corporate Alliances and three years with Disney Regional Entertainment, Jay moved to Paris as executive vice president, Euro Disney, S.C.A. He served as president and C.O.O. before taking over as chairman and CEO in 2000.A native New Yorker, Jay has a degree in economics from Columbia, and both an MA in economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Before joining Disney, he held positions with Chase Manhattan Bank and the Marriott Corporation.Jay and his family reside in Los Angeles, California.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Film, Video, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bubbl — Bubbl Adds Fan Interaction Tech to Online and Live-Streaming Video.Our interaction suite includes single-click clip-and-share, video meme creation, selfie/reaction capture, and real-time filters. We partner with media companies, video players, and publishers to boost fan engagement, extend content reach, and establish new ad-based revenuestreams.
  • MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
  • Stella — Stella is an industry consortium of large frontline and hourly employers who share non-hired and laid-off applicants with one another through the Stella marketplace. Using Stella's iOS, Android mobile apps and our map-based interface, job seekers can easily explore nearby network job openings. Applying is a snap thanks to our common jobapplication and tight employer ATS integrations. Applicants do not have to fill out the same information over and over again. This streamlined process improves the candidate experience by saving time and effort.Stella has raised $25M+ from world class investors. Dozens of America’s largest employers are already using Stella to hire talent and to help their laid-off employees find new work more quickly. More companies and jobs are being added every day. Our growing team is based in New York City and Sydney, Australia.Stella. Finding work has never been easier. Discover more at https://stella.jobs
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David Tisch
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

David Tisch is the Managing Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City-based early stage investment fund. BoxGroup is an investor in over 200 seed-stage companies, including Vine, Blue Apron, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, Handy and more. David is also the co-founder and Chairman of Spring, a mobile marketplace where customers shopdirectly within the app from a curated community of brands. Spring was named by Apple as one of the Best Apps of 2014.In 2014, David was named Head of Startup Studio at Cornell Tech, the University’s New York City-based graduate campus focused on digital technologies and the information economy. He is also Entrepreneur in Residence for Wharton’s Entrepreneurship Program.David is the co-founder of TechStars NYC and has served on numerous boards, including Mayor Bloomberg’s Advisory Council on Technology, the Investor Board of Venture for America, and the Entrepreneurship board at NYU. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University School of Law, and currently lives in New York City

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, France, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 216
  • Round size: Seed $850k–$3.5M; Series A $1.1M–$15M; Series B $7M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PillPack — PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that sorts medication by dose and offers door-to-door delivery. They fill, sort, and deliver all medications in personalized packets based on when you need to take them. Their service helps you take the right meds at the right time, every time.
  • Vengo — Massive national network of digital screens accessible through every major SSP. Buy retail and point-of-purchase screens on your preferred platform.
  • Even.com — Even offers an affordable on-demand pay product that allows employees to access their paychecks when they need it most—without confusing, hidden, or predatory fees. With a proven track record of reducing employee turnover and increasing retention and productivity, Even is the highest-rated on-demand pay app and has helped employees save more than$82 million to date.
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 228
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
  • EPD Biotherapeutics — EPDBio is a platform technology-based biotech company that provides research and product development services.
  • Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.
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Pasadena Angels
VC Fund · Altadena, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Entrepreneurial small businesses are major engines of job growth and key players in the commercialization of new technologies. However, most entrepreneurial ventures fail to achieve their goals. Among the most common reasons for such business failures are the inability to execute sound business plans and to access capital funding, particularly atcritical early stages of a company's development.Affiliated as Pasadena Angels, Inc., a nonprofit entity, the organization offers early-stage companies the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of more than 100 experienced entrepreneurs, senior corporate executives, and skilled professionals from a variety of industries and venture capital affiliates.Approximately 80 companies from a broad range of industries are screened each year by Pasadena Angels members and are provided with invaluable counsel, including insights into developing business and financing strategies that are achievable and fundable. Companies also benefit from the group's feedback and the opportunity to connect with individuals who may offer more specialized expertise and advice.The organization's members provide up to $1 million in early-stage financing and seed money to emerging technology-based ventures located in Southern California. The group cooperates with other venture capital firms and angel investment groups to support companies that are raising between $1 to $5 million. Pasadena Angels members invest individually and directly, without any legal pooling of financial resources. The corporate entity, Pasadena Angels, Inc. does not invest or act as an investment agent in any manner.Pasadena Angels charges no fees and provides its services to companies which it believes have a significant potential for success and the potential to benefit from an association with the organization.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Everyset — Everyset is the easiest platform for employers to on-board, pay, and insure project workforces. Workers instantly onboard and track payments with a profile portable between employers. To increase density between employers & workers, we are initially focused within entertainment.
  • Autio — HearHere is a travel audio app that shares the depth and diversity of stories - cultural, geographical, historical, and mythological.
  • Veriskin — Medical device company dedicated to developing new technologies for skin cancer diagnostics
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BrandProject
VC Fund · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round.BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly,Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products..Find out more at www.brandproject.com

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Food Delivery
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Porta — Restaurant-quality Italian food delivered to your door. Pizza, Pasta, Dessert subscription.
  • Acid League — Experiments in acid? Acid League makes flavor-tripping vinegars, drinks, sauces, and condiments to energize your cooking.
  • Guaranteed — Guaranteed reimagines hospice care with at-home treatment, cutting-edge technology, and a clinical team that puts the dying and grieving first.
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Mark Attanasio
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Mark Attanasio is the Managing Partner at Crescent Capital Group.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Sports, Charity
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series B
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Prizeo — At Prizeo, donate as little as $10 to a worthy cause to enter to win unforgettable experiences with the biggest names in music, sports, and entertainment.
  • ON — Our ChatOS platform empowers brands and connects fans in new and interesting ways to what they like, what they’re passionate about, and what they’re craving to discover.
  • Remedy — Remedy is a prescriptive chronic care analytics platform employing artificial intelligence to help value-based health systems determine who should get what care, when, how, and by whom to maximize patient health outcomes per dollar spent. We are a design-driven company with core medical AI technology capable of diagnosing disease, catching hiddenhigh-risk diagnoses, and projecting the development of patient’s health into the future. Built around our core AI engine, our first product Remedy Sentinel helps value-based providers identify hidden chronic, co-morbid conditions and intervene by engaging high-risk patients prior to onset. We envision a world where healthcare marries the science of “health” with the art of “care”: scientific, data-driven decision making drives the best outcomes for each individual patient, and frees providers to focus on applying their human touch.Remedy combines novel artificial intelligence algorithms for predictive medical analytics with a healthcare-optimized product development process to give leaders the tools they need to transform their delivery networks and thrive in a value-based care environment. With this approach, Remedy builds a scalable suite of products that, when deployed, learn from experience, and grow into a solution optimized to fit the needs of specific provider groups and the populations they serve.Remedy systematically maximizes the patient health outcome achieved with each dollar spent by using AI to help determine what care is delivered to whom, when it is delivered, where it is delivered, how it is delivered, followed, and supported, and who should deliver it. We not only surface insights, but also build the necessary tools and helps coordinate step-by-step implementation processes to affect real change.
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SOSV
VC Fund · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups, 75 in the past 12 months

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1482
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
  • unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
  • Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
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Gregory Milken
Angel · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Gregory Milken is Managing Director at March Capital Partners, where he focuses on investments in digital media, gaming and esports. Gregory has led March Capital’s investments in broadcasting solution Genvid Technologies, game mastery platform Dojo Madness, and game developers nWay and Wavedash. Gregory has over 15 years of entrepreneuriall and operational experience. He was the co-founder and COO of AltEgo, a cloud-based technology and gaming company. Prior to his work in technology, he worked in strategy and operations for Knowledge Universe Education, new business development at Warner Bros. in Hong Kong and London, and at Twentieth Century Fox.Gregory received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a M.A. in international policy studies from Stanford University. He also received a B.A. in international relations and Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video Games, Gaming, eSports
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.4M; Series A $4M–$12M; Series B $11M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
  • Knock Knock — WEB3.0 is not just the next generation of the Internet. It is an evolution that combines decentralization, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts, bringing them into the world of game development.
  • Gunslinger Studios — Gunslinger Studios is a game studio bent on bringing the thrill of multiplayer gaming to mobile players in a minute or less-- something that fits a schedule but scratches the itch for competing and moving forward in a game world. The studio is creating quick, one-hand-controlled experiences for a ge
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Fuse Capital
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Fuse Capital (formerly Velocity Interactive Group and fused with ComVentures) is a leading investment and strategic equity management firm that focuses on digital media and communications. The firm brings a unique approach to investing by bringing not just financial capital, but also human capital to its investment companies. Fuse has a globalpresence with offices in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, India and China. For more information, please visit www.fusecapital.com.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Web Hosting, Video
  • Stage:Series B, Series C, Series A
  • Geography: United States, China, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 49
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Quantia — The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
  • MANTRA DAO — Launched in 2020, MANTRA (previously known as MANTRA DAO) is a first of its kind, vertically-integrated and regulatory compliant blockchain ecosystem.
  • Credix — CREDIX is a decentralized credit marketplace connecting investors with FinTechs in emerging markets. Learn more about the future of debt financing now.
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John Tan
Angel · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

John Tan - Founder @ Controlled Commodity

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Travel
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Singapore, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Glints — Explore internships, graduate jobs & career development resources on Glints. Do what you love on our career discovery & development platform.
  • Voyagin — Voyagin is the tours and activities marketplace in Asia with a mission to help travelers discover and book the best travel experiences across Asia. Its website features over 1,800 things to do including tickets to museums and shows, cultural activities, romantic dinners, adventure experiences, and private guides bookable in English, Japanese, andChinese in over 50 destinations in Asia, in advance or in destination via its mobile optimized website. The Voyagin team believes that "travel in Asia is broken." Guests end up sightseeing because unique experiences are hard to find and insecure to book; hosts end up spending time and money on websites which are hard to update and mostly out of date. They also believe that an "experience is more than just an activity; it's about meeting people, trying something new and seeing the world from a different perspective." In hopes to differentiate themselves, they traveled around Asia to find and curate the best experiences and hosts.Launched in 2012, Voyagin provides a trusted platform for tours and activities providers (hosts) in Asia to list their experiences; its team of community managers work with each host to curate their activities both online and during the experience, ensuring their quality. Backed by its 100% satisfaction guarantee, multilingual customer support, and verified reviews from actual guests, Voyagin is the best place for travelers visiting Asia to discover and book their next local experience.Voyagin was founded in 2011 as FindJPN, a marketplace for authentic activities in Japan. FindJPN changed its name to Voyagin in December 2012 when they expanded into Asia.
  • Rocket Academy — Selective and comprehensive online software engineering bootcamp in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
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Scrum Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in over 80 startups across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities. Scrum Studios is reinventing the traditional accelerator -- taking a stage-agnostic approach in connecting best-in-class startups with leading Japanese corporations.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Japan, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$10M; Series A $7M–$415M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Bloomo Securities — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
  • Spiral.AI — Spiral.AI offers services for large language models, AI language model platform, and customization features for ChatGPT for businesses.
  • OWNY — Manage capital, investors and treasury
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Marc Benioff
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Marc Benioff is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of Salesforce. Marc previously worked at Oracle as a Vice President. Marc Benioff attended the University of Southern California. Marc Benioff has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 136
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$15M; Series A $5.9M–$30M; Series B $6M–$91M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • SandboxAQ — SandboxAQ is an enterprise SaaS company combining AI + Quantum tech to solve hard problems impacting society.
  • Panthalassa — Panthalassa is a technology company focused on developing renewable energy systems in the ocean, particularly to power computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company works on harnessing wave energy to generate electricity at sea, which can then be used to run offshore data centers or converted into fuels that are transported backto land.
  • Enclave — Enclave is a cybersecurity startup that builds an AI‑native code‑security agent for software development and DevSecOps teams. It analyzes entire codebases to triage scanner noise and surface only the vulnerabilities that truly matter, using cross‑file taint analysis and trust‑boundary mapping. The platform helps engineering teams ship code fasterwhile reducing the risk of exploitable security issues in production. Enclave primarily targets software companies and enterprises that prioritize secure, high‑velocity development.
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RRE Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

RRE is a boutique venture capital firm with 30 years of experience, backing bold early-stage founders across diverse sectors. We provide deep expertise, AI-driven insights, and committed partnerships to help companies build and persevere for the long term.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Financial Services, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 512
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$7M; Series A $2.3M–$27M; Series B $7.3M–$32M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $250M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Poncho — Fun daily weather forecasts, delivered by a cat. Available on Facebook Messenger, iPhone, and Android.
  • Mingyian — Mingyian is a China brand management company for western celebrities and influencers, and is developing the first micro-event platform for celebrities to host online events that engage, grow, and monetize their fan base in the Chinese market. Early investors include RRE Ventures, #DominateFund, Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Director M. NightShyamalan, Foley Ventures, and Eric Yao, a senior executive at one of China's largest energy companies.Our team is made up of industry giants in the China digital and US entertainment spaces, including the Co-founder of E! Entertainment, Former General Manager of the Television Network, Former SVP at William Morris and EVP at Universal Television, Former Director of Business Development at Live Nation, China's First Blogger, Co-Founder of largest site for engineers and designers in China, among many others.
  • Fi — Fetch the most advanced GPS, behavior, and activity tracking technology for your pet.
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Tech Coast Angels
VC Fund · Newport Beach, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor group in the United States, possessing more than 300 members in five networks in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Central Coast, and the Inland Empire. Its members provide funding and guidance to more early-stage, high-growth companies in Southern California than any other investment group.Members invest in companies in a wide range of industries, including the life sciences, biotech, IT, services, retail, Internet, financial, software, media, consumer products, and tech startups. TCA as a whole gives companies more than just capital; they also provide counsel, mentoring, and access to an extensive network of potential investors, customers, strategic partners, and management talent. Tech Coast Angels has been ranked by CB Insights to be among the Top 20 Angel Groups in the US; TCA was also ranked as #1 for Network Centrality, meaning we have more connections than anyone! If you are in the game-changing business, we are here to help.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 220
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Flyte — Flyte promotes cellular healing in pelvic floor muscles for lasting results. Flyte is fast, proven, safe, pelvic floor therapy for bladder control.
  • Lincode — The #1 business challenge that manufacturers identify is quality management. As new manufactured products continue to enter the market and consumer expectations shift faster than ever, factories are looking to improve their quality systems while scaling operations and cutting costs. At Lincode, we enable manufacturers to improve the speed, accuracy, and data tracking capabilities of their quality inspection systems at scale.
  • Nob Hill Therapeutics — Nob Hill Therapeutics is a Delaware Corporation, founded to develop and market DryNeb, a first-in-kind dry powder nebulizer to address large pulmonary drug delivery market opportunities. The company has exclusively licensed the technology from the University of New Mexico.DryNeb™ vs. Aerosol Mist Nebulizers Compact, handheld, portable DryNeb willreplace cumbersome aerosol mist nebulizers.The pulmonary route of drug delivery has been gaining much importance in the present day, as it enables targeted drug delivery directly to the lungs for both local and systemic treatment. Pulmonary drug delivery, as a noninvasive drug administration method, is characterized by its high bioavailability and fast action. It is increasingly used in modern clinical practice for improved treatment of local as well as systemic diseases.
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Blackpoynt Ventures
VC Fund · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Blackpoynt Ventures is a venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Content, Fashion
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • COVETEUR — Coveteur is a globally-renowned multimedia brand speaking to style-obsessed readers covering luxury fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.
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Allen DeBevoise
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Allen DeBeviose started Third Wave in 2014 after more than 30 years of experience incubating and investing in digital media companies. He has invested in over 70 digital media companies and has co-founded several of the most important digital media brands including Machinima, StyleHaul, DanceOn, INDMusic, Mitu, and Tubular Labs. Prior to foundingThird Wave, Allen built a strong track record as an Angel Investor in the digital media sector and has had over 15 high-multiple exits and NAVs. Allen is currently the Chairman of Machinima and sits on several digital media company boards including StyleHaul, MiTu, Tubular Labs, DanceOn, INDMusic, and Mondo Entertainment. He was an early investor and outside board member for several companies. LowerMyBills.com and Dealer.com are examples of two companies that had highly successful exits. He was featured on the Hollywood Reporter's Digital Power List 2009 and on Digital Media Wire's 2010 List of "25 Executives to Watch” and dubbed the Godfather of Online Video. Allen is a frequent speaker at major digital media conferences and considered an important leader in the rapidly growing Silicon Beach venture capital community.Allen has been engaged on the leading edge in the digital media and interactive arena for over three decades including working on the first uses of computer animation in entertainment ("Tron"), the first interactive video on the Mac ("Guernica"), the first interactive television trial (Time Warner Orlando) and the first broadband cable Internet prototype ("@Home").Allen has an A.B. in Mathematics and an MSE in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Video, Media and Entertainment, Social Media
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$2.5M; Series A $3.5M–$5.3M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Immortals Gaming Club — Immortals was founded in 2015 as a US-based esports and gaming organization that competes in League of Legends (LCS). At Immortals we aim to entertain, inspire, and be the voice of esports fans in the Great Lakes Region through our exciting players, talented creators and innovative regional experiences.
  • Waggle.tv — Keep your fido safe in your RV/Home with America's most trusted Waggle Pet Monitor. Waggle gives safety to your pets and peace of mind for you. Learn more.
  • Wisecrack — Wisecrack is a collective of academics, comedians and filmmakers who are endlessly curious about the world around us.
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Alex Zubillaga
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Alex Zubillaga is the founder of 14W, a New York-based, venture capital firm focused on consumer Mobile, Web, E-commerce, CPG, and Media.Previously, Alex was Executive Vice President, Digital Strategy and Business Development at Warner Music Group (WMG). Prior to WMG, Alex founded Net Uno, a leading Venezuelan cable television and broadbandoperator where he served as CEO and Chairman.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Apps, Music
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $745k–$8M; Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $12M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Listia — Earn Points for selling things you don't need and use it to get stuff you want! Claim yours when you download and join.
  • Refurbed — Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new andfunction like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
  • Tango Me — Tango is your free video chat and live streaming platform to meet new people, stream live, and connect in real time, anytime. Join now and start chatting.
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Boxee
VC Fund · Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc.Since it is partially open source, users can create their own apps, plug-ins, and skins for it.The framework for Boxee is based on source code from the

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Fashion, Celebrity
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ED01 — ED01 (formerly Edition01) is a product development and distribution platform that's changing how brands, designers and retailers work together. ED01 develops limited edition collection and launches new product categories for a fast growing client-network of designers, brands, celebrity figures and retailers. ED01 then wholesales thecollection to a growing list of international retailers.ED01.com: As the E-Commerce Destination for Design Collaborations, ED01 offers powerful branding and distribution opportunities.
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Sam Guren
Angel · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Sam Guren started in the venture capital/private equity business in 1975, with Continental Illinois Venture Corporation (CIVC), a subsidiary of Continental Bank (Chicago). During his tenure with CIVC, the firm’s investments ranged from Apple Computer to Yoplait to Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts. The KKR investment took the firm into the buyoutinvestment business.In 1981, Sam Guren was recruited by William Blair to co-found and manage William Blair Venture Partners. He grew the business to six professionals during three funds. Investments ranged from the founding of The Sports Authority to the buyout of Sanford Corporation to investments in various technology, healthcare and cable television companies.Robert Baird recruited Sam Guren in 1996 to manage the Baird Capital funds. While there, BCP grew from two to five professionals with a focus on outsourcing and temporary staffing.Sam Guren joined Allied Capital in 1999, and stayed through 2002. He managed the Chicago office, and was on their Investment and Operating Committees.From 2007 to 2011, he was the Managing Director of Hyde Park Angels, an angel network affiliated with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Sam is an advisor to OCA Ventures and a member of the Boards of Directors of The Debt Exchange (Debtx), SpotHero, and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center. He is also on the Board of Advisors of the Knapp Entrepreneurship Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology.Sam Guren is a recipient of the Stanley C. Golder Medal, which “acknowledges individuals who have made profound and lasting contributions to the private equity industry in Illinois”.Prior to his involvement in the venture capital and private equity business, Sam taught junior high math and was a junior varsity high school wrestling coach in the Cleveland Public Schools System.Sam Guren is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and received an MBA from the Wharton Graduate School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $70k–$2.5M; Series A $1.5M–$4.5M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Jiobit — Jiobit is the world's smallest and longest lasting tracking solution. With a Jiobit device and smartphone app, parents (and pet parents) can find their loved ones anywhere: Indoors, outdoors, in over 120 countries and even in multi-level buildings.With weeks of battery life and a durable and discreet design, Jiobit is the world'ssmallest real-time location tracking product. The mobile app (run through a wireless subscription service) offers the most comprehensive set of monitoring and notification features available on the market. Overall, Jiobit gives parents peace of mind while allowing kids to be kids. The Jiobit team is comprised of seasoned engineers, designers, and marketers with a history of building innovative and disruptive consumer products and businesses. The team has logged a combined 150 patents from previous endeavors and developed and shipped products selling in the millions worldwide. We are proudly headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley.
  • SpotHero — Find, book, and save on parking with convenient garages, lots, and valets near you. Find parking near work, home, airports, and events with the help of SpotHero.
  • CrowdHall — Boost your social media presence, buy YouTube views, Instagram followers, TikTok views, and more to gain visibility and organic growth.
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Kal Vepuri
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Kal Vepuri is Founder and Chairman of Brainchild. Brainchild Holdings is Kal's personal direct investment vehicle. Brainchild & Company is a collective of engineers, operators, and designers that build physical products and digital services. Prior to forming Brainchild, Kal was a technology entrepreneur, a consultant at Bain & Companyand an institutional private equity investor. Kal earned a BSE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Economics with High Distinction from Duke University and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Economics.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $965k–$6M; Series A $1.1M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Beams — Beams is a platform for people who like to listen and contribute to great conversations in their own time.
  • Loveseat.com — Loveseat online furniture auction is the best way to get great deals on overstock, returned, vintage and used home furniture in Texas & California. Bid on our weekly online auctions for customer returns, retail overstock, shabby chic, danish modern, mid century modern and much more.
  • Fruitful — Book a free session with an expert Fruitful Guide, take control of your money, and stop stressing.
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Desert Angels
VC Fund · Tucson, Arizona, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Founded in 2000 and based in Tucson, AZ, the Desert Angels is a non-profit organization of accredited investors looking for opportunities to invest in early-stage companies. We focus on companies with new innovations in science, tech and SAAS, and our portfolio spans a broad range of industries. Our members will invest $4million-$6million per yearinto roughly 20 deals, about half of which are follow-on rounds. We offer a Sidecar fund which automatically co-invests when specific criteria are met. We are nationally recognized, and in the most recent ARI HALO report listed #7 in the country and #1 in the southwest region as one of the most active angel groups. The Desert Angels is a charter member of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the trade association of angel investment groups; and an active member in the Angel Syndication Network (ASN), a network of angel groups that syndicate deals.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 38
  • Round size: Seed $702k–$4.5M; Angel $200k–$700k; Series A $1.8M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $638k in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • MessageDesk — Unify text conversations, connect teams, reach more people, and send text message broadcasts from your phone number with a shared SMS inbox.
  • Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.
  • Delta Development — Delta Development Team stands as a pioneering force in Transportable Blood Storage Solutions, transforming cold chain logistics with advanced thermal system technology and real-time monitoring capability through a highly intuitive blood program management system.Our team is dedicated to maintaining and exceeding quality standards through rigorous testing and validation, FDA listing, AABB approval, and comprehensive regulatory and safety certifications.Our
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Sina Afra
Angel · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$4.2M; Angel $15k–$1.5M; Series A $2M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vagon — Vagon is your personal high-performance computer on the cloud. Start Vagon instantly and run all challenging software from any device, anywhere.
  • MARS — MARS provides digital financial services with unique card options and rewards programs.
  • Firefly — Firefly is the next-gen car advertising solution, featuring taxi and rideshare top advertising, in-car advertising, holograms, car wraps and more.
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Madrona
VC Fund · Seattle, Washington, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

A venture capital firm that teams with technology entrepreneurs to nurture ideas from startup to market success.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 469
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$13M; Series A $2.7M–$25M; Series B $6M–$55M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $260M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Eventbase — The world's most trusted event app platform. Discover our award-winning event app design and why premium global brands like IBM, Microsoft, Adobe & SXSW work with us. Offering unmatched user and management features, we are the top event technology choice for premium enterprises worldwide.
  • Jama Software — Jama Software is the leading requirements management software for complex products, systems, and software development. Get a free 30-day trial.
  • Outbound AI — Outbound AI is Conversation AI built for healthcare. Our AI-powered Virtual Agents serve as workforce multipliers that drive productivity while improving the daily job experience for human talent.
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Michael Mahan
Angel · Santa Monica, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Michael Mahan is the President of dick clark productions and a Partner of Mosaic Media Investment Partners. Mr. Mahan brings a wealth of experience to this position from his previous post as President of the TV Guide Network and tvguide.com. Mahan led the transformation of the TV Guide Network from a guidance-focused utility network to afull-screen entertainment destination available in 81 million homes. Prior to TV Guide, Mahan was a board member and head of corporate strategy for dick clark productions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Sports, Internet
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
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Manatt Venture Fund
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

The Manatt Venture Fund is the investment arm of Manatt, Phelps & Philips, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Software, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Ireland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$4M; Series A $1.5M–$11M; Series B $2.7M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Percent — Unlock private credit investments with Percent. Access alternative investments on the platform powering the future of private markets.
  • Motion — Motion is a visual analysis hub that helps marketers and creative teams identify what works to make high-performing creatives that convert.
  • Genome Medical — The leading provider of telehealth genetic services. Access expert guidance, accelerate diagnoses and improve rare disease care.
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Bo Feng
Angel · Chaoyang, Liaoning, China · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Bo Feng is the Managing Partner at Dragonfly Capital Partners.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, China, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$8.5M; Series A $1.4M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Medlinker — Medical Alliance is a post of physician social service platform. Users are certified doctors working in the Medical Alliance, they can share knowledge, experience and insights with the other industry elite, to continue to provide high quality content for each other. Application provides a medical quiz, map that case, the anonymous social circlesand doctors and other functions, is committed to helping physicians groups, more convenient access to high-quality information from the industry
  • Tabi — Tabi’s consumer chain will act as an incubator, helping dApps build their brand and culture while providing the support and liquidity they need. Our vision for L1 3.0 is that, like Google and Amazon today, our users won’t need to understand Tabi’s inner workings; they’ll simply enjoy using it.
  • Forge — Accelerate your future with Forge's private market solutions. Get access to pre-IPO investment opportunities and liquidity for your private company shares.
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Rosecliff Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups, 9 in the past 12 months

We are a New York City based investment firm focused on venture capital and private equity opportunities. Our team invests in technology enabled companies in the financial, consumer, healthcare, and software industries. Our portfolio companies have strong management teams characterized by integrity, intelligence, experience, energy, and passion.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 89
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$6.2M; Series A $6M–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Pipe — Get up to the full annual value of your booked monthly and quarterly contracts. Scale your business without dilution or debt.
  • Krane — Krane is an AI-powered construction supply chain platform that simplifies material logistics and enhances project performance.
  • Trashie — Trashie provides a textile recycling service with rewards through its Take Back Bag and TrashieCash program.
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Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Edgar Bronfman Jr. is the co-founder, Chairman, and General Partner at Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Music, EdTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$3M; Series A $3M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Shazura — Shazura is a unique Computer Vision with unsupervised patented Fingerprint AI. Edge to Cloud AI Platform. True Visual AI for images & videos.
  • Rentlogic — Rentlogic is a tech-enabled standards organization that grades every apartment building in New York City (A, B, C, and F) for health and safety. The grades are based on physical inspections and public data from city agencies. Rentlogic’s methodology was developed in collaboration with stakeholders from all facets of the housing sector to be fair,credible and objective.
  • Thread — Discover the service that only recommends clothes in your style, size and budget. All online and completely free.
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Kai Huang
Angel · Cupertino, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Kai Huang is the Senior Advisor of Grishin Robotics. He attended the University of California Berkeley.Kai is a Venture Partner at Idea Bulb Ventures. He is the co-founder and ex-CEO of RedOctane and the co-creator of the Guitar Hero video game franchise, acquired by Activision in June 2006. Kai was also co-founder and CEO of Adux Software, asoftware company developing solutions for the server appliance market. Prior to Adux Software, he was a consultant with Accenture, where he worked with Fortune 500 clients in the area of supply chain management. He is an active, serial angel investor. Kai holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Gaming, Hardware
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $175k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $50k–$2.3M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tresl — Segments by Tresl is a self-guided data analytics platform that helps you build long-lasting customer relationships.
  • Eruptive Games — Eruptive Games is a fast growing game studio, winning accolades and impacting game design in the social gaming space. Eruptive produces action based multi-player games, pioneering social features and gameplay with every new title.
  • Orange Chef — Orange Chef designs and manufactures hardware and software applications to answer some of the toughest questions around health and nutrition. Widely regarded as leaders of the connected kitchen category, all products are created with an emphasis on quality, simple design, and smart utilization of artificial intelligence technologies. Orange Chefdistributes its products in stores like Williams Sonoma, Apple, Target, and Amazon, among others. Established in 2011, Orange Chef is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco.
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Sterling Equities
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Sterling Equities is a family-run group of companies that include The NY Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, PE, VC and several Real Estate Ventures

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Pet, Video, Retail
  • Stage:Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Paintzen — Paintzen is a quality painting service with local professional interior & exterior house painters for your project. Hire a painter today!
  • Electrolyte Boost — Electrolyte Boost is a healthcare products company that offers electrolytes without water for energy drinks.
  • Rad — Monetize content with AI upscaling, multilingual subtitles, viral prediction tools. Stream content on PS5/PSVR2. Built for creators who want more revenue.
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Chad Hurley
Angel · Burlingame, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Chad Hurley is the Co-Founder and Chairman at Greenpark Sports and the Co-Founder of AVOS Systems. He earned his bachelor's degree in fine art at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Sports, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $2.7M–$11M; Series A $9M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Polycam — Polycam is a 3D creation tool company that develops a sensor app to capture 3D scans of objects. Its tool for photorealistic 3D asset creation is used to capture, document, edit, and share digital 3D content. Its sensors use computer vision and artificial intelligence technology such as a colorization engine to create 3D objects and spaces.
  • NocoDB — NocoDB is an open-source Airtable alternative that transforms existing databases into a smart spreadsheet. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
  • Socket — Socket fights vulnerabilities and provides visibility, defense-in-depth, and proactive supply chain protection for JavaScript, Python, and Go dependencies.
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Fusion Fund
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Fusion Fund supports early-stage entrepreneurs who are looking to build globally disruptive companies using innovative technologies to drive systemic change.They are entering the next wave of technological advancement and foundational innovation is required to enable massive growth. With Fusion Fund’s technical and entrepreneurial backgrounds,we seek to support entrepreneurs who are building companies with strong technical barriers and advantages in their business models.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$11M; Series A $6.8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $100M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • SAIF Autonomy — At SAIF Systems we aim to be the global leaders in novel control assurance, pioneering trusted and ethical autonomy for humanity. Our software enables assured, trustworthy deployment of AI and novel control in any application for the first time; starting with autonomous systems.SAIF offers licensing and SaaS development options to OEMs, systemintegrators, operators, and regulators, ultimately ensuring safety in autonomous systems everywhere.
  • Niobium Microsystems — The encrypted cloud has arrived.
  • Rhino Federated Computing
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Third Kind Venture Capital
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Actual contact with an alien is a Close Encounter of the Third Kind

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8M; Pre-Seed $1M–$4M; Series A $1.5M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Gondi — Gondi is a non-custodial decentralized NFT lending protocol designed to build the most effective NFT credit market. The protocol allows for ongoing underwriting and full and partial refinancing of all outstanding loans, resulting in a more dynamic and liquid market.
  • Architect — Architect gives traders customizable infrastructure that reimagines access to international markets for digital assets. Building institutional-grade infrastructure to link different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges is one of the project's goals.
  • Chatforce — Chatforce is an AI video game creation platform where you build and monetize viral video games for the internet. It features a team of AI agents (designer, engineer, artists) that work together to create that game idea you always had, but never had the time nor skills to build. Chatforce makes it possible for you to turn your imagination intoplayable experiences on the internet.Users get full creative control over what your game feels and looks like. They describe your game with text, sketch what you want it to look like, and annotate directly on draft versions of your games.
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Jeff Bezos
Angel · Seattle, Washington, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is the Founder of Blue Origin. He previously worked at Cashican People LLC as an Investor. Jeff Bezos attended Princeton University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Non Profit, Association
  • Stage:Grant, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 97
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$480M; Grant $2.5M–$33M; Series B $8M–$112M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • humans& — humans& designs and trains AI systems that emphasize human understanding, long-term reasoning, memory, and multi-agent collaboration to support how people and organizations work together. humans& integrates scientific research with applied product development, combining advances in reinforcement learning, behavioral modeling, and alignmentwith practical user interfaces. The organization develops AI technologies intended to strengthen coordination, decision-making, and communication across teams and communities.
  • Unconventional AI — Unconventional AI is rethinking the foundations of compute to bring biology-scale energy efficiency to AI.
  • Physical Intelligence — Physical Intelligence is bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world.
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Reid Hoffman
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Reid Hoffman is the Co-Founder of Manas AI and a member of the Sanmai Board of Directors. Reid previously worked at Coda as a Board Member. Reid Hoffman attended the University of Oxford, where he earned his M.St. in Philosophy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Social Media, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 159
  • Round size: Seed $800k–$26M; Series A $2.4M–$31M; Series B $8.3M–$112M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pacific Fusion — Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.
  • Boom Supersonic — Making the World Dramatically More Accessible
  • Tools For Humanity — Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI.
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SoftBank Group
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

SoftBank Group provides venture funding and strategic support to exceptional entrepreneurs building disruptive enduring businesses. They are a small team of experienced entrepreneurs and investors who take an "active" approach to helping their companies reach their full potential. They manage $600 million across three funds and investacross a company’s lifecycle, from early to growth stages. Through their close ties to a number of Asia’s leading mobile, internet and technology companies – including strategic partners SoftBank Corp, Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba Group – SoftBank Capital offers unique expertise to businesses seeking to address the Asian market. Since 1995, SoftBank Capital has partnered with internet pioneers such as Criteo, Gilt Groupe, OMGPOP (Zynga), betaworks, BuzzFeed, Buddy Media (Salesforce.com), Huffington Post (AOL), Associated Content (Yahoo!), Danger (Microsoft), Geocities (Yahoo!), E*Trade and Yahoo!.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Advertising
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, China, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 226
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$21M; Series B $5M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $3B in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Shake — Shake is a mobile-first application that allows users to create, sign, and send, plain English and legally binding agreements from their phones. Shake was founded in 2012 by an experienced team of entrepreneurs and investors. They have decades of startup and executive leadership experience at companies such as Google, Spotify, AOL, BuzzFeed,and RRE Ventures.
  • OneWeb — OneWeb is building a space-based global communications network that delivers high-speed, low latency internet access.By building a communications network with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, OneWeb will provide connectivity to people around the world. The company's global service will deliver new solutions for broadband,government, and cellular backhaul. Its high-speed, low-latency, network will offer mobility solutions to industries that rely on global connectivity, such as aviation, maritime, automotive, trains, and more.OneWeb commenced launches of the OneWeb satellite constellation, a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites, in February 2019, and by March 2020, had launched 74 of the planned 648 satellites in the initial constellation.The London, England-headquartered company was established in 2012 by Greg Wyler.
  • Yieldify — Supercharged growth just got easier. Epsilon Accelerate gives growing brands a fast, flexible, out-of-the-box solution for one, clear view of customers, channels and performance in 30 days.
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Brainchild Holdings
VC Fund · Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

120 companies, 250 founders, $4BB in follow-on capital. Introductions, talent, growth, product, financing and strategy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 99
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$3M; Pre-Seed $30k–$500k; Series A $1.1M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Presto — Presto overlays next-gen digital solutions onto the physical world. Our enterprise-grade touch, vision, and voice technologies help hospitality businesses thrive while delighting guests.
  • Shadow — Community led app
  • Biorez — Biorez is a medical device company whose aim is to apply its patented and proprietary technology comprised of PLLA, a degradable polymer, in orthopedic implant devices for regeneration and augmentation of soft tissue. In addition to the L-C Ligament®, Biorez has also developed a suite of associated products, including the biorez GRAFT™, a FDA510(k)-cleared innovative device for soft tissue augmentation of the rotator cuff in the United States.
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Kenny Dichter
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Kenny Dichter is Founder and CEO of Wheels Up, a revolutionary membership-based private aviation company that eliminates fixed costs and provides unparalleled flexibility. Wheels Up will commence full-service flight operations October 2013, appealing to new entrants as well as to individuals and corporations currently flying privately.Previously, Dichter Founded Marquis Jet in 2001 and introduced the first-ever fractional jet card program, which revitalized and democratized the private aviation industry. Led by Dichter, Marquis Jet generated over $4 billion in revenue, culminating in its sale to Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway’s Net Jets in 2010. At that time, Dichter was named Vice Chairman of Net Jets. Dichter’s role enabled him to build lasting relationships with CEOs,entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes and tastemakers around the globe.An entrepreneur at heart, with a sociology major from the University of Wisconsin, Dichter is a self-proclaimed “man of the people.” Since his youth, he has been known for being a trend spotter and trendsetter, and has always had an innate knack for branding, marketing, public relations and advertising. Dichter’s successes prove that he can apply these skills to a variety of industries.As always, Dichter has his eye on early-stage businesses where he sees potential for hyper growth. He has an active role and has invested in Juice Press, a Manhattan-based, multi-location, grab-and-go organic, raw food and juice company; SportYapper, a global communications platform for talking sports; CYC, the first indoor cycling studio aimed at college students and young professionals at universities across the country; and Cirrus, a fitnesscompany that customizes premium exercise equipment.In 2010, Dichter co-founded Tequila Avion, an ultra-premium brand that in 30 months has positioned itself, through branding and distribution, as an emerging leader in its category. Paris-based Pernod Ricard, the world’s second largest premium wine and spirits company, purchased a minority stake in Tequila Avion in 2011, and has the worldwide distribution rights.In 2004, Dichter Founded MGX Lab, an independent, full-service, digital media, brand strategy, and business development company that serves as a think tank for companies such as Disney, Bayer, Patch, cambio.com and Muhammad Ali Enterprises.Dichter is also Founder and Chairman of Tour GCX Partners, Inc., a golf membership program providing cliententertainment solutions to corporations and individuals, through access to private country clubs.In 1996, Dichter co-founded Alphabet City, a sports marketing and music company, which was acquired by Robert FX Sillerman’s SFX Entertainment in 1998.Dichter is a regular guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and sought by media outlets for his perspectives on the aviation industry, consumer brands, and the luxury goods and services sector.Dichter co-founded Action America, along with AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, to unite and activate Americans everywhere to turn the events of 9/11 into positive action. He also chairs the Council of Advocates at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital for Dr. Ken Davis, Mount Sinai’s Chairman and CEO, and sits on the Board of the Jack Martin Fund, which currently works with the hospital’s cutting-edge pediatric oncology department. Also,Dichter is a major supporter of his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Sports, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$1.4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
  • SpotTrot
  • Eleven James — Eleven James is a membership brand that is introducing a modern luxury experience. Through a subscription model, the company lets members select and wear the world’s most beautiful timepieces for a few months at a time, allowing them to discover, explore, and play in a world of luxury that has been restricted by the burdens of commitment andownership. The company has pioneered a first-of-its-kind consignment channel for this asset class, creating a unique supply that reflects a diversity and depth of luxury timepieces unmatched and untapped by traditional wholesalers and retailers.
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Raptor Group
VC Fund · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Raptor Group Holdings is an alternative investment firm that provides investment management and advisory services. Raptor Group sources and invest in companies across various stages and asset classes, ranging from early-stage venture to both private and public equity. Raptor focuses on various industries including, but not limited to Sports,Consumer, Technology, Media, Entertainment, and Financial Services. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 86
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $6M–$56M; Series B $11M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hentsu — Hentsū is the hedge fund and asset management technology specialist. They consult, design, implement and manage proven systems that simplify your technology challenges.They started in October 2015 as the unique provider of cloud-based solutions to this most demanding and discerning client base. To date they have grown rapidly and work with someof the largest and innovative hedge funds in the world. They have opened offices in both London and New York, and deploy infrastructure across the globe.
  • Swiftline — Swiftline is a SaaS company providing data driven tools to e-Commerce businesses along with data science-backed products & services.
  • MatrixSpace — Transform low airspace detection with MatrixSpace's military-grade sensing, made affordable for enhanced situational awareness in any condition.
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Joseph Tsai
Angel · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Joseph Tsai is the current Executive Vice Chairman of Alibaba Group. He previously worked at Investor AB as a Vice President and Senior Investment Manager. Joseph Tsai attended Yale Law School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Fashion, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, China, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $3.2M–$5.9M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TraceMe — TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers.
  • G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
  • Premier Lacrosse League — Premier Lacrosse League is the biggest stars in the fastest growing sport pioneering a new future for lacrosse designed for the fans.
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Mishaal Alireza
Angel · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

Mishaal Alireza - Board Member @ DokkanAfkar

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Investment focus

  • Industry: iOS, Apps, Video
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hang w/ — We leverage our 13 years of experience and innovative design practices to help our top-tier clients achieve success.
  • Clip the Deal — Save money on grocery brands in UAE with Clip the Deal. Find discount deals, reviews of grocery items of top brands. Download the free app and start saving.
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Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
VC Fund · College Park, Maryland, United States · 1 investments in United States Celebrity startups

The Dingman Center Angels is a Maryland based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $235k–$2.5M; Angel $267k–$2.7M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

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  • Kaster — Communication between general contractors and trade partners on construction projects is complex and fragmented, yet it’s mostly handled through email, phone and text. Naturally, critical items get lost in the clutter. As a result, everyone suffers the financial impacts of project delays, disputes, claims, and issues. Kaster bridges the gap betweengeneral contractors and trade partners by connecting them through one communication workspace, so items never fall through the cracks and project teams avoid unnecessary risk.Learn more at www.kaster.app
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Celebrity Investor funding in United States at a glance

Stats across 29 deals from 69 investors.

69
investors
in United States Celebrity startups
29
deals
in United States Celebrity startups
$2.5M
median round
in United States Celebrity startups
7%
lead investors
lead at least one round
41%
Seed
most common funding stage
52/48
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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