# 8 Angel

> 8 Angel is a VC fund backing Film, Music and Video. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

8 Angel is a VC fund focused on Film and Music. 8 Angel invests in seed rounds.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Film | 1 | 100% |
| Music | 1 | 100% |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Film Production | 1 | 100% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Penrose Studios | Penrose is focused on augmented and virtual reality storytelling. Through the process of creation with world class storytellers and technologists, Penrose is inventing and defining the language of real-time cinema for AR and VR. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $8.5M | Seed | Mar 10, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Suffolk Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suffolk-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sway Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swayvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Translink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/translink-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 8 Angel invest in?

8 Angel invests primarily in Film, Music and Video startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 8 Angel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 8 Angel closed in Mar 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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