# Advantage Ventures

> Advantage Ventures is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing FinTech and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advantage-ventures/about/
- Website: https://advantageventures.com/

Advantage Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Gardner | Managing Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LÜK Network | LÜK is a talent marketplace for the fashion and entertainment industries (models, photographers, stylists, hair and makeup artists, etc.). LÜK has assembled the top talent agencies into one location for clients to easily book talent for photo/video shoots. Think Expedia, but for professional talent. Now, LÜK is becoming the payments platformfor the entire industry. Currently, it takes talent agencies 60-150 days to get paid. LÜK is factoring the receivables of the 150 talent agencies in their network to get them paid out same day. | $2.2M | Seed | Aug 07, 2019 |  |
| Trueface | Trueface is a face recognition company that applies advanced computer vision technology to camera footage and images to enable businesses to make immediate decisions based on identified patterns. We believe that through the responsible use of computer vision technology, we can live in a smarter and safer world. Our partners are industry leaders inretail, Fintech, security and hospitality. | $3.7M | Series A | Jul 31, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [10x Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10xgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fisher Capital Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fisher-capital-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GFR Artists](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gfr-artists) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lavrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lavrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scout Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scout-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Advantage Ventures invest in?

Advantage Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Advantage Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Advantage Ventures?

The team at Advantage Ventures includes Joe Gardner (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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