# ANIM

> ANIM is a VC fund backing Beauty, FinTech and Payments. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

ANIM is an investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Payments | 1 | 17% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 17% |
| Insurance | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Egypt | 1 | 17% |
| India | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CUR8 | CUR8 is committed to establishing a global market for carbon reduction. Carbon removal methods include increased rock weathering, direct air capture, forests, construction, soil, biomass, oceans, and new technologies. | $6.6M | Pre-Seed | May 30, 2023 |  |
| Upgrade Boutique | Upgrade Boutique is a managed marketplace that provides beauty products and services. The company connects with consumers that seek custom wigs, extensions, and curated beauty products with a network of stylists and colorists. Upgrade Boutique was founded in 2019 by Britney Winters and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | $1M | Seed | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Amenli | Amenli is the first licensed online insurance broker in Egypt. | $2.3M | Seed | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Juno | Juno Residential develops apartment buildings intended to offer environment-friendly and speedy housing alternatives. It uses prefabrication techniques and organic and low-carbon materials like mass timber, thereby providing clients with modern and curated apartments. | $20M | Series A | Sep 09, 2021 |  |
| Zingbus | Zingbus is an emerging brand in the intercity bus services. We aim to provide a safe and reliable travel experience to the community which include well-equipped buses with modern facilities keeping in mind all the safety essentials. | $6M | Seed | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Ziina | Ziina is a financial technology platform that offers digital payment and money transfer services for consumers, freelancers, and businesses in the UAE. Its services include peer-to-peer transfers, payment links, QR code payments, Tap to Pay functionality, digital wallets, and payment gateway tools for online businesses. | $7.5M | Seed | Jun 07, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zinal Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zinal-growth) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AdvantEdge Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantedge-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ANIM invest in?

ANIM invests primarily in Beauty, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ANIM's check size?

ANIM typically joins rounds of $1M–$7.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ANIM participates in.

### When did ANIM last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ANIM closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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