# Anthony Rock > Anthony Rock is a seed investor at Enlightenment Wines (Brooklyn) backing Travel and Tourism. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Enlightenment Wines](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enlightenment-wines) - Location: Brooklyn, United States - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Jan 2025 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-rock-14322082 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.rock.79 Anthony Rock is a seed investor at Enlightenment Wines in Brooklyn focused on Travel and Tourism. Anthony Rock is the Founder and President of Enlightenment Wines. He previously worked at Investors'​ Circle-Social Venture Network as a Member. Anthony Rock attended Columbia Business School. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Travel | 1 | 50% | | Tourism | 1 | 50% | | Venture Capital | 1 | 50% | ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 50% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Purple Elephant Ventures | Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio that aims to launch three or four start-ups per year focused on enhancing travel and tourism. Purple Elephant Ventures was founded in 2020 by Ben Peterson, Jan van De Willebois & Mikul Shah. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 15, 2025 | | | Purple Elephant Ventures | Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio that aims to launch three or four start-ups per year focused on enhancing travel and tourism. Purple Elephant Ventures was founded in 2020 by Ben Peterson, Jan van De Willebois & Mikul Shah. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2022 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Klister Credit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/klister-credit) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Clear Creek Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clear-creek-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Untours Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/untours-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Enlightenment Wines VC Fund 1 contacts available at Enlightenment Wines. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Anthony Rock | Co-Founder & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-rock-a7fe | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [British Business Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-investments) — VC Fund - [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [54 Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory-africa) — VC Fund - [Musha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musha-ventures) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Angel Investors in Kenya](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-kenya) - [Venture Capital Angel Investors in Kenya](https://shizune.co/investors/venture-capital-angel-investors-kenya) - [Travel Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/travel-investors-africa) - [Travel Investors in Kenya](https://shizune.co/investors/travel-investors-kenya) - [Venture Capital Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/venture-capital-investors-africa) - [Venture Capital Angel Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/venture-capital-angel-investors-africa) ## FAQ ### What does Anthony Rock invest in? Anthony Rock invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Venture Capital startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Anthony Rock last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Anthony Rock closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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