BBQ Capital
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
BBQ Capital is an early-stage venture capital company.
- Total investments:
- 88
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $19M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries BBQ Capital invests in
Stages BBQ Capital invests in
Countries BBQ Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$9.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $703k–$5M
- Series A
- $7.5M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 16 (18%)
- FinTech 13 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (13%)
- Financial Services 8 (9%)
- Information Technology 8 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 37 (42%)
- Pre-Seed 20 (23%)
- Series A 7 (8%)
- Funding Round 5 (6%)
- Series B 3 (3%)
Country
- United States 54 (61%)
- Canada 3 (3%)
- Colombia 2 (2%)
- Japan 1 (1%)
- Mexico 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddy Shakhashir
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Nemanja Kostic
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optic, an AI Drug Discovery company, is based in San Francisco. Our proprietary ligand-based and target-driven molecular search engine Bioptic.io identifies compounds by their activity-expressing fingerprints. It offers a novel approach to finding diverse candidate sets. In addition, we now also have an agentic AI platform for scientific andbusiness due diligence on drug assets. Our pipeline includes multiple pre-clinical stage programs, showcasing our commitment to practical, AI-driven solutions in cancer therapy. | $1M / Seed / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Readyly is an agentic AI platform that helps governments and regulated organizations automate citizen and customer service across digital and voice channels. The platform deploys AI agents that can answer questions, guide users through complex processes, and execute workflows such as case intake, status updates, and service requests.Readylyintegrates with existing government and enterprise systems, including CRM, permitting, records, and communications platforms, allowing organizations to modernize service delivery without replacing their underlying infrastructure. The platform supports multilingual and accessible interactions, enabling governments and organizations to serve diverse populations at scale.Readyly is used by public sector organizations and regulated enterprises in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, and is designed to meet the security, compliance, and reliability requirements of government environments. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| The world's most comprehensive and convenient platform to manage your health, for life. | Seed / Nov 26, 2024 | ||
| Readyly is an agentic AI platform that helps governments and regulated organizations automate citizen and customer service across digital and voice channels. The platform deploys AI agents that can answer questions, guide users through complex processes, and execute workflows such as case intake, status updates, and service requests.Readylyintegrates with existing government and enterprise systems, including CRM, permitting, records, and communications platforms, allowing organizations to modernize service delivery without replacing their underlying infrastructure. The platform supports multilingual and accessible interactions, enabling governments and organizations to serve diverse populations at scale.Readyly is used by public sector organizations and regulated enterprises in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, and is designed to meet the security, compliance, and reliability requirements of government environments. | Seed / Nov 07, 2024 | ||
| GenLogs is a freight intelligence company that offers truck carrier mapping services via AI-driven roadside sensors. | $6M / Seed / Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| Portal AI provides customized AI applications for small and medium-sized enterprises, designed to help manage operational activities, marketing, finances, logistics, and more. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| Portal is a cell engineering platform firm that enables next generation cell engineering and cell analytics in research and clinical settings. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Mar 19, 2024 | ||
| 222 is a consumer marketplace facilitating chance social experiences at hyperlocal venues. | $2.5M / Seed / Feb 06, 2024 | ||
| Evolv is in healthcare, offering weight loss supplements and healthcare solutions. | $5.8M / Pre-Seed / Jan 31, 2024 | ||
| Lavo Life Sciences is an early-stage startup that creates drug development software tools. Lavo Life Sciences' AI-accelerated quantum chemistry methods make pharmaceutical property prediction less expensive and more robust than existing solutions. | Pre-Seed / Dec 15, 2023 | ||
| See all 88 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does BBQ Capital invest in?
BBQ Capital invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 88 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 BBQ Capital's check size?
BBQ Capital typically joins rounds of $1M–$9.3M at Seed, $703k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $7.5M–$100M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BBQ Capital participates in.
How do I contact BBQ Capital?
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Who are the partners at BBQ Capital?
The team at BBQ Capital includes Buddy Shakhashir (Partner) and Nemanja Kostic (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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