# BBQ Capital

> BBQ Capital is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and FinTech. See 88 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 88
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bbq-capital/about/?viewAsMember=true
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bbqcapital
- Website: http://www.bbq.capital

BBQ Capital is an early-stage venture capital company.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BBQ Capital. Shizune tracks 2 team members at BBQ Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bbq-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$9.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $703k–$5M |
| Series A | $7.5M–$100M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 16 | 18% |
| FinTech | 13 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 11 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 9% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 37 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 20 | 23% |
| Series A | 7 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 6% |
| Series B | 3 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 54 | 61% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buddy Shakhashir | Partner | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buddy-shakhashir-27a5 |
| Nemanja Kostic | General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nemke-kostic |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optic | 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 | 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 |  |
| Superpower | The world's most comprehensive and convenient platform to manage your health, for life. |  | Seed | Nov 26, 2024 |  |
| Readyly | 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 | GenLogs is a freight intelligence company that offers truck carrier mapping services via AI-driven roadside sensors. | $6M | Seed | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Portal AI | 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 | 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 | 222 is a consumer marketplace facilitating chance social experiences at hyperlocal venues. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Evolv | Evolv is in healthcare, offering weight loss supplements and healthcare solutions. | $5.8M | Pre-Seed | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Lavo Life Sciences | 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 |  |

10 of 88 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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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?

Public channels for BBQ Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### 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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