# Ben Bryce

> Ben Bryce is a Series A investor at Align Ventures (New York) backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Align Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alignventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benbryce/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ben_bryce
- Website: https://x.com/ben_bryce

Ben Bryce is a Series A investor at Align Ventures in New York focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Ben Bryce Managing Partner at Align Ventures. He attended the The Wharton School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 67% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 67% |
| RFID | 1 | 33% |
| Wireless | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RADAR | RADAR is a platform that combines RFID and computer vision to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, and instantaneous customer stock checks. 2) Measureall customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. 3) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool.RADAR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA. | $170M | Series B | May 19, 2026 |  |
| RADAR | RADAR is a platform that combines RFID and computer vision to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, and instantaneous customer stock checks. 2) Measureall customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. 3) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool.RADAR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA. | $30M | Series A | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| Coterie | Coterie set out to make a better diaper—one that’s supremely soft, up to 70% more absorbent, and keeps skin up to 3x drier—and we refuse to lower our standards. Our high-performing products are dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic, free of 200+ chemicals, cruelty-free, and made with sustainably sourced plant-based materials. The company wasfounded in 2018 and based in New York City, New York. | $23.8M | Series A | Jun 01, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Beanstalk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beanstalk-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beliade](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beliade) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pathfinder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-angel-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Archives Unlimited, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-archives-unlimited-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gideon Strategic Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gideon-strategic-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nimble Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nimble-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Align Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Align Ventures is a seed-stage VC investing in emerging brands and next-gen consumer or retail technologies. The firm identifies emerging brands and consumer technologies that dramatically enhance the consumer experience, and accelerate their development through funding and alignment opportunities with the world’s top brands.

2 contacts available at Align Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Bryce | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-bryce |
| Grant Hosking | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-hosking |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Bryce invest in?

Ben Bryce invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and RFID startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Bryce last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Bryce closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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