# Benaroya Capital

> Benaroya Capital is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Enterprise Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bellevue, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/1938015
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/benaroyaseattle
- Website: http://www.benaroya.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benaroya/144984555594123

Benaroya Capital is a full-service real estate company that acquires, develops, and manages properties in prime Pacific Northwest locations.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 36% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 27% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Shopping | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 27% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series D | 2 | 18% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Larry Benaroya | Manager | 1 | — |
| Mark Johnson | Director of Construction | 1 | — |
| Bob Brigham | Controller | 0 | — |
| David M. Vranizan | Director of Property Management | 0 | — |
| John Carleton | Director, Venture Capital | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zoomingo | Zoomingo (which stands for "Zoom-in and go") is a shopping discovery application that helps you find the best sales in local retail stores in town. Zoomingo catalogs thousands of actual items on sale at a store by store level at top retail chains such as Macys, JC Penney, Target, Nordstrom as well as smaller boutiques. Why trudge throughthe shopping mall looking for the best prices when Zoomingo can instantly show you cool items on sale around you. You can even use the Zoomingo web site to plan your shopping trip before you head out to the mall. Zoomingo catalogs items on sale in clothing, jewelry, handbags, beauty products, shoes, home decor and furnishings. You can browse or search for sale items by category, store or brand. No scanning required! Found something you like, but not the price, set up a sale alert and we will let you know when the price drops. | $1.3M |  | Nov 05, 2013 |  |
| DNA Response | DNA Response equips brand marketers to maximize online retail sales and take back control of their presence by providing enhanced visibility into online marketplaces, optimized listings that increase revenue and reflect your branding, and controlled pricing that protects your value proposition and relieves downward pressure on your wholesaleprices. As an e-commerce channel partner, DNA Response collaborates with brands to provide turn-key sales solutions and services, enabling product marketers to engage over 200 million potential customers in the world’s largest online marketplaces. Backed by proprietary marketplace optimization and intelligence technologies, DNA is creating a new paradigm for how manufacturers engage their buying audiences online.The company is managed by industry veterans with business acumen in order management, e-commerce services, and online marketing, and is backed by investment firms including Benaroya Investments, iSherpa Capital, and successful angel investors. DNA Response is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with a wholly-owned subsidiary in India and strategic partners in Korea and China. | $3M | Series A | Feb 01, 2012 |  |
| Sparkbuy | Sparkbuy is a comparison shopping engine with a focus on consumer electronics. In May 2011, it was acquired by Google. | $1M | Seed | Nov 29, 2010 |  |
| Avalara | Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. In partnership with leading ERP, accounting, ecommerce, and other financial management system providers, Avalara delivers cloud-based compliance solutions for various transaction taxes, including sales and use, VAT, GST, excise, communications, lodging, and other indirect tax types.It was founded in 2004 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | $4.9M | Series A | May 27, 2010 |  |
| PacStar Communications | Pacific Star Communications (PacStar) is a provider of advanced communications solutions for a wide range of military, intelligence, and commercial applications. PacStar creates and manufactures COTS-based rugged, small form factor expeditionary and mobile communications systems. Separately, it has developed integrated, network communicationsmanagement software, IQ-Core Software, for the military, federal, state/local government, and emergency responder markets. The company’s patented IQ-Core software, hardware technology, and integration services provide secure, command, control, and communications systems, particularly in remote or infrastructure starved areas. In addition, PacStar’s communications systems are ideally suited for commercial/industrial organizations with mission-critical field communications requirements. PacStar was founded in 2000 and is based in Portland, Oregon. | $7.5M | Series D | Jul 11, 2007 |  |
| CapitalStream | CapitalStreamâ„¢ is an integrated software platform enabling commercial banks and finance companies to implement Straight Through Processing (STP) across lending and leasing portfolios. CapitalStream transforms manual paper-based operations into automated enterprises that respond quickly, efficiently and consistently. CapitalStream streamlinessales, origination, credit analysis, decisioning, document generation, closing, funding, booking, account monitoring and ongoing risk management to reduce cost, risk and processing time. For a rapidly growing list of world class financial institutions, CapitalStream has revolutionized business, commercial, equipment and real estate finance operations by integrating and automating disparate functions and systems to double transaction throughput without increasing headcount. | $10M | Private Equity | Oct 11, 2002 |  |
| ShareBuilder | Online investing, without the clutter. That’s what they help you do here at Capital One® ShareBuilder®. It’s in their clean, dynamic website and mobile apps. In their low commissions and no account minimums. Even in the intuitive tools theye've built from the ground up. They save you time with their Automatic Investment Plan1, which can helpyou make a habit of investing. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just getting started, ShareBuilder has online tools and investing options to help create a segment of your financial future without missing out on what matters to you today. | $20M | Series D | Nov 05, 2001 |  |
| CapitalStream | CapitalStreamâ„¢ is an integrated software platform enabling commercial banks and finance companies to implement Straight Through Processing (STP) across lending and leasing portfolios. CapitalStream transforms manual paper-based operations into automated enterprises that respond quickly, efficiently and consistently. CapitalStream streamlinessales, origination, credit analysis, decisioning, document generation, closing, funding, booking, account monitoring and ongoing risk management to reduce cost, risk and processing time. For a rapidly growing list of world class financial institutions, CapitalStream has revolutionized business, commercial, equipment and real estate finance operations by integrating and automating disparate functions and systems to double transaction throughput without increasing headcount. | $18M |  | Feb 04, 2000 |  |
| Integrex | Integrex is a manufacturing services company that provides circuit-board assembly, system integration, and related services. | $4M |  | Sep 23, 1999 |  |
| Swype | Swype creates text input technology for screens. The patented interface enables users to create words with one continuous finger motion across an on-screen keyboard. This approach provides a faster and easier way to write. Swype delivers single-tap, multi-tap, predictive and "swype" motions for both stylus and finger based input.In addition, the application is designed to work across a variety of devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, kiosks, televisions, virtual screens and more.Seattle based Swype Inc. was founded by Cliff Kushler and Randy Marsden in 2003. Cliff is the co-inventor of T9, the standard predictive text-entry solution used on almost 3 billion mobile phones worldwide. Randy is the developer of the onscreen keyboard included in Windows, with an installed base of over 500 million units |  | Series C |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Benaroya Capital invest in?

Benaroya Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Enterprise Software and FinTech startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Benaroya Capital?

The team at Benaroya Capital includes Larry Benaroya (Manager), Mark Johnson (Director of Construction) and Bob Brigham (Controller), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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