# Benevolent Capital

> Benevolent Capital is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Brewing. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pacific Palisades, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://benevolentcapital.com/

Benevolent Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on creating value by providing the necessary capital to strategically chosen companies and partnering with their management teams to ensure their growth and profitability into the future.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Brewing | 1 | 20% |
| eSports | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| India | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brett M. Johnson | CEO and Founder | 2 | — |
| Grant Johnson | Founder and President | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carbon6 | Carbon6 provides a comprehensive suite of software tools designed to enhance the performance of eCommerce businesses on Amazon. The platform offers solutions for listing optimization, profit recovery, PPC management, and inventory control, enabling sellers to drive revenue and operate efficiently. Carbon6 aims to support brand owners and operatorsin achieving their business goals through innovative technology and data-driven insights. | $66M | Series A | Oct 04, 2022 |  |
| Wellcurve | Wellcurve.in is India’s first integrated platform for leading health food brands, products and wellness information. WellCurve’s vision is to assist consumers to make well-informed decisions and encourage them to shift towards a Healthier Lifestyle. |  | Seed | Mar 09, 2022 |  |
| Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing is a food and beverage company that specializes in brewing, healthy living, organic, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer. It manufactures non-alcoholic craft beer. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut. | $50M | Series C | May 11, 2021 |  |
| Glytch | Glytch combines esports arenas with location-based entertainment and upscale food and beverage. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Irvine, California. |  | Series A | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Damon Motors | Damon is unleashing the full potential of personal mobility for the world’s commuters. With its proprietary electric drivetrain, the company has developed the world’s safest, smartest, fully connected electric motorcycle platform employing radical innovations in battery propagation resistance, sensor fusion and AI. Designed as a platform forworldwide line extension, Damon motorcycles will ship direct to consumer on subscription plans to drive scale. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Damon is a Techstars Mobility company founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud and Dom Kwong. Damon’s investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Fontinalis, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. | $18.2M | Convertible Note | Mar 10, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alliance Consumer Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-consumer-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tastemaker Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astemaker-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LeapSolve Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-fintech-ecosystem) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kale Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kale-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- MidCap Financial — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Mount Nebo Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Benevolent Capital invest in?

Benevolent Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Brewing and eSports startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Benevolent Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Benevolent Capital?

The team at Benevolent Capital includes Brett M. Johnson (CEO and Founder) and Grant Johnson (Founder and President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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