# Benjamin Fernandes

> Benjamin Fernandes is a pre-seed investor at WildAid (Stanford) backing Software and Billing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WildAid](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wildaid)
- Location: Stanford, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminf7
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/benji_fernandes
- Website: https://x.com/benji_fernandes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernandes.benjamin7

Benjamin Fernandes is a pre-seed investor at WildAid in Stanford focused on Software and Billing. Benjamin Fernandes is the Founder & Chief Eating Officer of NALA. He previously worked at TING - Tanzania Integrated Network Group as a Technical and operations manager. Benjamin Fernandes attended Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $700k–$1.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Billing | 1 | 33% |
| Compliance | 1 | 33% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Kenya | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eunice | We are an AI fintech company solving B2B challenges in digital asset. Our first product is digital asset due diligence and monitoring to help financial institutions, regulators, and businesses navigate the complexities of the digital asset space. Powered by a proprietary knowledge base, Eunice’s platform enables token classification, risk analysis,and asset disclosure requirements. With a mission to bring transparency to the digital asset industry, Eunice builds products that drive regulatory clarity and operational efficiency, with the goal of accelerating the mainstream adoption of digital assets. | $8M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Chpter | Chpter is a software development company that offers fast billing and checkout to help start, run, and grow a business. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Sep 02, 2024 |  |
| Kunda Kids | Kunda Kids is a children's publishing and media company. They promote diversity and inclusion in children's literature, and stories and characters reflect this. Their stories promote all-important life skills such as self-confidence, teamwork, and kindness, which are essential for children's development and well-being. | $700K | Pre-Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Argentil Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/argentil-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HoaQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoaq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaleo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaleo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moonfire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norrsken Evolve](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Openspace Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openspace-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WildAid

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

WildAid’s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes. We envision a world where people no longer buy wildlife products such as shark fin, elephant ivory and rhino horn.While most wildlife conservation groups focus on protecting animals from poaching, WildAid works to reduce global consumption of wildlife products by persuadingconsumers and strengthening enforcement.With an unrivaled portfolio of celebrity ambassadors and global network of media partners, WildAid leverages nearly $200 million in annual pro-bono media support. Our message reaches up to 1 billion people every week.

4 contacts available at WildAid.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angela Kirkman | Senior Director of Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angela-kirkman |
| Benjamin Fernandes | Ambassador | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-fernandes |
| John Baker | Managing Director & Chief Program Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-baker-4 |
| Peter Knights | Founder and Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-knights |

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin Fernandes invest in?

Benjamin Fernandes invests primarily in Software, Billing and Compliance startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Benjamin Fernandes's check size?

Benjamin Fernandes typically joins rounds of $700k–$1.2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Benjamin Fernandes participates in.

### When did Benjamin Fernandes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin Fernandes closed in Mar 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?

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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