Biz Stone
Angel Investor @ Future Positive
San Francisco, United States
Biz Stone is a seed investor at Future Positive in San Francisco focused on Software and Apps. Biz Stone is based out of San Francisco, California and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Jelly HQ. Biz previously worked at The Obvious Corporation as a Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. Biz Stone attended Northeastern University.
- Total investments:
- 58
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
Last updated:
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Industries Biz Stone invests in
Stages Biz Stone invests in
Countries Biz Stone invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$9M
- Pre-Seed
- $375k–$2M
- Series A
- $2.5M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 14 (24%)
- Apps 6 (10%)
- Internet 6 (10%)
- Messaging 6 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 19 (33%)
- Series A 14 (24%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (12%)
- Series B 6 (10%)
- Series C 3 (5%)
Country
- United States 31 (53%)
- United Kingdom 6 (10%)
- India 2 (3%)
- Kenya 1 (2%)
- Brazil 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Subtle Computing, a voice-first computing company, created subtle voice technology with the goal of making voice the most dependable and effective interface available. | $6M / Seed / Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Vantage Discovery is an engine for harnessing the power of generative AI embeddings to deliver astoundingly insightful search results, a platform for enabling new experiences for discovering and contextualizing content and products, a service for implementing production-ready solutions in hours, not weeks. | $16M / Series A / Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Yupp a discovering, contrasting, and utilizing the newest AIs is made simple and enjoyable, which also contributes to the field's future development.. | $33M / Seed / Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Karat provides a credit card tailored for creators and influencers, enabling them to grow and manage their businesses. Its Karat Black Card aims to aid income creators with a credit card suited to their needs. This is because banks don’t always understand the creator business model which can include unpredictable monthly income and a variety ofrevenue streams and thus prevents burgeoning creators from accessing capital. | $40M / Series B / Jul 19, 2023 | ||
| Config combines engineering, operations, and manufacturing to simplify the large-scale shipment of high-quality hardware. | $5M / Seed / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Ristretto was created in Denver, Colorado in 2019 by Christopher Gerardino and Dominic da Silva as a brand and manufacturer of electric vehicles. Team Ristretto continued to amplify the brand and scale its vision of creating electric vehicles with a focus on design, performance, and technology. Making a positive impact in the community andenvironment through an artistic lens is fundamental to Ristretto’s mission.Ristretto is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Seed / May 02, 2023 | ||
| Kapu operates as a B2C Ecommerce start-up. | $8M / Seed / Dec 04, 2022 | ||
| Oxwash is a provider of sustainable on-demand laundry and wet and dry cleaning services for all. It uses a combination of electric cargo bikes as well as its own fleet of electric vans and DPDs electric vehicle service for a nationwide zero-emission logistics footprint. The company's aim is for clinically-clean, net zero carbon emissions forthe whole process, from the collection, through washing and back to delivery.Oxwash was founded by Dr. Kent Grant in 2018 and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom. | $11.7M / Series A / Aug 30, 2022 | ||
| Chroma is the future sound of entertainment. | $5.4M / Seed / May 06, 2022 | ||
| Tagg is an app that lets content-creators earn crypto for being engaging. Our platform uses web3 elements (tokens) to reward content-creators for building personalized profiles, curating links, and posting content. | $2M / Seed / Dec 17, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Future Positive
Future Positive is a venture capital investment firm.
Future Positive Contacts
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Frederick Blackford
Founder
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Alex Yagoda
Partner
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FAQ
What does Biz Stone invest in?
Biz Stone invests primarily in Software, Apps and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 58 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Biz Stone invest in?
Biz Stone typically joins rounds of $1M–$9M at Seed, $375k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $2.5M–$20M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Biz Stone's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Biz Stone took part in.
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When did Biz Stone last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Biz Stone closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 58 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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