# Blackbox

> Blackbox is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Social and Charity. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2017
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackboxdotorg
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/blackboxvc
- Website: http://blackbox.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blackbox.org

Blackbox is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Social and Charity. Black Box Corporation is a leading technology solutions provider dedicated to helping customers build, manage, optimize, and secure their IT infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and 3,000 team members.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Blackbox. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Blackbox. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/blackbox?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| Charity | 1 | 50% |
| Facebook | 1 | 50% |
| Messaging | 1 | 50% |
| Social Network | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fadi Bishara | Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fadi-bishara |
| Marie Paoli | Director of Partnerships and Programs | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marie-paoli |
| Paola Marinone | Blackbox Connect Ambassador | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paola-marinone |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Webio | Webio specializes in customer engagement software to streamline inbound and outbound customer communications. The company's platform utilizes conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to automate and blend chatbot and live agent-customer conversations in any messaging channel at scale and features on-demand messaging, real-time data anapplication programming interface (API), and integration enabling businesses to have effective and efficient customer conversations. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 14, 2017 |  |
| Foodcloud | Within communities food businesses frequently experience food surpluses, as a consequence of the modern food system, while charities struggle to provide food for those who need it most.FoodCloud provides a simple way for food businesses to contribute to their communities in a meaningful and practical way and reduce their impact on theenvironment. By receiving surplus food, charities can reduce their food costs and redirect funding to programs assisting those who are disadvantaged, creating tangible and long lasting local benefits.In two years they've donated over 1.5m meals to charities from surplus food. They are working with over 150 retail stores in Ireland and the UK and over 350 charities. They have big ambitions to expand internationally. |  |  | Nov 14, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Blackbox invest in?

Blackbox invests primarily in Social, Charity and Facebook startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Blackbox?

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### Who are the partners at Blackbox?

The team at Blackbox includes Fadi Bishara (Founder), Marie Paoli (Director of Partnerships and Programs) and Paola Marinone (Blackbox Connect Ambassador). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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