# Bling Capital

> Bling Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 192 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 192
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bling-capital/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/blingcapital
- Website: https://www.blingcap.com/

Bling Capital is a venture capital investment firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It primarily invests in consumer tech, internet, mobile, marketplace, data, fintech, SaaS, and automation sectors.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bling Capital. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Bling Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bling-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$10M |
| Pre-Seed | $184k–$2.6M |
| Series A | $7M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 41 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 33 | 17% |
| SaaS | 21 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 20 | 10% |
| Health Care | 15 | 8% |

166 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 86 | 45% |
| Series A | 45 | 23% |
| Pre-Seed | 26 | 14% |
| Series B | 14 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 104 | 54% |
| Sweden | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Rudenstine | Product Council / Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-rudenstine |
| Ankur Pansari | Principal | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-pansari |
| Benjamin Ling | Founder and General Partner | 139 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-ling |
| Charles Yu | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-yu |
| Charlie Pinto | Venture Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-pinto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Halo Braid | Halo Braid is an automated hair braider. | $7M | Seed | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Maneva | Maneva develops video-to-action artificial intelligence systems for manufacturing environments, using computer vision and deep learning to analyze production processes and support operational decision-making in real time. Its platform helps manufacturers address quality assurance, downtime reduction, productivity monitoring, and workplace safety byconverting visual data from factory-floor cameras into actionable insights and automated responses. The company offers solutions such as VITA for defect detection, product verification, and equipment monitoring, as well as ALIS, an AI-powered line supervision system that tracks production efficiency and safety compliance. Maneva's technology is designed to work with existing camera infrastructure and can be applied across industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automotive, steel, and distribution operations. The company focuses on helping manufacturers improve production consistency, identify operational issues, and monitor factory processes through AI-driven visual analysis. | $27M | Series A | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Reaxiomatic | Increasing the rate of American capability. | $7.3M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Novellia | Novellia provides an AI-powered platform for individuals to access, manage, and gain insights from their personal health records. | $18M | Series A | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Capchase | Capchase is a fintech company that provides financial solutions to startups by allowing access to funds as they grow. | $26M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Snapp | Snapp uses AI agentic systems and LLMs with access to comprehensive sports databases, real-time APIs, and AI-powered content tools to truly engage the passionate fan. Our early adopters are sports bettors and fantasy players looking for detailed insights and personalized recommendations — delivered in an intuitive, easy-to-use experience. | $4.4M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Village | Village is nonprofit building compassionate community by providing nutritious meals and essential support. | $9.5M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Shade | Shade develops a private AI-driven file explorer that visually searches and previews terabytes of files. The platform provides an AI that tags and describes assets, offers instant AI indexing, and integrates with Finder. | $14M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| Adonis | Adonis provides revenue cycle management software that improves data visibility and financial operations for healthcare organizations. It offers tools that aggregate billing, claims, and payment data into a unified platform to support analysis and workflow management. The company enables users to monitor revenue performance, identify discrepancies,and manage processes such as claim tracking and reimbursement analysis. Its platform integrates with existing healthcare systems to centralize financial data and streamline reporting activities. Adonis also delivers dashboards and automation features that assist teams in handling operational tasks related to billing and collections. | $40M | Series C | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Hamilton AI | Hamilton AI is an end-to-end productivity suite for brokers and operators, streamlining charter sourcing, trips, payments, and tracking. | $7.5M | Seed | Mar 19, 2026 |  |

10 of 192 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [SciFi VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scifivc) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bling Capital invest in?

Bling Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 192 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bling Capital's check size?

Bling Capital typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$10M at Seed, $184k–$2.6M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bling Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Bling Capital?

Public channels for Bling Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Bling Capital?

The team at Bling Capital includes Aaron Rudenstine (Product Council / Investor), Ankur Pansari (Principal) and Benjamin Ling (Founder and General Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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