# BlueStel Ventures

> BlueStel Ventures is a VC fund in Austin backing Pet, Gift and Retail. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

BlueStel Ventures is a VC fund in Austin focused on Pet and Gift. BlueStel Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 100% |
| Gift | 1 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PrideBites | PrideBites allows dog owners to design personalized products for their dogs. Its offerings include blankets, beds, toys, collars, leashes, placemats, and clothing for dogs. PrideBites was launched in 2012 and is operated from Austin, Texas. | $700K | Seed | Apr 12, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ATX Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atx-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BlueStel Ventures invest in?

BlueStel Ventures invests primarily in Pet, Gift and Retail startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did BlueStel Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for BlueStel Ventures closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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