# Candela Partners

> Candela Partners is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Internet and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/candela-partners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/candelareality
- Website: https://www.candelaparamount.com/

Candela Partners is a venture fund investing $100k - $500k into early stage Mixed Reality startups. Over the past 3 years of operations they have built a deep network of Mixed Reality, 3D, and Computer Vision developers, Fortune 500s with interest in AR/VR, and other great co-investors focused on building this industry. They look for earlystage companies with experienced, responsible founding teams. They favor teams who have ambitious visions to change the way we live our lives, do business, and connect with friends.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 100% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Don Stein | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/don-stein-2 |
| Larry Braitman | Founder | 37 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lawrence-braitman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Supermedium | Supermedium is building a space of immersive VR utilities starting with a comic book reader. From the pioneers of WebVR and creators of A-Frame (https://aframe.io). | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 24, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Anorak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anorak-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cantos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cantos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Candela Partners invest in?

Candela Partners invests primarily in Internet, Software and 3D Technology 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.

### How do I contact Candela Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Candela Partners?

The team at Candela Partners includes Don Stein (Managing Director) and Larry Braitman (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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