# Charlie Young

> Charlie Young is a Series C investor at WestCap backing Rental and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WestCap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westcap-sf)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-young-westcap

Charlie Young is a Partner at WestCap.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Charlie Young: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/charlie-young-9201?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blueground | Blueground is a global proptech company that is reinventing the way people live with its curated network of thousands of quality, turnkey homes in sought-after neighborhoods around the globe, accessible for stays of a month or longer. Blueground’s tech-enabled platform provides a fully digitized experience with around-the-clock support and accessto daily necessities from apartment cleanings, grocery delivery, wellness offerings, and more, providing a seamless experience from end to end. Blueground is headquartered in New York City, with a portfolio of thousands of apartments in 15 cities worldwide including in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Washington D.C., Denver, Seattle, Austin, Dubai, Istanbul, Paris, London, Vienna and Athens, with plans to expand to 50+ cities by 2025. Find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or at www.theblueground.com. | $45M | Series D | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Blueground | Blueground is a global proptech company that is reinventing the way people live with its curated network of thousands of quality, turnkey homes in sought-after neighborhoods around the globe, accessible for stays of a month or longer. Blueground’s tech-enabled platform provides a fully digitized experience with around-the-clock support and accessto daily necessities from apartment cleanings, grocery delivery, wellness offerings, and more, providing a seamless experience from end to end. Blueground is headquartered in New York City, with a portfolio of thousands of apartments in 15 cities worldwide including in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Washington D.C., Denver, Seattle, Austin, Dubai, Istanbul, Paris, London, Vienna and Athens, with plans to expand to 50+ cities by 2025. Find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or at www.theblueground.com. | $140M | Series C | Sep 20, 2021 |  |
| Klarna | Klarna is an eCommerce payment solutions platform for merchants and shoppers.The platform gives customers the freedom to choose how and when to pay. They also offer direct payments, pay after delivery options, and installment plans. Klarna is a regulated bank known for its “buy now, pay later” model that offers shoppers interest-free financing onretail purchases over a period of installments.Klarna was founded in 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth, and Victor Jacobsson. | $639M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Geolo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geolo-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Raison Wealth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/element-global-technologies-private-portfolio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HoneyComb Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honeycomb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prime-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/psp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WestCap

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

WestCap is a strategic operating and investing firm that partners with visionary leaders to build generational businesses. Their team is comprised of seasoned industry leaders and entrepreneurs who guide companies through pivotal stages of growth. Some of their notable investments include Airbnb, StubHub, Ipreo, Addepar, Hopper, iCapital, SIMON,GoodLeap, and NYDIG. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, and London. For more information, visit www.WestCap.com.

5 contacts available at WestCap.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Mask | Partner & Head of CōLab | — |
| Brian Reinken | Partner | — |
| Charlie Young | Partner | — |
| Dan Fischer | Head of Investments, EMEA | — |
| Daniel Fischer | Head of Investments, EMEA | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Charlie Young invest in?

Charlie Young invests primarily in Rental, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Charlie Young?

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### When did Charlie Young last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charlie Young closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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