# Chasing Unicorns

> Chasing Unicorns is a VC fund in Seattle backing Beauty and Cooking. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngcarl
- Website: http://www.chasingunicorns.com/

Chasing Unicorns is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Beauty and Cooking. Chasing Unicorns is the investment arm of Stripes39, a Seattle based startup studio.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Cooking | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carl Ng | COO | 0 | — |
| Quang Dinh | CMO | 0 | — |
| Salil Jain | CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Very Good Light | Very Good Light promotes a more inclusive definition of beauty, and the leading genderless beauty and skincare publication for Generation Z and young Millennials. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Kitchenbowl | Kitchenbowl is a community for cooking enthusiasts to share and discover new recipes. They are building out both mobile (for easy content creation) and web (for distribution and reach). They allow people to post step-by-step instructions and photos that are easy to follow along and understand visually. | $1M | Seed | Mar 18, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fab Co-Creation Studio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-co-creation-studio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Food-X](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/food-x) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [igniteXL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignitexl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Indicator Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- SuperOrdinary — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Chasing Unicorns invest in?

Chasing Unicorns invests primarily in Beauty, Cooking and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Chasing Unicorns?

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### Who are the partners at Chasing Unicorns?

The team at Chasing Unicorns includes Carl Ng (COO), Quang Dinh (CMO) and Salil Jain (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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