# Claire Chang

> Claire Chang is a seed investor at igniteXL Ventures (San Francisco) backing Beauty and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [igniteXL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignitexl)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairechang/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/clairesays
- Website: https://ignitexl.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claire.chang

Claire Chang is a Founding Partner at igniteXL Ventures. She attended SFSU.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Kenya | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uncover | Uncover is a beauty company that provides skincare products for consumers. The company's mission is to inspire, support, educate, and empower women to take control of health and well-being and become the most trusted skin-care brand. Uncover was founded in 2020 and is based in Kenya. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 15, 2024 |  |
| buywith | buywith is an online shopping Livestream marketplace for retailers & brands, where influencers and experts can broadcast online shopping sessions with their followers & make them buy via a highly engaging experience. We help brands generate more revenues from their e-commerce activity and increase their ROI. | $7.5M | Seed | May 25, 2022 |  |
| Maeva | Maeva is a science-backed metabolic wellness brand built for people on GLP-1 medications — and anyone committed to a smarter weight-loss journey. Founded by Steven and Dean Neiger after Steven's own firsthand experience with GLP-1 therapy, Maeva was created to solve a real gap: when you're eating less, your body still needs completenutrition. Muscle loss, energy dips, hair thinning, and digestive discomfort shouldn't be the price of progress. Our Daily Nutrition Shakes — formulated separately for women and men — deliver 20–25g of plant protein, clinically dosed functional ingredients, and zero sugar, dairy, soy, or maltodextrin. Every product in our lineup is made in an NSF-certified, cGMP, FDA-registered U.S. facility and third-party tested for heavy metals and microbial safety. We don't believe in fairy-dust dosing or empty promises. Every ingredient is included at a level that actually works — so you can stay strong, energized, and feeling like yourself while you slim down. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altree Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andav Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andav-capital-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chui Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chui-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EQ2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equitrust-choueiri-group-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fab Co-Creation Studio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fab-co-creation-studio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Irani CVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irani-cvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About igniteXL Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

igniteXL Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based global seed fund investing in and igniting kickass entrepreneurs at the intersection point of technology, beauty, and wellness. Founded in 2020, igniteXL is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. igniteXL Ventures has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

2 contacts available at igniteXL Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claire Chang | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-chang |
| Mitchell Weinstock | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitchell-weinstock |

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## FAQ

### What does Claire Chang invest in?

Claire Chang invests primarily in Beauty, Retail and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Claire Chang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Claire Chang closed in Jul 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?

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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