# Connect Ventures

> Connect Ventures is a VC fund backing Apps, EdTech and Gaming. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectventures/
- Website: https://www.connectventures.com/

Connect Ventures is a VC fund focused on Apps and EdTech. Connect Ventures is uniquely positioned to identify and support the most innovative entrepreneurs

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| EdTech | 1 | 13% |
| Gaming | 1 | 13% |
| Content | 1 | 13% |
| Education | 1 | 13% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phil Quist | Investor | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-quist |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sekai | Sekai is an AI‑powered content platform that enables users to create and live immersive, interactive stories | $20M | Series A | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Music AI | Music AI is a software development company that provides artificial intelligence solutions for music and audio technology. | $40M | Series A | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Boisson | Boisson provides non-alcoholic drinks, pre-mixed cocktails and elixirs, mixers, bitters, home bar supplies, glassware, ice molds, trays, and gift cards. It is a beverage company that produces and sells non-alcoholic drinks to consumers. For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Deep Voodoo | Deep Voodoo is an AI media and entertainment technology platform. | $20M | Seed | Dec 14, 2022 |  |
| TMRW Sports | TMRW is a sports company that focuses on progressive approaches to sports, media, and technology. Using advances in technology, the company launches golf leagues and holds a series of stadium events to provide people with growing approaches to sports and entertainment. | $14.7M |  | Oct 18, 2022 |  |
| Boisson | Boisson provides non-alcoholic drinks, pre-mixed cocktails and elixirs, mixers, bitters, home bar supplies, glassware, ice molds, trays, and gift cards. It is a beverage company that produces and sells non-alcoholic drinks to consumers. For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website. | $12M | Seed | Aug 03, 2022 |  |
| Candy Digital | Candy Digital is an rapid-growth NFT (Digital Collectables) company that allows fans to buy, sell, and trade officially licensed non-fungible tokens (also known as NFTs, Digital Assets, Digital Collectables). Candy was launched by Fanatics, Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuk in 2021. Candy Digital's Chief Executive Officer isScott Lawin, an experienced and top performing serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the financial and VC industries. | $100M | Series A | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Deepstash | Our core belief: ideas are fundamental.If we evolve our biology through genes, it's what we hold in our brains that help shape our lives and improve the world around us. Ideas represent the building blocks of the modern world, informing our thinking and behavior every day. New ideas breathe fresh life into how we view the world & wedepend on new ideas to improve our health, productivity or our relationships.Ideas used to be reserved for the rich and powerful who had access to knowledge. Whether the king or the priest, it was those at the top that control information. With the advent of the Internet, the pendulum has swing the other side. We have so much access to information that it becomes overwhelming. There is too much to absorb and not enough time. Not to mention the socially enabled magical devices we carry in our pockets can keep our minds constantly distracted with divisive news & silly entertainment.Deepstash is platform for finding and organizing the ideas that matter to you. We are a passionate community obsessed with finding the Aha moments in all the content we are consuming. We are condensing all our insights into ideas that we share with all the other stashes who are sharing our passion. It's what we call stashing!The Deepstash app is available on the Apple App Store, Google Play as well as on the Web. | $3.6M | Seed | Dec 04, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [25madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/25madison) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [32 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/32-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [645 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/645-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A16Z GAMES Speedrun](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-games) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Connect Ventures invest in?

Connect Ventures invests primarily in Apps, EdTech and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Connect Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Connect Ventures?

The team at Connect Ventures includes Phil Quist (Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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