# DESCOvery

> DESCOvery is a VC fund backing Email, Retail and Consumer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

DESCOvery is a VC fund focused on Email and Retail. DESCOvery is the D.E. Shaw group's venture studio.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $7M–$9.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Email | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tymely | Tymely raises the bar for customer service by combining humans and artificial intelligence. In terms of quality, speed, and cost, it outperforms any other existing solution for outsourced customer service for eCommerce brands. Tymely automatically responds to customer inquiries via text channels such as emails, web forms, and chat, and takes allnecessary actions to fully resolve tickets.Tymely, unlike chatbots, focuses on understanding the customer's needs and taking action toward a full resolution. | $7M | Seed | Sep 19, 2022 |  |
| allwhere | allwhere is a laptop retrieval and IT procurement company that automates the IT asset lifecycle for companies ranging from startups to enterprises. | $9.5M | Seed | Jul 25, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [97212 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/97212-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hetz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hetz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does DESCOvery invest in?

DESCOvery invests primarily in Email, Retail and Consumer startups, most often at 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.

### What is DESCOvery's check size?

DESCOvery typically joins rounds of $7M–$9.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DESCOvery participates in.

### When did DESCOvery last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DESCOvery closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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