# eCompanies

> eCompanies is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing Information Technology and B2B. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2000
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecompanies/about/
- Website: http://www.ecompanies.com

eCompanies is a VC fund in Santa Monica focused on Information Technology and B2B. Ecompanies, LLC is the incubation component of eCompanies, which also has a venture capital instrument. eCompanies LLC provides incubation services and seed capital to companies whose business centers on the internet and e-commerce. The firm has two investment arms, one is an incubator, eCompanies, LLC, which launches Internet start-ups. The otheris a VC investment firm, eCompanies Venture Group, LP that makes early stage investments in Internet companies incubated by eCompanies, as well as start-ups created outside of the eCompanies incubator.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Computer | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eWork | eWork is a workforce management solutions distributor that helps organizations achieve management and financial control of their workforce and talent supply chains. It offers its users with vendor management systems, work management statements, record facilities, contractor compliances, employment screening, and sourcing services.The companyconducts contingent workforce management webinars for individuals around the world. It sponsors and organizes events and conferences such as CWS Europe and North America Summits and Contingent Staffing Conference by ProcureCon. eWork has been bestowed with number of awards, including Earnest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Peter Yessne Staffing Innovator Award, and HROToday Baker's Dozen MSP 2015 prize.eWork is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1999 and Michael Werblun is serving as the company’s current Chief Executive Officer. Its offices are based in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions. The company was acquired by ZeroChaos in 2009. | $11.2M |  | Aug 04, 2000 |  |
| Xdrive | Xdrive is a provider of digital asset management, online storage, and file sharing services. | $45M | Series C | May 23, 2000 |  |
| BizBots | BizBots is a leading-edge business-to-business technology company. Initially funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct advanced ecommerce research, BizBots is on the forefront of B2B net markets. They have a Management and Advisory Team with deep domain experience in the areas of trading systems, risk management,software technology and Internet business. As a result, They are building a one-stop trading exchange that allows both net market hosts and end-users to capitalize on the trillion-dollar B2B economy. |  |  | Apr 26, 2000 |  |
| The Brain | TheBrain Technology helps people make sense of the wide range of information they need to organize and assimilate on a daily basis. They believe that two Brains are better than one. And if you extend and capture your thinking about your projects and life you can get some amazing stuff done. | $3M | Series A | Jan 21, 2000 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JUMP Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jump-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AOL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aol) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Deutsche Bank Securities — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Dell EMC — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ETF Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etf-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goldman Sachs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does eCompanies invest in?

eCompanies invests primarily in Information Technology, B2B and Computer startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 eCompanies last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for eCompanies closed in Aug 2000. Shizune tracks 4 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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