# Edward Shenderovich

> Edward Shenderovich is a Series B investor at Essential Capital backing E-Commerce and SaaS. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Essential Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essential-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shenderovich
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/eshender

Edward Shenderovich is a Series B investor at Essential Capital in New York focused on E-Commerce and SaaS. Edward Shenderovich is the Founder of Essential Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 38% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 13% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 13% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yali Bio | Yali Biosciences is a food tech company that uses synthetic biology and genomics tools to make climate-smart, sustainable foods. | $3.9M | Seed | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Ohi | Ohi has flipped the script for e-commerce fulfillment, transforming it from what is traditionally seen as a cost center into a growth engine. Brands join the Ohi platform to deliver powerfully fast, brand-focused, and memorable post-purchase experiences that enable them to grow. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York. | $19M | Series A | Oct 13, 2021 |  |
| Delivery Hero | Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $350M | Series G | Sep 03, 2014 |  |
| Delivery Hero | Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $30M | Series D | Jul 01, 2013 |  |
| Merchantry | Merchantry makes marketplaces possible. Merchantry provides the cloud-based technology infrastructure and merchant network that empower retailers and media organizations to grow their eCommerce businesses by building online marketplaces. | $7M | Series B | May 07, 2013 |  |
| Delivery Hero | Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $50M | Series D | Aug 27, 2012 |  |
| Delivery Hero | Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $27.4M | Series C | Apr 01, 2012 |  |
| Delivery Hero | Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $11.7M | Series B | Oct 01, 2011 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Team Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/team-europe-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Avala Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avala-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kreos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kreos-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Essential Capital

VC Fund · Haidian, China

Essential Capital is an investment management firm.

3 contacts available at Essential Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Edward Shenderovich | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-shenderovich |
| Zhiyong Zhang | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhiyong-zhang-0f22 |
| Wang Xinhe | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wang-xinhe |

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## FAQ

### What does Edward Shenderovich invest in?

Edward Shenderovich invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Seed 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.

### When did Edward Shenderovich last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Edward Shenderovich closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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