# Eigenvalue

> Eigenvalue is a VC fund backing E-Commerce, Internet and News. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunabe/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/shaunabe
- Website: http://www.eigen-value.com

Eigenvalue is a VC fund focused on E-Commerce and Internet. Eigenvalue was a seed stage fund managed by Shaun Abrahamson from 2007-2013 before Shaun co-founded Urban Us.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 50% |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |
| News | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Legal | 1 | 13% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Argentina | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flair | Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVACdistribution, and utilities. | $2.1M |  | Apr 22, 2021 |  |
| Flair | Flair makes smart vents and wireless thermostats and advanced software for residential heating and cooling. The company builds smart hardware and software for HVAC controls focused on efficiency, comfort, electrification, and smart grid integration. The company's products are sold through multiple channels including direct to consumer, HVACdistribution, and utilities. | $2.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2021 |  |
| Soma | Soma is a premium water filter service that includes a beautiful glass carafe and the world's most innovative water filters, which are delivered right to the door via subscription so customers never forget to change their filter on time. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $3.7M | Seed | Jul 16, 2013 |  |
| Tonx | Tonx is a small team of experts dedicated to helping you brew outstanding coffee at your home or office. They believe it's easy to make a better cup in your kitchen than you'll get at the best cafes, and for a fraction of the cost. They carefully source the finest coffees in the world and roast them mere hours before shipping them yourway. |  | Seed | Mar 09, 2013 |  |
| Modria | Modria is a developer of an online dispute resolution platform used to process and resolve customer disputes related to eCommerce. It serves tangible goods and service marketplaces, payment networks, medium and large online merchants, government agencies, and classified sites. Chittu Nagarajan and Colin Rule founded Modria in 2011, with itsheadquarters in San Jose in California with an additional office in Chennai in India. It operates as a subsidiary of Tyler Technologies as of May 30, 2017. | $1.3M | Seed | Nov 15, 2012 |  |
| Workana | Workana is a digital space to connect professionals with small businesses to enterprises, and organizations. They believe in the talent and ideas of the region, this is why they created Workana, an online platform to connect the best freelancers with the most interesting projects in Latin America.Every day, new ideas are turned into projectsthat provide great opportunities for freelancers in the region. Hundreds of small businesses and organizations are growing through Workana, the freelancer community in Latin America. Entrepreneurs and creative freelancers, idealists, dreamers, and visionaries, all connected through Workana with something in common by believing in and forging the future of the region.Workana was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 01, 2012 |  |
| Refinery29 | Refinery29 is a digital media and entertainment company focused on women. Through a variety of lifestyle stories, original video programming, and social, shareable content across all platforms, Refinery29 provides its audience with the inspiration and tools to discover and pursue a more independent, stylish, and informed life.The company wasfounded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York. | $500K | Seed | Feb 13, 2010 |  |
| Zocdoc | Zocdoc is a technology company that provides a better healthcare experience for millions of patients every month. Its online marketplace delivers the accessible, seamless, and simple experience patients expect and deserve. Zocdoc was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York. | $3M | Series A | Aug 18, 2008 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Vast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vast-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Skyview Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyview-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advanced-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Eigenvalue invest in?

Eigenvalue invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and News 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.

### When did Eigenvalue last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eigenvalue closed in Apr 2021. 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.

### 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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