Elie Seidman
Venture Partner @ Shine Capital
Austin, United States
Elie Seidman is a seed investor at Shine Capital in Austin focused on News and Dating. Elie Seidman is based out of Austin, Texas, and is the Venture Partner of Shine Capital. Elie previously worked at FastGrowingTrees.com as a Director Board of Directors. Elie Seidman attended the University of Pennsylvania.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Elie Seidman invests in
Stages Elie Seidman invests in
Countries Elie Seidman invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $4M–$11M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $8M–$87M
Investment Focus
Industry
- News 1 (14%)
- Dating 1 (14%)
- FinTech 1 (14%)
- Internet 1 (14%)
- Geospatial 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (29%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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MEANT 2B
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MeantToBe is an AI-powered matchmaking platform designed to move beyond swipe-based dating apps by using personalized recommendations and behavioral signals to suggest more compatible romantic and social connections. It leverages machine learning to understand user preferences over time, aiming to improve match quality, reduce swipe fatigue, andcreate more meaningful interactions between users in a modern, AI-driven social discovery experience. Focused on next-generation relationship discovery. | $10.5M / Seed / Sep 24, 2026 | |
| Build a better map together | $18M / Series A / Apr 05, 2022 | ||
| Madrona Venture Labs is a startup studio that builds companies from scratch. Madrona Venture Labs is based in Seattle and housed at Madrona Venture Group. The studio makes use of money from its funds to incubate concepts and recruit a management crew to ultimately run the enterprise.Founded in 2014, MVL has spun out greater than a dozen firms,together with some that had been later acquired by Nordstrom, Uber, and Mailchimp. | $8M / May 29, 2021 | ||
| Boosted Commerce is a CPG platform that buys a variety of verticals and business sizes. They are acquiring, investing in, and growing third-party seller businesses across Shopify and Amazon (FBA) and through original product development across verticals that we believe offer exceptional opportunity. The company was founded in 2019 and is basedin Los Angeles, California. | $87M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 17, 2020 | ||
| dot.LA is a digital newsroom covering L.A.'s startup and tech community. dot.LA’s mission is to celebrate and empower the Los Angeles startup and tech community, fueling innovation around the world. | $4M / Seed / Jan 09, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Shine Capital
Shine is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to create iconic businesses.
Shine Capital Contacts
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Alex Hartz
General Partner
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Amanda Niu
CFO & General Partner
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Elie Seidman
Venture Partner
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Ethan Daly
Partner; General Partner
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Jenna Greenspan
Head of Investor Relations & Comms; Head of Investor Relations & Communications
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FAQ
What does Elie Seidman invest in?
Elie Seidman invests primarily in News, Dating and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Elie Seidman invest in?
Elie Seidman typically joins rounds of $4M–$11M at Seed and $8M–$87M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Elie Seidman's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Elie Seidman took part in.
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When did Elie Seidman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Elie Seidman closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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