# Facebook Accelerator: Commerce

> Facebook Accelerator: Commerce is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 88%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/splashthat-com
- Website: https://www.facebookacceleratorcommerce.splashthat.com

Facebook Accelerator: Commerce is a 12-week non-equity program supporting innovative commerce startups who renew shopping experiences for buyers and sellers.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 35% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 35% |
| FinTech | 3 | 18% |
| Internet | 3 | 18% |
| Analytics | 2 | 12% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non-equity Assistance | 15 | 88% |
| Grant | 2 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 6 | 35% |
| South Africa | 3 | 18% |
| Egypt | 2 | 12% |
| Kenya | 2 | 12% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arubaito | Arubaito is an NFT-gated Web3 Community Jobs Platform, that helps Web3 projects that are radically changing the world to connect with social-impact-driven Talent.Arubaito is named a 'metaverse job agency' because we use emerging immersive internet environments, known as Metaverses to advertise job positions. “Arubaito” is Japanese for“Work” but derived from the German word “Albeit”. For us, “Arubaito” reflects the inter-societal and borderless nature of Web3. | $5.4K | Grant | Dec 28, 2020 | https://x.com/arubaito_io |
| FeedGeni | FeedGeni is a product feed generator that assists online merchants to increase product visibility and sales by uploading their products list on shopping engines. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | https://www.feedgeni.com |
| ShoppingFeeder | ShoppingFeeder is a feed management and product data optimization platform. ShoppingFeeder was created by Kevin Tucker, an e-commerce expert and the founder of PriceCheck, a shopping and price comparison platforms. The platform was born to help retailers optimize their sales growth and efficiency. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | https://x.com/ShoppingFeeder |
| BoxCommerce | BoxCommerce is a platform for small and medium-sized businesses to create eCommerce websites. The platform combines site development, payment, shipping, and shop management for businesses to seamlessly manage their sites. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | https://www.boxcommerce.com/ |
| Botme | BotMe provides you with the optimum solution to creating the perfect bot for your business. On a standalone platform that facilitates everything, you can easily integrate your bot with your running online business and customize the integration levels. Additionally, you can manage your business, without losing your conversation flow, makingeverything simpler and more personalized. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | https://x.com/_BotMe |
| Convertedin | Convertedin is an ad automation platform for eCommerce businesses using AI. They help retailers unleash their full marketing potential with intelligent algorithms. Equip yourself to create crazy ad campaigns with 5X better ROI. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | http://www.converted.in |
| OkHi | OkHi is a digital addressing system for emerging markets. The company wants to solve the lack of a physical address system in Kenya and beyond. They are building the next generation address system. This system will unlock commerce through enhanced logistics, save lives through improved emergency services, and grow access to finance through betterpersonal identification. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | http://www.okhi.com/ |
| WideBot AI | WideBot is the first bot builder platform in the MENA region. We allow anyone to build his own intelligent chatbot without any coding or technical experience in just 10 minutes. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 18, 2020 | https://www.widebot.net/ |
| Digiduka | Digiduka provides digital financial services and social commerce solutions to informal retailers in Africa | $84K | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 13, 2020 | https://www.digiduka.com |
| Vendora | Vendora makes it easier for micro-entrepreneurs to access “a way larger” pool of products in one online platform, start their reselling business without investment and create an extra revenue source for their families. It enables them to start their online business via social channels such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram etc.On the other hand,Vendora helps retailers, direct selling catalogues and wholesalers reach and employ a younger salesforce through our platform.Finally, our micro-entrepreneurs work when, where and how they want, selling unique collections and products online and in person. Backed by state-of-the-art technology and a supportive community, it is a business that is advanced, flexible, and most importantly, fun.It is more than a business. It is a movement. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Nov 12, 2020 | http://www.vendora.com |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Co-Creation Hub Nigeria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co-creation-hub-nigeria) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Facebook Accelerator: Commerce invest in?

Facebook Accelerator: Commerce invests primarily in E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Grant stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Facebook Accelerator: Commerce last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Facebook Accelerator: Commerce closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 17 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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