# FACTORY

> FACTORY is a VC fund in Menlo Park backing Finance, Internet and Food and Beverage. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.thefactoryhq.com/

FACTORY is a vertically integrated platform operating across wealth, private investments, media, and technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series E | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patti's Good Life | Patti's Good Life is a prominent consumer packaged comfort food brand that specializes in traditional, southern-style food products. Their retail lineup features popular baked goods like sweet potato pies alongside packaged breakfast mixes, syrups, and frozen entrees. These items are manufactured for commercial distribution and sold nationwidethrough major grocery supermarket chains. |  |  | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Kalshi | Kalshi is a federally regulated financial exchange that allows investors to trade directly on the anticipated outcome of future events. Kalshi’s markets cover a wide range of topics including economics, international affairs, media and entertainment, climate/weather, and public health. Because Kalshi’s market topics can be more specific thanother instruments like stocks or bonds, investors can get direct exposure to the events and trends that they are interested in. For example, a Kalshi market on whether a certain free trade agreement will be signed can help retail investors get exposure to emerging markets and fluctuations in international trade.Website: https://kalshi.com | $1B | Series E | Nov 20, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Innovate Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karman-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lafayette Square](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lafayette-square) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meritech Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meritech-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FACTORY invest in?

FACTORY invests primarily in Finance, Internet and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series E and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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