# FbFund

> FbFund is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software, E-Commerce and Social Media. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2009
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/fbFund
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/facebookdevelopers

FbFund is a seed fund providing micro-seed investments for companies developing websites and applications related to Facebook.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Social Media | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sociable Labs | Sociable Labs is a software-as-a-service provider of social and viral marketing solutions. Sociable Labs’ S2S Engine, the Shopper-­to-­Shopper Engine, provides a turnkey solution for digital businesses that want to grow their customer base through referral marketing. The company's S2S Engine is a SAAS solution that makes the process ofinviting friends to a website or mobile app in exchange for a reward provided by the business a seamless process. Sociable Labs integrates directly into the client site where users are prompted to share the brand with their friends. They offer industry's only true Refer a Friend solution as a Performance Marketing Platform. It makes social sharing useful to consumers, driving considerable referral traffic to your site and sales when they get there.Sociable Labs was founded in 2014 and is based in |  | Series A | Dec 31, 2009 |  |
| Sofa Labs | Sofa Labs is a developer of social applications. It was a winner for fbFund REV 2009. Sofa Labs is the developer behind Thread a social application for fashion. | $1.2M | Series A | Sep 01, 2009 |  |
| NutshellMail | easy-to-read email digest sent on your schedule.NutshellMail was part of the 2009 fbFund Rev incubator program and was acquired by Constant Contact, Inc (NASDAQ: CTCT) in May 2010. |  | Seed | May 29, 2009 |  |
| GroupCard | GroupCard is a developer of social gifting applications. GroupCard's merchant gifting service (available at www.groupcardapps.com) enables retailers to offer gift cards directly from their own Web sites and Facebook Pages. The service is used by leading retailers and is recognized as part of Facebook's Preferred Developer ConsultantProgram. The company also operates GroupCard.com, an easy-to-use Web site that helps millions of users create and deliver group gifts and greetings for events such as birthdays, baby showers, teacher gifts, and more. | $25K | Grant | Oct 15, 2008 |  |
| Lyft | Lyft designs, markets, and operates a mobile application that matches drivers with passengers who request rides, and also allows payment through the app. It also allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance.Its services are primarily focused on college, university, and corporate communities. Lyft is a fast-growing ridesharingcompany in the U.S. and is available to 95 percent of the US population.Lyft was founded in June 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer in San Francisco, California. | $300K | Seed | Jul 28, 2008 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pathfinder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-angel-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Javelin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javelin-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KPG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kpg-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quest Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FbFund invest in?

FbFund invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Social Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 FbFund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for FbFund closed in Dec 2009. Shizune tracks 5 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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