# Gelt VC

> Gelt VC is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Internet, Software and Marketplace. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Oct 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/GeltVC
- Website: http://www.gelt.vc

Gelt VC is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Internet and Software. Gelt Venture Capital is an early stage venture capital firm with networks in LA, SF, NYC, and Ann Arbor.We invest globally across all sectors (except biotech, blockchain, and cannabis). Our initial investment sizes range from $25k to $250k. We’re not afraid to be a founder’s first investor, and welcome opportunities to come in late. We alsoprovide early liquidity to investors, founders, and employees in the secondary market.We look for:- Exceptional products with differentiated distribution channels, and incumbents that are un-incentivized to react- Unique, capital efficient business models with clear revenue prospects and hints of large markets- Early evidence of sustainable competitive advantages- Ethical business practices, sound governance, and teams who take a stand for what’s rightWe ask ourselves:- “Would we be proud to tell our kids we were early backers of this company/team?”- “Would I want to work for this founder or company for the next 10 years?” For founders:- We move fast- Act on our own conviction, and- Help spread the word.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$9.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 5 | 18% |
| Software | 5 | 18% |
| Marketplace | 5 | 18% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 14% |
| Apps | 3 | 11% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 16 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 64% |
| Canada | 2 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bubble Goods | BUBBLE is an online marketplace where users can find the very best of health food | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Jupe | Jupe is a hospitality product technology startup producing the next evolution of shelter, designed for discovery. We manufacture base camps for the bold, created to escape the ordinary, offering shelter in extraordinary places (from music festivals to farms to forest to natural disaster areas for relief housing). Jupe is a flat-packed dwelling unitinspired by the stars, designed for new frontiers beyond the city that can be set up in just two hours. These minimalist, modular units remove limitations and redefine access to natural habitats and off-grid living. We operate a production facility in Southern California and support a growing list of customers looking to invigorate their hospitality offerings across the globe. Dimmable LED track lighting, a continuous double-battery system, bedside USB charge stations, and outlets integrated throughout are all features of Jupe shelters. | $9.5M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Natilus | Natilus is a large scale drone manufacturing company. The company specializes in the manufacturing of Boeing 747 sized drones which provides inter-continental cargo delivery services and helps in reducing air freight costs. Natilus was founded by LZ Zhang, Anatoly Starikov and Aleksey Matyushev in 2016.First flight of their 2200 lbs / 30 ftdrone is scheduled for Summer 2018. At the end of 2018, Natilus completed a flight test of their 2200 lbs prototype.The first production vehicle scheduled for 2020 customer delivery underwent wind tunnel testing in April, 2019. Natilus currently holds an aircraft order book rumored to be in excess of $1B+. |  | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |
| Offsight | We help solve the delivery, quality, traceability and communication challenges of modular/offsite construction and project-based manufacturing with our easy to use mobile software. | $6.4M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| SoleSavy | SoleSavy is building the next generation of paid communities and marketplace. Our mission is to make collecting sneakers accessible and bring like-minded communities together. | $2M | Seed | Jan 11, 2021 |  |
| Piñata Farms | Piñata Farms builds advanced AI video products that allow anyone to become a creative by recontextualizing content to come together with others. We operate like an AI research lab, transforming cutting-edge research into live consumer products in a matter of weeks.We are behind the world’s most popular video meme platform—responsible for hundredsof millions of user-generated creations that have reached billions of views and shaped cultural narratives across sports, politics, crypto, and entertainment. We're a Series A company backed by Index Ventures, Founders Fund, and leading investors across AI, media, entertainment and gaming. |  | Seed | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| Piñata Farms | Piñata Farms builds advanced AI video products that allow anyone to become a creative by recontextualizing content to come together with others. We operate like an AI research lab, transforming cutting-edge research into live consumer products in a matter of weeks.We are behind the world’s most popular video meme platform—responsible for hundredsof millions of user-generated creations that have reached billions of views and shaped cultural narratives across sports, politics, crypto, and entertainment. We're a Series A company backed by Index Ventures, Founders Fund, and leading investors across AI, media, entertainment and gaming. |  | Seed | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| Piñata Farms | Piñata Farms builds advanced AI video products that allow anyone to become a creative by recontextualizing content to come together with others. We operate like an AI research lab, transforming cutting-edge research into live consumer products in a matter of weeks.We are behind the world’s most popular video meme platform—responsible for hundredsof millions of user-generated creations that have reached billions of views and shaped cultural narratives across sports, politics, crypto, and entertainment. We're a Series A company backed by Index Ventures, Founders Fund, and leading investors across AI, media, entertainment and gaming. |  | Series A | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| Epoch | Epoch is a software application that automates virtual and in-person internal events to enable employee experiences. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 18, 2020 |  |
| 1v1Me | 1v1Me is an application that allows the user to play one on one matches in their favorite video games for cash. It is a community where anyone can meet and play with other members. The company was founded in 2020 and based in New York. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Night Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/night-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Gelt VC invest in?

Gelt VC invests primarily in Internet, Software and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gelt VC's check size?

Gelt VC typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$9.5M at Seed and $100k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gelt VC participates in.

### When did Gelt VC last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gelt VC closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 28 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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