# Gen 1 Capital

> Gen 1 Capital is a VC fund backing Retail and Machine Learning. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Gen 1 Capital is a VC fund focused on Retail and Machine Learning.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Gen 1 Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Gen 1 Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/gen-1-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julian Cheng | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-cheng-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zippedi | Zippedi serves age-old retail business problems. The company is using AI-powered robots to automate inventory management and retail execution. They provide retailers and CPG manufacturers with the most accurate, actionable data to help them increase sales, labor efficiency, and customer satisfaction and lifetime value. | $12.5M | Series A | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Zippedi | Zippedi serves age-old retail business problems. The company is using AI-powered robots to automate inventory management and retail execution. They provide retailers and CPG manufacturers with the most accurate, actionable data to help them increase sales, labor efficiency, and customer satisfaction and lifetime value. | $6.9M | Seed | Sep 07, 2021 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ChileGlobal Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chileglobal-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ChileGlobal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chileglobal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venturance Alternative Assets](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondo-alerce-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grep VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grep-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gen 1 Capital invest in?

Gen 1 Capital invests primarily in Retail, Machine Learning and Service Industry startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Gen 1 Capital?

The team at Gen 1 Capital includes Julian Cheng (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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