# Hammerstone

> Hammerstone is a VC fund in Arlington backing Local, Video and Coffee. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Arlington, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.hammerstonecapital.com/portfolio

Hammerstone is a VC fund in Arlington focused on Local and Video. Hammerstone Capital is a capital investment firm based in the Washington, DC area

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Coffee | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Brewing | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commonwealth Joe (CWJ) | Provider of premium specialty and nitro cold brew coffee focusing on freshness and quality that is branded as approachable and vertically integrated with multi-channel distribution and retail. Commonwealth Joe focuses on quality coffee products and bringing them to the market in innovative ways. | $2.5M |  | Aug 16, 2017 |  |
| Replenish | Replenish manufactures self-cleaning blenders that prepare smoothies and snacks. It also provides cups filled with various fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts for homes or offices. | $6.9M |  | Feb 13, 2017 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 09, 2015 |  |
| Loom | Loom puts all your photos and videos in the cloud, allowing you to empty your Camera Roll and reclaim lost disk space. Photo management is still broken. Ever since smartphones and tablets were equipped with better cameras, viewing photos and videos on multiple screens has gotten worse. As devices continue to upgrade over the years, photos willbecome higher resolution and storage space limits will be maxed quicker than before. The solution is something that works seamlessly, a personal media library that is the same wherever you go, and there when you need it. That is where Loom comes in. A fast way to access and manage an entire photo and video library on every device without taking up local storage space.The Loom team is based in San Francisco and backed by investors including YCombinator. | $1.4M | Seed | Oct 04, 2013 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-oaks-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Individual Investor Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Knygt Erraunt LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knygt-erraunt-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mendacre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mendacre) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Middleland Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/middleland-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hammerstone invest in?

Hammerstone invests primarily in Local, Video and Coffee startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 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 Hammerstone last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hammerstone closed in Aug 2017. Shizune tracks 4 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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