# Intonation Ventures

> Intonation Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Web3 and Internet. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intonation-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gao_zibo
- Website: https://www.intonationventures.com

Intonation Ventures is a produce-centric fund investing in pre-seed and seed stage consumer tech companies. Our mission is to invest in products that bring people joy. Along with our investment arm in China, we strive to bring an international perspective to today's interconnected world. With its headquarters located in New York, New York,Intonation was founded in 2020.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Intonation Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Intonation Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/intonation-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 2 | 29% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 29% |
| Video Games | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 2 | 29% |
| China | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Manuel Gonzalez | Analyst | 0 | — |
| Samuel Tufeld | Venture Analyst | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sincerely | Sincerely is a mental wellness platform where users support each other. Sincerely was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |
| Big Whale Labs | Big Whale Labs is a Web3 technology company focused on building decentralized applications and digital community experiences. The company develops blockchain-based solutions that support social interaction, ownership, and online engagement. | $655K | Pre-Seed | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Pipeline | Becoming a content creator is what most kids around the world aspire to do. In the early days, this was seen as a hobby. Today, it's a viable career that millions are pursuing. We aspire to support the next generation of content creators build careers they are passionate about. Our team is comprised of seasoned creators and those who have beenin the industry for a decade. We're tackling this by building an online school for content creators and are backed by some of the biggest creators in the industry. | $2M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 |  |
| Inverse | Inverse is a metaverse game platform and studio building the next-generation of digital community and social experiences. These experiences include virtual events, multiplayer games, and branded worlds on web/mobile that can be customized, monetized, and augmented by NFTs. | $830K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Boomy | Boomy is an AI-powered platform that allows users to create songs instantly. It can also create Releases and distribute them to all major streaming services and digital music retailers worldwide, and earn a share of royalties when your songs are played on networks like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and YouTube. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Jan 30, 2021 |  |
| Stadium Live Studios | Stadium Live Studios is a sports community platform that creates a virtual playground where fans can hang out, play games, buy and earn digital collectibles, and express their individuality. Stadium Live Studios aims to be the go-to destination for next-gen sports and culture fans. | $3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| JD Digits | In November 2018, JD Finance was upgraded to JD Digital Technology, which consists of JD Finance, JD iCity, JD Nongmu, JD MO Media, and JD Shaodongjia.The business purpose of JD Digital Technology is to connect financial and physical industries with digital technology, help the industry to improve the level of Internet, digitization andintelligence, promote the development of the real economy and create social value.With the core technologies of data technology, AI and IoT as the core, JD Digital Technology has completed the comprehensive layout in the fields of digital finance, digital city, digital agriculture, digital marketing, digital campus, etc. In the future, JD Digital Technology will enter more real estate industries while deepening its existing business areas.Prior to rebranding, JD Finance was the financial technology arm of JD.com. It was established in 2013 to give individuals and businesses quick, easy and convenient access to the financial services they need. Leveraging JD.com ’s proprietary data resources, e-commerce expertise and industry-leading risk control systems, JD Finance offered sophisticated financial solutions in areas including financing loans, asset management, payment solutions and crowdfunding. With the JD Zhongchuang ecosystem, a holistic financial and market acceleration ecosystem, JD Finance connected early-stage enterprises with the financing and business development services they needed to grow.JD Finance had established seven major business lines: supply chain finance, consumer finance, crowdfunding, asset management, payment solutions, insurance and securities. It built up China’s leading financial technology ecosystem for enterprises and consumers and launched a range of innovative products, including Jingbaobei, Baitiao, JD Wallet, JD Finance APP, Xiaojinku, JD Microcredit and Xiaobailicai.Based on its core principle of creating long-term social value combined with its corporate values, including dedication, simplicity, perfection, synergy, innovation and user experience, JD Finance extended robust risk control capabilities and established a user-friendly customer account set up and maintenance system. By connecting financial institutions, including banks, securities firms, insurance providers, as well as JD Zhongchuang, JD Finance built a connected platform that integrates resources, reduces business costs and improves the efficiency of the industry as a whole. | $1.8B | Series B | Jul 11, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maple VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maple-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- APOFCO — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Intonation Ventures invest in?

Intonation Ventures invests primarily in Web3, Internet and Blockchain startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Intonation Ventures?

Public channels for Intonation Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Intonation Ventures?

The team at Intonation Ventures includes Fernando Manuel Gonzalez (Analyst) and Samuel Tufeld (Venture Analyst). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co