# Ivy Ventures

> Ivy Ventures is a VC fund in Carmel backing Logistics, Sales and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Carmel, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivy-fund
- Website: https://www.ivy.fund

Ivy Ventures is a VC fund in Carmel focused on Logistics and Sales. Ivy Ventures provides capital and resources for companies looking for $500k to $2M. The diligence process involves the Ivy Ventures team, select Ivy Ventures Advisors, and investment committee.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 2 | 50% |
| Sales | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luster | Luster is a company that uses AI to help sales teams improve their skills. It discusses the company’s background, products, and future goals. Luster focused on expanding its customer base and building a strong brand in the sales enablement market. | $3M | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Pulse Charter Connect | Pulse Charter Connect provides organ transportation logistics services. | $2M | Seed | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Tusk | Tusk offers eCommerce, shipping, and logistics services to provide immediate access to broader coverage. | $2M | Seed | Feb 11, 2025 |  |
| rediem | Ripplfect is creating a platform for sustainable habit rewards to assist society in combating pollution and climate change. Our technologically advanced platform connects environmentally conscious individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. Ripplfect converts your environmentally conscious purchases and actions into points, cashback, and donations. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cedars-Sinai Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedars-sinai-health-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Belal Badat Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/belal-badat-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [(ERA) Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/er-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forumventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ivy Ventures invest in?

Ivy Ventures invests primarily in Logistics, Sales and Software startups, most often at Seed 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 Ivy Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ivy Ventures closed in Oct 2025. 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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