# Jim Kaplan

> Jim Kaplan is a seed investor at Bevi (New York) backing Events, Software and Collaboration. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bevi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bevi)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-kaplan-14246414/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jimrkaplan

Jim Kaplan is a seed investor at Bevi in New York focused on Events and Software. Jim Kaplan is the co-founder of CHASELLA, a private equity firm that specializes in real estate investment and development, and in supporting new products and services across a variety of industries that range from smart-home technologies to financial services and consumer retail. He is an advisor to a number of early-stage firms, and works closelywith their teams to help maximize efficiency and growth.In addition, he is a dedicated member of the Board of Advisors to Kids Need More, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that helps children and families afflicted with cancer.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Collaboration | 1 | 100% |
| Social Network | 1 | 100% |
| Event Management | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOW | VOW is a vertical SaaS future-of-work platform that enables sports, media, and entertainment professionals to streamline event and guest management, by eliminating massive fragmentation from stacking disjointed tools, integrating seating, ticketing, communications, and stakeholder interactions, saving 33% in operational costs while dramaticallyenhancing guest experiences at scale. |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Falcon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-falcon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capitalize VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalize-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chloe Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chloe-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bevi

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Bevi aims to eliminate waste from the production, shipping, and disposing of bottled beverages. We envision a future where a smarter platform (powered by the municipal water supply) transforms how beverages are delivered. It is an ambitious goal, but we are on it!

5 contacts available at Bevi.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eliza Becton | Co-Founder \| Head of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eliza-becton |
| Frank Lee | Co-Founder, Special Projects | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-lee-3 |
| Jim Kaplan | Advisory Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-kaplan |
| Julia Austin | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-austin |
| Nick Lancaster | Director Quality Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-lancaster |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim Kaplan invest in?

Jim Kaplan invests primarily in Events, Software and Collaboration startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Jim Kaplan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim Kaplan closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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