# Kellett Investment

> Kellett Investment is a VC fund in Kirkland backing Retail, Sporting Goods and Online Auctions. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kirkland, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2000
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.kellettschaffner.com

Kellett Investment is a family venture capital fund that invests in telecommunications, technology, and internet infrastructure companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Sporting Goods | 1 | 100% |
| Online Auctions | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gear.com | Gear.com is an online retailer that offers surplus sporting goods for its clients. The platform was launched in 1997 by Gaylord Kellogg. It is operated from Seattle, Washington. | $12M |  | Jul 07, 2000 | http://gear.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NAI Elliott](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elliott-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Madrona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sugar Mountain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sugar-mountain) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Westlake International Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westlake-international-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kellett Investment invest in?

Kellett Investment invests primarily in Retail, Sporting Goods and Online Auctions startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Kellett Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kellett Investment closed in Jul 2000. 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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