# Kombo Ventures

> Kombo Ventures is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Fashion and FinTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kombo-ventures/
- Website: http://www.komboventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kombo-Ventures-948821782175079/

Kombo Ventures is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Fashion and FinTech. Kombo Ventures operates as a hybrid between a talent management firm, an IP and brand incubation studio, and a digital agency. In addition, Kombo Ventures actively invests in early-to-mid stage startups. It was founded in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, California.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 3 | 27% |
| FinTech | 3 | 27% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 27% |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 45% |
| Series B | 3 | 27% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 91% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Gould | Founder & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-gould |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ten Thousand | Ten Thousand is a provider of an online shopping platform designed to offer men's apparel and designed training essentials optimized for workout. The company's platform offers men's sports apparel that are lightweight, durable and flexible for the wear and tear of daily workouts, enabling consumers to get choice of fit and featuresoptions to match their needs | $21.5M | Series A | Jun 12, 2023 |  |
| Stryx | Stryx is a line of modern discreet cosmetics for men. The company offers a concealer and tinted moisturizer, its products help men comfortably look their best and feel confident. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Rain | Rain is the trusted leader in employee-centric financial wellness solutions, serving middle-market and enterprise organizations nationwide. Through a comprehensive suite of offerings, including earned wage access and other financial wellness benefits, Rain seamlessly integrates with any organization's existing infrastructure, providing theflexibility essential for effective financial management. Rain’s mission is to empower employees to reach financial freedom. At Rain, financial freedom means being able to afford everyday life without stressing about pay dates or pay cycles. |  | Series B | Dec 20, 2022 |  |
| VersusGame | VersusGame is a global entertainment mobile gaming product that allows users to put their knowledge of mainstream culture to good use. Thousands of creators and brands, not to mention countless everyday people, have used the platform to drive excitement with an interactive audience actively participating because VersusGames gives them value fortheir time.VersusGame gives creators and brands the platform to promote interactive content to millions of people at once while giving them the chance to play games in 1v1 pairs and gain cash and prizes when they win. VersusGame is the number one prediction platform in the world and is played via the VersusGame app, mobile website, Snapchat and Instagram. | $25M | Series A | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Cargomatic | Cargomatic is a real-time on-demand network for Local Truck Availability. Shippers can submit loads and instantly find nearby trucks to service their needs. Since launching in early 2014, Cargomatic has aided the expedition of tens of thousands of deliveries throughout California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Stem Disintermedia | Stem Disintermedia helps creators, artists, and musicians to collect digital revenue and enables them to track and share their earnings.It develops a platform intended to provide distribution and payments solution for artists and their teams. The platform aggregates cross-platform earnings, create contracts, and honor splits with collaborators,disburse payments and statements to all stakeholders in a project and visualizes performance data for each platform, enabling businesses to bring clarity to the complicated process of revenue management and ensure everyone involved in the creative process gets paid.Milana Rabkin, Tim Luckow, and Jovin Cronin-Wilesmith formed Stem Disintermedia in Los Angeles, California in 2015. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 18, 2022 |  |
| The Plug Drink | The Plug Drink is a plant-based functional drink with liver-aiding ingredients designed to support the body’s metabolism. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 24, 2022 |  |
| CASHDROP | CASHDROP is a mobile commerce platform for mobile natives. It allows businesses to create an online storefront from their phone in less than 15 minutes. Businesses that deploy CASHDROP never pay commissions or monthly fees on contactless sales of food, retail goods, services, or ticketed events The company's goal is to become the fastest andeasiest way for mobile native entrepreneurs to start selling no matter what vertical they are in.It was incorporated by Ruben Flores-Martinez in January 2020 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Step | Step is a financial services company that builds mobile-based banking for teenagers. It helps teens and young adults achieve financial independence and knowledge at an earlier age. The company's mission is to create a bank that gives its users the tools to become smarter with their money and reward them along their financial journey.It wasfounded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | $100M | Series C | Apr 27, 2021 |  |
| Inkbox | Brothers Tyler and Braden Handley were discussing their shared interest in getting tattoos. The problem was they both knew they’d end up regretting them in the next 10 years. They recognized that they probably weren’t the only ones frustrating by the permanence of tattoos, and decided to create a completely new type of tattoo that had the look andfeel of a real one - without the permanent time stamp. From there Inkbox was born, and what started as an idea between brothers quickly turned into a growing tribe of dedicated followers. |  | Series B | Oct 29, 2020 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Plus Eight Equity Fund LP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plus-eight-equity-fund-lp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alfa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfa-6b54) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APEX Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-capital-9cd3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond The Game Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-the-game-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Block, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-fda8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kombo Ventures invest in?

Kombo Ventures invests primarily in Fashion, FinTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 11 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 Kombo Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Kombo Ventures?

The team at Kombo Ventures includes Kevin Gould (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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