# Leah Busque

> Leah Busque is a seed investor at ShineTogether backing E-Commerce, EdTech and Jewelry. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ShineTogether](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinetogether)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/labusque/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/labunleashed
- Website: https://x.com/labunleashed
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/labusque

Leah Busque is a seed investor at ShineTogether in San Francisco Bay Area focused on E-Commerce and EdTech. Leah Busque is the Founder and Executive Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at TaskRabit since April 2016. A pioneer of the sharing economy, Leah launched TaskRabbit in 2008 as a way to help people connect and get more done, every day. Since that time, she has been named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” raised $50million in venture funding, and expanded the company internationally. Prior to founding TaskRabbit, Leah earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sweet Briar College and worked as a Software Engineer at IBM. Leah currently lives in San Mateo, CA with her husband, daughter, and cuddly black lab, Emerson.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 67% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Furniture | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WeeCare | WeeCare empowers caregivers to create sustainable home daycare businesses while making affordable, quality childcare accessible to all families. The WeeCare platform provides caregivers, educators and parentprenuers the tools and support needed to start a licensed home daycare, fill to capacity and effortlessly manage operations so they can focuson caregiving. Families using WeeCare have access to safe, affordable and curriculum-based daycare. |  | Seed | Aug 02, 2018 |  |
| Yellowsmith | Yellowsmith is a community of makers working together to make great jewelry. Each design is created by an undiscovered designer, shaped by our global community, and made in our workshop. Yellowsmith jewelry is sold exclusively through our website and select retail locations.DESIGNED BY YOU. We source designs from designers of all experiencelevels across the globe. Have an idea for an original piece? Submit it. The next collection could be yours. SHAPED BY OUR COMMUNITY. Our community, made up of designers, creatives and believers, come together to vote, comment and give feedback on every design we make. MADE BY YELLOWSMITH. Yellowsmith makes winning designs in the our workshop and brings the jewelry to you online and through Yellowsmith retailers. | $850K | Seed | Aug 20, 2012 |  |
| StyleRow | StyleRow is a design company that focuses on streamlining the design process for designers and creating an experience for brands and showrooms to work together, all in one place. It features an online-based portal that allows design professionals to scale their businesses.The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in California, UnitedStates. | $620K | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amplify.LA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-la) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fika Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fika-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gelt VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gelt-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-oaks-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightbank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ShineTogether

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Shine Together is an organization dedicated to celebrating the awesome impact women have every day while creating measurable opportunities for them in the world.Founded in 2018 by Leah Busque and Jamie Viggiano, Shine Together was deeply inspired by Valerie Jarrett and the women of the Obama Administration. These impressive leaders wererelentlessly dedicated to shining a light on the successes and contributions of their female colleagues.In 2013, the cultural journalist Ann Friedman and digital strategist Aminatou Sow gave this concept a name - calling it “shine theory” and challenged women everywhere to consider whether success might be contagious.Success is limitless; the more it is celebrated and recognized, the more it will inspire future success. Shine Together is committed to the idea that women's stories deserve to be amplified to make a brighter future for everyone.

3 contacts available at ShineTogether.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jamie Viggiano | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-viggiano |
| Leah Busque | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leah-busque |
| Leah Busque | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leah-solivan |

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## FAQ

### What does Leah Busque invest in?

Leah Busque invests primarily in E-Commerce, EdTech and Jewelry startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Leah Busque last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leah Busque closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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