# Lodestar Ventures

> Lodestar Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Mobile. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/18039080/
- Website: http://www.lodestarvc.com

Lodestar Ventures is a seed stage fund focused on investing in dedicated entrepreneurs building consumer and enterprise technologies that create lifestyle efficiencies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Lodestar Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Lodestar Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/lodestar-venture?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Mobile | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shayna Modarresi | Founder & General Partner | 5 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 100Plus | 100Plus is the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform empowering doctors to manage their chronic patients remotely and proactively engage them to avoid expensive, episodic care and drive a higher quality of life. When a Medicare patient receives a 100Plus medical device, it’s at no cost to the patient or practice, fully configured, andready to use out of the box — no smartphone, app, Bluetooth, or WiFi required. Reduce episodic care and improve patient care by continuously monitoring high-risk seniors in your population. | $3M | Seed | Jul 13, 2017 | https://www.100plus.com |
| KangaDo | KangaDo is a free app for iPhone and Android that enables busy parents and their trusted friends, to help each other get more done. All with peace of mind. |  | Seed | May 01, 2017 | https://www.kangoapp.co/ |
| Sift wallet | Sift wallet is a free application that maximizes credit card benefits and earns reimbursements for consumers. The app analyzes hidden benefits that are buried in complex credit card policies and file the appropriate claims on the user’s behalf, getting consumers back tens of billions currently left on the table every year. It tracks all of theirpurchases in one place, maps benefits to individual purchases, and automatically streamlines claims. In BETA, Sift has gotten its users an average of 5–10% back on their purchases 1 Sift is the first service to comprehensively map all the benefits for 90% of all credit cards in the United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 09, 2017 | http://www.siftwallet.com/ |
| test.ai | Test.ai provides an AI-powered test automation platform to help organizations deliver quality mobile app experiences. The platform scales and can test thousands of apps in parallel without the need to code or maintain tests. Test.ai automates testing for the most impactful user experiences so that app teams can focus on improving them.The team attest.ai wrote the book on testing— having worked on some of the world’s most used software such as Chrome and Bing and co-authoring books such as How Google Tests Software and App Quality: Secrets for Agile App Teams. Test.ai is dedicated to elevating the quality of the world’s apps and is uniquely qualified to do so. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 14, 2016 | https://test.ai |
| 100Plus | 100Plus is the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform empowering doctors to manage their chronic patients remotely and proactively engage them to avoid expensive, episodic care and drive a higher quality of life. When a Medicare patient receives a 100Plus medical device, it’s at no cost to the patient or practice, fully configured, andready to use out of the box — no smartphone, app, Bluetooth, or WiFi required. Reduce episodic care and improve patient care by continuously monitoring high-risk seniors in your population. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 02, 2016 | https://www.100plus.com |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Band of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/band-of-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Maveron](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maveron) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Correlation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/correlation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oakhouse Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oakhousepartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lodestar Ventures invest in?

Lodestar Ventures invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Lodestar Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Lodestar Ventures?

The team at Lodestar Ventures includes Shayna Modarresi (Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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