Manica Blain
Angel Investor @ BrandProject
Vancouver, Canada
Manica Blain is a seed investor at BrandProject in Vancouver focused on Beauty and E-Commerce. Manica Blain, consumer-focused investor and Founder of Top Knot Ventures.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Manica Blain invests in
Stages Manica Blain invests in
Countries Manica Blain invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Beauty 3 (100%)
- E-Commerce 3 (100%)
- Cosmetics 2 (67%)
- Apps 1 (33%)
- Organic 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- Canada 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Sahajan develops skincare products based on the 5,000 year-old ancient Indian health care tradition called Ayurveda. Sahajan skincare products are purely made from natural and organic ingredients. It was founded in 2015 by Lisa Mattam and is based in Manhattan, New York. | Seed / Nov 08, 2023 | ||
| Blanka is a platform that helps anyone start a makeup or skincare line by automating the process of branding products. Blanka gives merchants access to cruelty-free products manufactured in North America, with no minimum order quantity - all through an app that works with any ecommerce store. Traditionally, if someone wanted to start their ownproduct line, they would spend hours vetting suppliers, they would have to make a large upfront investment in inventory to meet minimum order requirements, and they would have to manage the logistics related to shipping products to their end customer. With Blanka, merchants no longer have to deal with these headaches. | $2M / Seed / Aug 23, 2023 | ||
| Iris&Romeo is the owner of a beauty brand that sells skincare products. Customers may take care of their skin and have coverage with the company's clean beauty products, which include serums, moisturizers, sunscreens, and blue light and pollution protectors. | $2M / Seed / Jun 14, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About BrandProject
BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round. BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly, Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products.. Find out more at www.brandproject.com
BrandProject Contacts
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Andrew Black
Founder & CEO
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Andrew Bridge
Co-Founder & CMO
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Colin Harding
Senior Associate
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Hayden Williams
Partner
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Jay Bhatti
Co-Founder and CTO
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FAQ
What does Manica Blain invest in?
Manica Blain invests primarily in Beauty, E-Commerce and Cosmetics 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.
What round sizes does Manica Blain invest in?
Manica Blain typically joins rounds of $2M–$2M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Manica Blain's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Manica Blain took part in.
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When did Manica Blain last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Manica Blain closed in Nov 2023. 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.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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