# Melo7 Tech Partners

> Melo7 Tech Partners is a VC fund in New York backing E-Commerce and Mobile. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Melo7 Tech Partners is a VC fund in New York focused on E-Commerce and Mobile. Melo7 Tech Partners, LLC was founded by Carmelo Anthony and Stuart Goldfarb to invest in and develop opportunities primarily in early stage digital media, consumer internet and technology ventures.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$5M |
| Series A | $6M–$21M |
| Series B | $11M–$70M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 19% |
| Mobile | 3 | 14% |
| Digital Media | 3 | 14% |
| Shoes | 2 | 10% |
| Retail | 2 | 10% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 38% |
| Series A | 4 | 19% |
| Series B | 4 | 19% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 86% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmelo Anthony | Co-Founder & Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carmelo-anthony |
| Stuart Goldfarb | Co-founder & Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-goldfarb |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stears | Stears is a data and intelligence company with its headquarters spanning Lagos, Abuja, and London. Initially established as a media publication called Stears Business, the company was founded in 2017 by Preston Ideh, Abdul Abdulrahim, Foluso Ogunlana, and Michael Famoroti, who met at the London School of Economics and Imperial College in the UnitedKingdom. Stears has evolved into a provider of subscription-based comprehensive data collection tools and insight services tailored to meet the needs of businesses and professionals operating or investing in Africa. The company's mission is to become the world's most trusted source of African data, insight and data collection tools for businesses, financial and policy professionals. | $3.3M | Seed | Oct 10, 2022 |  |
| Mercury | Mercury Technologies is a technology-enabled company that provides banking services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company services provide bank accounts designed specifically for startups, combining FDIC-insured checking and savings accounts with tech tools. Immad Akhund, Max Tagher, and Jason Zhang founded the company. | $21.3M | Series A | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Ambrosia | Industrial/Organic is an organic waste solutions provider that offers infrastructure-as-a-service to waste industry. The company converts food scraps into high-value resources in a distributed facility model. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 03, 2017 |  |
| Juicero | Juicero is on a mission to help people consume more fresh produce every day. Starting with the first home, cold-press juicing system that makes raw, organic juice with the touch of a button, the Juicero system represents three years of hard work to bring cold-pressing technology (and nutrient-dense goodness) home. It’s all in the spirit ofmanifesting true health, and it’s just the beginning. | $70M | Series B | Mar 31, 2016 |  |
| Good Uncle | Good Uncle offers an application that enables college students to find and order food. Good Uncle offers delivery services to its customers’ college. It prepares food according to recipes collected from restaurants. Good Uncle was founded by Matt Doumar and Wiley Cerilli in November 2015. | $2.2M | Seed | Feb 09, 2016 |  |
| Hullabalu | Hullabalu is a company based in NYC, creating stories for the new generation. They are inspired by their love for fantastical worlds, the timeless classics they grew up with, and the kids who visit their office. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 09, 2015 |  |
| Birds and Fellows by Glam+Go Saloon | Glam&Go makes beauty convenient via on demand access to premier blowouts where and when you need them most. Set up in fitness centers, hotels, residences, corporate towers, or we’ll come to you, our members consistently enjoy luxe quality and a pampered experience across 12 prime locations in New York and Miami, with more to be added soon. Bookappointments online or through the Glam&Go mobile application, available on iTunes. Women can now be busy, live glamorously and stop being held hostage by their hair.For more information visit www.glamandgo.com. |  | Angel | Aug 01, 2015 |  |
| AlphaDraft | AlphaDraft also brought on board strategic backers in Melo7 Tech Partners (the investment shop founded by Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern. | $5M | Pre-Seed | May 19, 2015 |  |
| PureWow | PureWow is a digital publication dedicated to making women's lives more interesting, beautiful and manageable. PureWow's motto, "Elevate the Everyday," drives the company to deliver irresistible discoveries to its readers every single day. Think of PureWow as a savvy friend who knows the next book you should read, the must-havejeans that fit and flatter and the purse that holds your keys and charges your phone.PureWow publishes across multiple platforms so readers can access content where it's most convenient for them, whether it's via PureWow.com, on a mobile device, through email or on social or video platforms. In addition to National articles, PureWow offers local and interest-specific editions so readers can personalize their experience. Local PureWow editions--in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas & the Hamptons (in the summertime)--bring readers the best under-the-radar discoveries right in their hometown. PureWow also publishes topic-driven editions focused on Recipes, Money and Books. | $2.5M | Seed | May 05, 2015 |  |
| Sols | SOLS is a software platform and mobile application that enables users to design and purchase customized orthotics for their feet. To date, the company has launched two products: SOLSRx, medical-grade 3D printed orthotics, and ExoSOLS, direct to consumer custom insoles. SOLS is now leveraging its patented footwear customization software to attackthe footwear industry's biggest problem, shoe size-related returns. Founded in 2013, SOLS uses state of the art computer vision and machine learning to improve the fit and function of footwear. The company is backed by blue-chip investors like Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Tenaya Capital and located in New York City. | $11.1M | Series B | Feb 27, 2015 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Melo7 Tech Partners invest in?

Melo7 Tech Partners invests primarily in E-Commerce, Mobile and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Melo7 Tech Partners's check size?

Melo7 Tech Partners typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$5M at Seed, $6M–$21M at Series A and $11M–$70M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Melo7 Tech Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Melo7 Tech Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Melo7 Tech Partners?

The team at Melo7 Tech Partners includes Carmelo Anthony (Co-Founder & Partner) and Stuart Goldfarb (Co-founder & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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