# Mendacre

> Mendacre is a VC fund in Charlotte backing Hotel, Coffee and Travel. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Charlotte, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $175k
- Last fund: May 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mendacre
- Website: https://www.mendacre.com

Mendacre is a deal-by-deal expansion capital fund that invests and manages a bespoke portfolio of early-stage companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel | 1 | 20% |
| Coffee | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Brewing | 1 | 20% |
| Grocery | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swiftly | Swiftly is the AI platform purpose-built for retail, serving retailers, wholesalers, and brands. Swiftly's AI agents unify data, automate workflows, and power the marketing that drives measurable growth — connecting shopper engagement, operations, and personalized experiences into one intelligent platform. Swiftly AI is built on theindustry's largest proprietary retail dataset: live transactions, 9 million products, and the closed-loop campaign outcomes of 33,000 stores. That foundation powers faster decisions, smarter execution, and AI-native experiences across the retail ecosystem. Trusted by leading retailers, wholesalers, and hundreds of iconic brands, Swiftly accelerates growth, reduces operational drag, and sets a new standard for what AI can do in retail. | $15.6M | Seed | Sep 10, 2019 |  |
| Placemakr | Placemakr is an alternative lodging service company that operates pop-up hotels in newly built, luxury apartment buildings. The hotels offer fully furnished apartments that combine the comforts of home, the services of a hotel, and the amenities of newly built, luxury apartment buildings. Placemakr allows multifamily developers to de-risk thelease-up phase of new assets and creates a new revenue stream while serving as an added amenity for residents. Placemakr was established in 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia by Jason Fudin. | $11.2M | Series A | Dec 11, 2018 |  |
| Placemakr | Placemakr is an alternative lodging service company that operates pop-up hotels in newly built, luxury apartment buildings. The hotels offer fully furnished apartments that combine the comforts of home, the services of a hotel, and the amenities of newly built, luxury apartment buildings. Placemakr allows multifamily developers to de-risk thelease-up phase of new assets and creates a new revenue stream while serving as an added amenity for residents. Placemakr was established in 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia by Jason Fudin. | $3.9M | Seed | Jun 07, 2018 |  |
| Placemakr | Placemakr is an alternative lodging service company that operates pop-up hotels in newly built, luxury apartment buildings. The hotels offer fully furnished apartments that combine the comforts of home, the services of a hotel, and the amenities of newly built, luxury apartment buildings. Placemakr allows multifamily developers to de-risk thelease-up phase of new assets and creates a new revenue stream while serving as an added amenity for residents. Placemakr was established in 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia by Jason Fudin. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Commonwealth Joe (CWJ) | Provider of premium specialty and nitro cold brew coffee focusing on freshness and quality that is branded as approachable and vertically integrated with multi-channel distribution and retail. Commonwealth Joe focuses on quality coffee products and bringing them to the market in innovative ways. | $2.5M |  | Aug 16, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MetaProp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaprop-nyc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Geolo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geolo-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Highland Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highland-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hammerstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hammerstone-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Star Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/procyon-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mendacre invest in?

Mendacre invests primarily in Hotel, Coffee and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Mendacre last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mendacre closed in Sep 2019. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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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