# MergeLane

> MergeLane is a VC fund in Boulder backing Software and SaaS. See 57 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 57
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 7%
- Fund size: $20M
- Last fund: Sep 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mergelane/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mergelane
- Website: http://www.mergelane.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mergelaneaccelerator

MergeLane is a VC fund in Boulder focused on Software and SaaS. MergeLane invests in high-potential startups and venture capital funds with at least one female leader. Since its 2015 founding, MergeLane has invested in 44 companies and recruited a network of 300 mentors and 600 investors. MergeLane leverages this network, its focus on Conscious Leadership, and the MergeLane Funderator to prove that diverseleadership teams drive superior investor returns. MergeLane is an on-ramp for the extraordinary.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 16% |
| SaaS | 8 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 14% |
| Mobile | 6 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 11% |

97 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 36 | 63% |
| Series A | 5 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 5% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 4% |
| Series B | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 39 | 68% |
| Canada | 4 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colleen Kazemi | Mentor and Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colleen-kazemi |
| Dan DeGolier | Mentor & Angel Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-degolier |
| Elizabeth Kraus | Chief Investment Officer | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-kraus |
| Jack Donenfeld | Mentor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-donenfeld-b986 |
| Morris Wheeler | Mentor | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morris-wheeler |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intelligems | IntelliGems is Online stores are leaving money on the table by pricing inefficiently. We run A/B tests to find the optimal price to maximize sales and margin. | $4.2M | Seed | Feb 06, 2023 |  |
| Frate | Frate pioneers peer-to-peer returns to save retailer profits and our planet. It enables retailers to drop ship returns from customer-to-customer. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2022 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $1M | Seed | Nov 09, 2020 |  |
| Bazooka Tango | Bazooka Tango is a mobile gaming company that creates blockchain multiplayer online tactical card games. Combining deep publishing expertise with the creative muscle behind the mobile esport Vainglory, the company has decades of experience building and scaling hit games across PC, mobile, and console. With multiple titles set for release across keycore gaming genres, its network of games will shape the future of competitive play. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 16, 2020 |  |
| Twofold Spaces | Originally invented to solve the problems arising from working in increasingly crowded places, our mission is more important than ever. Existing furniture does not provide the flexibility, safety and functionality that offices and home spaces need in a post-Covid world. Covid has accelerated a shifting trend of how and where we work overnight.Companies need flexible furniture that allows companies to scale and provide workspaces as and where needed. Twofold’s solutions are on-demand, mobile and flexible, responding to companies’ and users’ needs. Made in Portland, Oregon. | $995K | Seed | Jul 18, 2019 |  |
| Hostfully | Hostfully helps vacation rentals companies earn more revenue and deliver a 5-star guest experience. The property management software platform distributes listings to Airbnb, HomeAway, Booking.com, and TripAdvisor, and also automates operations including payments (Stripe) and accounting (Quickbooks). Hostfully's market-leading digitalguidebook platform gives travelers local recommendations and essential property information. These help managers of 10,000 properties in 80 countries around the world make vacation rental travel smoother and more delightful. | $3M | Seed | May 09, 2019 |  |
| Pana | Pana is a computer software company that specializes in mobile, online travel, and mobile commerce. The company is driven by its mission is to make travel simple, personal, and delightful. From an app, they make booking travel as easy as texting a friend, provide white-glove care for the highs and lows of travel, and offer travel perks, rewards,and experiences.Pana was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $10M | Series A | Apr 29, 2019 |  |
| Paladin | Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all. It helps legal teams sign up for pro bono opportunities, enables coordinators to track the lawyers’ work, and which captures some of the stories and impact that the lawyers are making through their efforts.Paladin wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, USA. | $1.1M |  | Jul 06, 2018 |  |
| Paladin | Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all. It helps legal teams sign up for pro bono opportunities, enables coordinators to track the lawyers’ work, and which captures some of the stories and impact that the lawyers are making through their efforts.Paladin wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, USA. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 06, 2018 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $2.5M | Seed | May 13, 2018 |  |

10 of 57 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drummond Road Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drummond-road-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Array Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/array-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [C2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chaac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chaac-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does MergeLane invest in?

MergeLane invests primarily in Software, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 57 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 MergeLane?

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### Who are the partners at MergeLane?

The team at MergeLane includes Colleen Kazemi (Mentor and Investor), Dan DeGolier (Mentor & Angel Investor) and Elizabeth Kraus (Chief Investment Officer), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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