# Meridian Capital

> Meridian Capital is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meridian-capital-llc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/meridianseattle?lang=en
- Website: https://meridianllc.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeridianCap/

Meridian Capital is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Food and Beverage and Information Technology. Meridian has served as a trusted advisor to business owners of leading middle market companies on complex corporate finance, M&A and strategic challenges for over 20 years. They are committed to helping their clients achieve exceptional results. With a unique combination of financial, transaction and operational professionals on your side, youknow you are getting the return you have earned.Meridian’s dedicated industry teams and thought leadership across the consumer products, aerospace, tech-enabled business services and healthcare sectors arm their clients with knowledge of the latest industry dynamics, valuation trends and investor preferences.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 17% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 17% |
| Retail | 1 | 8% |
| Sports | 1 | 8% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 42% |
| Series D | 2 | 17% |
| Angel | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 9 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chuck Wilke | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuck-wilke |
| Giovanna Burns | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giovanna-burns |
| Michael Barber | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-barber-1e39 |
| Kristin Brandtner | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristin-brandtner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qidi | The foundation of digital industries such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and big data has rapidly evolved, as have the underlying technologies for smart glasses such as displays, interaction, algorithms, and computing power. | $14.2M | Angel | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Yellow Swan | Yellow Swan Edible Fresh Eggs is a domestic raw-edible egg enterprise. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. | $85M | Series C | Jan 26, 2022 |  |
| Hefu Noodle | Hefu Noodle is a noodle restaurant chain brand, and is committed to growing into the first brand of “Chinese-style high-end fast food” | $63.8M | Series D | Nov 16, 2020 |  |
| Hefu Noodle | Hefu Noodle is a noodle restaurant chain brand, and is committed to growing into the first brand of “Chinese-style high-end fast food” | $67M | Series D | Oct 26, 2020 |  |
| Master Bao | Bao Master is a luxury care service platform. The company is committed to mobile Internet + luxury aftermarket services, providing a range of related services such as private exclusive luxury care and idle luxury goods transactions, as well as auctions, fashion new media and other aspects. | $14.2M | Series A | Oct 16, 2019 |  |
| Master Bao | Bao Master is a luxury care service platform. The company is committed to mobile Internet + luxury aftermarket services, providing a range of related services such as private exclusive luxury care and idle luxury goods transactions, as well as auctions, fashion new media and other aspects. | $2M | Series A | Oct 16, 2019 |  |
| FOF Weekly | FOFweekly is a domestic information and service platform for the vertical fund industry. It focuses on the data, dynamics, opinions, figures and in-depth reports and interpretations of the parent fund industry. It promotes the development of the industry through the power of the media. At the same time, it relies on the media. The entrance,organization training, consultation, consultation and industry summit, to build a communication platform for the industry, under the Beijing Zhongji Fuhai Technology Co., Ltd. | $4.3M | Series A | Jun 13, 2019 |  |
| Accurate Builders & Developers | Accurate Builders and Developers is a construction and development company located in Lakewood, NJ.Founded in 2008 by Owner and CEO Jack Klugmann, Accurate Builders and Developers prides itself in knowing they offer only the best. They not only construct the homes, but are fully involved in all phases of the developmental process. Starting withthe early phases of planning and approvals, Accurate Builders and Developers is there every step of the way, making sure that everything is completed properly, to code, and in a timely fashion | $258M |  | Oct 08, 2018 |  |
| Maia Active | Maia Active is an athleisure sportswear brand that makes sportswear clothes and outfits for Asian girls. | $5.7M | Series A | Jul 26, 2018 |  |
| iYunBao | IYunbao is a FinTech company that offers insurance products, promotions, and services to consumers. Its platform includes services such as mobile insurance, convenient claims, online settlement, win-win sharing, and market data analysis that enables users to fulfill their insurance needs with increased efficiency and convenience.Founded in 2015,iYunbao is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | $3M | Series A | Jul 06, 2018 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Huaying Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huaying-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Meridian Capital Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singaporean-meridian-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [9C Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9c-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DT Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dt-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tencent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tencent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ally Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ally-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Meridian Capital invest in?

Meridian Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Information Technology and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Meridian Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Meridian Capital?

The team at Meridian Capital includes Chuck Wilke (Managing Director), Giovanna Burns (Vice President) and Michael Barber (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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