# Michael Blend

> Michael Blend is a seed investor backing Travel and Grocery. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Greater Los Angeles Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blender
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fenderblender

Michael Blend is a seed investor in Greater Los Angeles Area focused on Travel and Grocery. I have been starting/growing technology companies since I downloaded Mosaic in 1993. A couple of these companies have reached $1B+ valuations & a few have been acquired. I have been fortunate to have worked with some fantastic teams who have developed super-innovative hardware, software & internet products. Actively invest in startupsand prefer to be one of the first investors & take an active advisory role.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 33% |
| Grocery | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FlyCoin | FlyCoin is a cryptocurrency-based travel rewards technology company. FlyCoin represents the evolution of loyalty programs where the Company has applied the principles of cryptocurrency and blockchain to create a new kind of loyalty program that is free from the limitations of today's programs. | $33M | Seed | Feb 08, 2022 | https://flycoin.org/ |
| Duffl | Duffl is a 10-minute grocery delivery service for college students. It currently operating at UCLA, USC, UCSB, and UC Berkeley. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 25, 2020 | https://www.duffl.com/ |
| Scopely | Scopely is an interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Stumble Guys”, and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others.Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience.Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami™ that supports one of the diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry. Recognized multiple times as Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years. Scopely has operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia-Pacific, including Bangalore and Shanghai, among others; EMEA, including Barcelona and Dublin, among others; and North America, including Boulder, Colorado, and Culver City, California, among others, with additional game studio partners across four continents. | $8.5M | Seed | Sep 19, 2012 | http://www.scopely.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1984 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1984-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anthem Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Double M Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-m-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GoAhead Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goahead-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Blend invest in?

Michael Blend invests primarily in Travel, Grocery and Consumer 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.

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### When did Michael Blend last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Blend closed in Feb 2022. 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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