Monica Black
Managing Director and Founder @ Function Investments
Miami, United States
Monica Black is a seed investor at Function Investments in Miami focused on Big Data and Product Research. Monica is the founder and managing director of Function. Her career has been spent at the intersection of technology and finance, with 10+ years investing and operating in startups, venture capital, and private equity. Prior to launching Function, Monica held investing roles at industry-leading organizations, including the Chan ZuckerbergInitiative and Providence Equity Partners. A Miami native, she received her Bachelor of Science from MIT and her MBA and Master of Education from Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Monica Black invests in
Stages Monica Black invests in
Countries Monica Black invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Big Data 1 (100%)
- Product Research 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Rime
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Rime develops speech technologies for a wide range of customers. The company works on speech generation with a deep understanding of linguistic and sociolinguistic phenomena needed to create the next generation of text-to-speech tooling. | $5.5M / Seed / May 29, 2025 |
Co-Investors
Cadenza Ventures
1 deal together
Founders You Should Know
1 deal together
Unusual Ventures
1 deal together
About Function Investments
Investor syndicate focusing on pre-Series A investments in B2B software across the US and Latam
Function Investments Contacts
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Monica Black
Managing Director and Founder
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What does Monica Black invest in?
Monica Black invests primarily in Big Data, Product Research and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Monica Black last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Monica Black closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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