# The Najafi Companies

> The Najafi Companies is a VC fund in Phoenix backing Bakery and Racing. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Phoenix, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thenajaficompanies/
- Website: http://www.najafi.com

The Najafi Companies is an entrepreneurially-driven private investment firm that makes highly-selective investments across industries. The firm makes highly-selective investments across industries, with deep experience in media, technology, consumer, sports, retail, and other sectors. They are concentrators, not diversifiers. Najafi funds itsinvestments with internally generated capital, enabling them to think long-term, move quickly, and operate in true alignment with management.The Najafi Companies is based in Phoenix with offices in Los Angeles and New York and is founded by Jahm Najafi in 2002.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bakery | 1 | 20% |
| Racing | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |
| Smart Home | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colin Kaepernick | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-kaepernick |
| Jahm Najafi | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 1 | — |
| Peter Keane | CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cedar Crest Capital | Cedar Crest Capital is a private investment firm that focuses on long-term investments. |  | Private Equity | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Breadblok | Breadblok is a manufacturer of organic gluten-free baked goods. They offer baked products such as bread, teacakes, pastries, scones, cookies, tartlets, and muffins that are free of gums, soy, and refined sugars along with also operating a restaurant that serves sandwiches, salads, puddings, and beverages. |  | Private Equity | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| hai | hai offsets its own carbon footprint by giving users the tools to reduce water & energy waste. In addition, hai streamlines packaging to use post consumer, reusable materials that are also recyclable. | $6M | Seed | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| McLaren Racing | One of the most successful teams in Grand Prix racing, creating some of the most iconic cars in the sport's history. | $242.2M | Private Equity | Dec 13, 2020 |  |
| Beach House Group | Beach House Group is a consumer product solutions company that create and commercializes brands to meet the needs of the consumer. The company's expertise spans from brand and product development, design, licensing, and procurement services. |  | Series A | Aug 12, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amity Supply](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amity-supply) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A-Rod Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-rod-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Monogram Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monogram-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- MSP Sports Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Najafi Companies invest in?

The Najafi Companies invests primarily in Bakery, Racing and E-Commerce startups, most often at Private Equity and Seed 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.

### How do I contact The Najafi Companies?

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### Who are the partners at The Najafi Companies?

The team at The Najafi Companies includes Colin Kaepernick (Partner), Jahm Najafi (Founder & Chief Executive Officer) and Peter Keane (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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