# Pankaj Shah

> Pankaj Shah is a seed investor at VentureBeat (Palo Alto) backing E-Commerce and SaaS. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VentureBeat](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturebeat)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jun 2011
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajshah2/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/somepin22
- Website: https://x.com/pankaj_finches

Pankaj Shah is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor with a distinguished track record in venture development, consumer technology, and early-stage investing. Mr. Shah currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Treasure Hunter at Sankhara, where he leads initiatives collecting the human experience and creating joy, wonder and awe.At Sankhara, he is building an alternative asset fund filled with rare collectibles to uncover, protect and preserve artifacts that define human achievement. Mr. Shah is also Managing Director at Finches, LLC, a Palo Alto–based investment and advisory firm, where he has played a pivotal role in backing and guiding high-growth startups, and his portfolio includes early involvement with breakout companies such as Addepar, Kiwi Crate, OpenGov, Pair Eyewear, Ripple, ThirdLove, Zanbato, ZBiotics and Wish. Throughout his career, Mr. Shah has held advisory roles with leading early-stage venture capital firms, including 8VC, OVO Fund, Montage Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Tuesday Capital.  He has served on the Smithsonian Council of the Center for Astrophysics and a Director for Girls, Inc. and BRAC USA.  Mr. Shah has been a guest speaker at multiple top schools, including Columbia University, Harvard University, and Stanford University, and has also served as an advisor to the NBA on numerous projects.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$5.6M |
| Angel | $1.7M–$1.7M |
| Series A | $320k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 33% |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| Mobile | 2 | 22% |
| Big Data | 2 | 22% |
| Shopping | 2 | 22% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Angel | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 89% |
| Argentina | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Experimental | Experimental is a game development studio producing blockchain-based games that are not only incredibly fun to play but also allow users to monetize their gaming experiences. The studio developed CryptoWars (https://cryptowars.jp), the first fully decentralized strategy game played by thousands of users around the globe. |  | Seed | Apr 29, 2019 |  |
| FLYR | FLYR Labs brings together the best technologists to radically transform air travel through cutting edge technologies that are years ahead of what has been commercially available. FLYR Labs solves complex problems with beautifully engineered solutions that rely on Deep Learning (AI) and our end-to-end Managed Data Infrastructure to help leadingairlines around the world unlock their full potential. With its Cirrus Business Intelligence™ Platform, FLYR Labs provides airlines with the insight and intelligence for making the best-informed decisions. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2014 |  |
| ThirdLove | ThirdLove is a fast-growing intimates brand that believes fit should come first. The company's mission is to help every woman find her perfect fit by combining the best design and technology. Instead of using standard industry measurements, ThirdLove bras are designed with real women in mind and developed proprietary ½-cup sizes based onthousands of real women’s measurements to help women everywhere find a better-fitting bra. | $5.6M | Seed | Aug 01, 2013 |  |
| BuildZoom | BuildZoom is a marketplace, designed specifically for the construction industry. We have identified the best contractors and architects in the US and work with our clients to streamline the pre-construction process and ensure they are matched to the right professional who will see their vision through to completion. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 25, 2013 |  |
| OpenGov | OpenGov is a provider of modern cloud software that enables government operations for local governments and state agencies. The company's software is designed specifically for the public sector's particular budgeting, procurement, and community development requirements. | $3M | Series A | Jun 11, 2012 |  |
| Addepar | Addepar is a wealth management platform for investment advisors specializing in data aggregation, analytics, and portfolio reporting. It is the financial operating system used to bring common sense and ethical, data-driven investing in the financial world.Addepar handles all types of assets in any currency, so investors and advisors have aclearer financial picture at every level, all in one place. With customizable reporting, financial managers can visualize and communicate relevant information to anyone who needs it.Addepar was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Chicago, and Salt Lake City. | $15.8M | Series B | Jun 15, 2011 |  |
| Wish | Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wish is an e-commerce platform, putting a digital shopping mall of affordable goods directly in the pockets of consumers worldwide. Wish employs big data principles, machine-learning, and search technologies to create a highly-visual, entertaining, and personalized browsing experience for eachuser. The company leverages a global network of direct suppliers, providing access to top quality, affordable products to anyone with a smartphone. As of 2018, Wish has more than 80 million monthly active users, over one million merchants, and sells nearly 1 billion products annually. For more information about the company or to download the Wish mobile app. | $1.7M | Angel | Mar 03, 2011 |  |
| ContextLogic | ContextLogic Inc., formerly known for its Wish ecommerce platform, is a technology-driven company specializing in the online retail sector. The company previously offered a global marketplace connecting consumers with merchants through a mobile shopping experience. Following a recent transaction, ContextLogic has sold its operating assets to Qoo10and now focuses on leveraging its substantial net operating losses (NOLs) for future financial opportunities. ContextLogic continues to explore ways to maximize the value of these tax attributes while managing reduced operational expenses. | $1.7M | Angel | Mar 03, 2011 |  |
| VentureBeat | VentureBeat is an online technology news platform that is engaged in technology publication and events business. It delivers news, analysis, and events to provide context to help executives, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts in making decisions while covering technology trends ranging from social to mobile, small business to enterprise,health tech, cloud, games, and more. It is also known for providing news and perspective in various categories, including health, big data, lifestyle, business, marketing, cloud, media, deals, mobile, development, education, reviews, enterprises, science, entrepreneur, security, gadgets, small biz, green, and social fields. Launched in 2006, VentureBeat is led by founder and CEO | $320K | Series A | Feb 11, 2008 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Garage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-ga) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CRV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crvvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LeFrak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lefrak-organization) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Signatures Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/signatures-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Transmedia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transmedia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About VentureBeat

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

VentureBeat is an online technology news platform that is engaged in technology publication and events business. It delivers news, analysis, and events to provide context to help executives, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts in making decisions while covering technology trends ranging from social to mobile, small business to enterprise,health tech, cloud, games, and more. It is also known for providing news and perspective in various categories, including health, big data, lifestyle, business, marketing, cloud, media, deals, mobile, development, education, reviews, enterprises, science, entrepreneur, security, gadgets, small biz, green, and social fields. Launched in 2006, VentureBeat is led by founder and CEO

5 contacts available at VentureBeat.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pankaj Shah | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pankaj-shah |
| Alexei Ilinykh | Director Product & Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexei-ilinykh |
| Hillel Fuld | Contributing Writer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillel-fuld |
| Matt Marshall | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-marshall |
| Melinda Byerley | Guest Author | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melinda-byerley |

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## FAQ

### What does Pankaj Shah invest in?

Pankaj Shah invests primarily in E-Commerce, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Pankaj Shah's check size?

Pankaj Shah typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$5.6M at Seed, $1.7M–$1.7M at Angel and $320k–$3M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Pankaj Shah participates in.

### When did Pankaj Shah last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pankaj Shah closed in Jun 2011. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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