Parade Ventures
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Parade Ventures is a seed stage venture fund investing in enterprise-themed companies.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Parade Ventures invests in
Stages Parade Ventures invests in
Countries Parade Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $1.9M–$9M
- Pre-Seed
- $120k–$2.6M
- Series A
- $7.3M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (17%)
- Financial Services 4 (13%)
- Banking 2 (7%)
- FinTech 2 (7%)
- Big Data 2 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (43%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (17%)
- Series A 4 (13%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 15 (50%)
- Canada 2 (7%)
- Brazil 1 (3%)
- Uruguay 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shawn Merani
Founder & Managing Director
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Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Raj Singh
LP
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LP | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Simuhealth
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Simuhealth is a platform that helps simulation centers run more efficiently. It brings together everything you need to schedule sessions, manage equipment, track learners, and report on outcomes - all in one place. Instead of juggling spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected tools, simulation teams can use Simuhealth to coordinate day-to-dayoperations from a single, modern system. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Dec 08, 2025 | |
Knapsack
|
Knapsack provides a consolidated platform to manage design and code decisions across your product and brand ecosystem enabling you to deliver better experiences to market, faster. The company is a completely remote, venture-backed startup team that assists design and development teams in producing better products in half the time. | $10.5M / Series A / May 02, 2025 | |
FlowFi
|
Accounting for what's next. | $9M / Seed / Feb 13, 2024 | |
RecruitBot
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RecruitBot is recruiting agency software. They use the power of big data and machine learning for recruiting. They engage in automating conversations with class email marketing tools. | $8.2M / Seed / Jul 11, 2023 | |
Z1
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Z1 is a digital banking app made for teenagers and young adults where teenagers can learn financial independence. Founded in 2020 by João Pedro Thompson (ex-Vereda Educação), Thiago Achatz (ex-Grow Pay), Sophie Secaf (ex-BOX 1824) and Mateus Craveiro (ex-Pagar.me), the company has already conquered important investors: the Maya Capital fund and 99founders , Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas. Now, the company announces that it has received a contribution from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has companies such as Airbnb, Twitch, and Rappi in its portfolio. | $10.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 07, 2023 | |
Northstar
|
At Northstar, we believe financial wellness starts with a single paycheck. We work with leading companies to provide 1-on-1 financial advisors and personal finance tools as an employee benefit. Northstar’s financial wellness program helps employees make the most of their total compensation, and helps companies support their teams at scale. Ouremployer customers include Zoom, Snap, NerdWallet, Superhuman, Virgin Orbit, and more. | $24.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 13, 2022 | |
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Northstar
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At Northstar, we believe financial wellness starts with a single paycheck. We work with leading companies to provide 1-on-1 financial advisors and personal finance tools as an employee benefit. Northstar’s financial wellness program helps employees make the most of their total compensation, and helps companies support their teams at scale. Ouremployer customers include Zoom, Snap, NerdWallet, Superhuman, Virgin Orbit, and more. | $24.4M / Series B / Oct 13, 2022 | |
Arkive
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Arkive is building the people’s museum: a collection of art and culture curated by a global community of members and displayed around the world. | $9.7M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | |
The Companion
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The Companion is a premium insider platform connecting fans to the top TV show creators, gaming developers, and filmmakers by co-creating with them on the platform. It offers a wide range of content including video, podcasts, and long form writing through a subscription and provides additional virtual VIP experiences from masterclasses toactivities to create unforgettable moments with the stars. | Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2022 | |
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FlowFi
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Accounting for what's next. | Seed / May 06, 2022 | |
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FAQ
What does Parade Ventures invest in?
Parade Ventures invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 30 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 Parade Ventures's check size?
Parade Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$9M at Seed, $120k–$2.6M at Pre-Seed and $7.3M–$12M 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 Parade Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Parade Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Parade Ventures?
The team at Parade Ventures includes Shawn Merani (Founder & Managing Director) and Raj Singh (LP). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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