Park Bench Capital
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Park Bench Capital is a financial services firm that focuses on diverse founding teams that always include at least one female founder. It specializes in the fields of financial exchange, financial services, and investment management.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Park Bench Capital invests in
Stages Park Bench Capital invests in
Countries Park Bench Capital invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 3 (50%)
- Tea 1 (17%)
- SaaS 1 (17%)
- Legal 1 (17%)
- Organic 1 (17%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (50%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 5 (83%)
- United Kingdom 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Air Protein
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Air Protein is a startup that aims to develop sustainable protein made from thin air. Using a proprietary probiotic process, Air Protein develops protein-enriched food made from CO2. This revolutionary new protein source can be used to make meat-free burgers, protein-enriched pasta, cereals, beverages, and more.Air Protein has been developed byKiverdi, a California-based biotechnology company. | $75M / May 18, 2023 | |
Dream Pops
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Dream Pops manufactures and markets plant-based frozen desserts formulated with coconut milk, coconut sugar, fruits and herbs. Inspired by Colombian paletas, varieties include mixed berry, chocolate with lion’s mane mushroom, vanilla matcha, coconut latte, and mango rosemary. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 10, 2021 | |
Guidewheel
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As simple as a smartwatch to clip on, Guidewheel's AI-powered FactoryOps platform empowers manufacturers to swiftly improve productivity and profit across their entire operations—every machine, in every factory. Totally non-intrusive, like a smartwatch measuring a pulse, Guidewheel’s AI and software detect from the machine’s electricalheartbeat how fast any machine is running, the second it started or stopped, and even when it’s starting to get stressed out and might have a problem soon. Then, layers of additional sensors and functionality provide more and more value towards profits and even sustainability goals—while keeping the user experience simple, modular, and scalable. And with every machine, user, and factory added to the system, Guidewheel’s FactoryOps platform gets smarter and more valuable for everyone else. Guidewheel was founded out of Stanford University and is already successful with hundreds of manufacturers—reporting an average of 40% runtime improvement—with results featured in IndustryWeek and selection by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer, one of the companies most likely to have a significant impact on business and society. Guidewheel’s vision is to become the real-time intelligence layer and platform that empowers all the world’s 10 million factories to reach sustainable peak performance. And by doing so it will not only be a generational, category-defining company, but also have a significant global impact on climate change. | $8M / Series A / Jul 22, 2021 | |
21Seeds
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21Seeds is a craft-infused tequila made with real fruit in three flavors: Cucumber Jalapeno, Grapefruit Hibiscus, and Valencia Orange. | Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | |
LawChamps
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LawChamps is for people who need lawyers for personal and business matters. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2021 | |
Shaka Tea
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Shaka Tea is a line of Hawaiʻi-grown, herbal iced teas on the market brewed from māmaki, which is only found and grown one place in the world, the Hawaiian archipelago. With a commitment to the health of consumers and health of the land, Shaka Tea is a naturally caffeine-free, no added sugar product. The company supports sustainable farming andregenerative agriculture and can be found in major retailers across Hawaiʻi, the continental US, and on Amazon. Launched in 2016 by kamaʻāina Bella Hughes, who was born and raised in Honolulu and her husband Harrison Rice, Shaka Tea was founded out of the desire to honor Hawai’i by offering an authentically Hawaiian and healthy product through the māmaki teas, all coming from recipes that originated right out of the kitchen. | $2.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 11, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Park Bench Capital invest in?
Park Bench Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Tea and SaaS startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Park Bench Capital last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Park Bench Capital closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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