# Patron

> Patron is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 58%
- Fund size: $90M
- Last fund: Oct 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patronfund
- Website: https://patron.xyz

Patron is an early-stage venture firm leading seed rounds across gaming & consumer internet startups.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Patron. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Patron. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/patron-9285?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.2M–$12M |
| Series A | $8.5M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 17% |
| Gaming | 3 | 13% |
| Wellness | 2 | 8% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 8% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 63% |
| Series A | 5 | 21% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 46% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 4% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amber Atherton | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amber-atherton |
| Brian Cho | Co-Founder & General Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-cho |
| Jason Yeh | Co-Founder & General Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-yeh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Board | Board is a 24-inch tabletop gaming console that blends the tactile, face-to-face interaction of traditional board games with the immersive and dynamic elements of video games. Designed to bring people together physically around a table, it features 12 exclusive games across arcade, strategy, action, and more, each controlled by unique physicalpieces that make gameplay intuitive. Suitable for players aged 6 and up, Board supports solo, cooperative, and competitive play, making it ideal for family game nights and social gatherings, with parental controls and no mature content. It offers a fresh, social, and interactive gaming experience that encourages engagement and fun for players of all skill levels. | $20M | Series A | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Flint | Flint uses Artificial Intelligence to provide personalized learning experience for every student of K-12 and also empower teachers. | $15M | Series A | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Sweatpals | SweatPals is the operating platform for the fitness and wellness communities. | $12M | Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Notch | Notch provides AI-powered ad generation, animated ad building, competitor ad cloning, and ad performance optimization. | $8M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| ego AI | ego AI is a technology platform focused on creating persistent, human-like AI characters capable of moving across multiple digital experiences, enabling ongoing relationships and emergent storytelling that feels lifelike. | $6.7M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Chronicle Studios | Chronicle Studios operates as an entertainment company. | $11.6M | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Fundamental Research Labs | Altera build digital human beings that live, love and grow. | $33M | Series A | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Arya | Arya is building the Couples Wellness category, poised to become the next billion-dollar cornerstone in the global wellness market.Couples are falling into routine and many are experiencing increased loneliness. While billions are spent on fitness, mindfulness, and sleep, emotional and physical intimacy is often neglected. We invest in swipingfor the right partner and then trying to fix it (or spend a fortune divorcing them)... but not much in between.Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, both inside and outside the bedroom - a crucial ingredient to a successful relationship. | $8.5M | Series A | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Patron GO | Patron GO is a fintech firm that uses AI to detect unnecessarily high costs on a customer's bank account and offers the best solutions. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 12, 2024 |  |
| Arya | Arya is building the Couples Wellness category, poised to become the next billion-dollar cornerstone in the global wellness market.Couples are falling into routine and many are experiencing increased loneliness. While billions are spent on fitness, mindfulness, and sleep, emotional and physical intimacy is often neglected. We invest in swipingfor the right partner and then trying to fix it (or spend a fortune divorcing them)... but not much in between.Arya's AI concierge makes it radically easy for couples to invest in their relationship and love life, both inside and outside the bedroom - a crucial ingredient to a successful relationship. | $7.5M | Seed | Jun 12, 2024 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [QED Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qed-investors) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Patron invest in?

Patron invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 24 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 Patron's check size?

Patron typically joins rounds of $4.2M–$12M at Seed and $8.5M–$33M 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 Patron participates in.

### How do I contact Patron?

Public channels for Patron include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Patron?

The team at Patron includes Amber Atherton (Partner), Brian Cho (Co-Founder & General Partner) and Jason Yeh (Co-Founder & General Partner). 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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