# Pilar Johnson

> Pilar Johnson is a pre-seed investor at Debut Capital (New York) backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Debut Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/debut-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilarcjohnson/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pilarj2020
- Website: https://www.debutcapital.com/

Pilar Johnson is a pre-seed investor at Debut Capital in New York focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Pilar Johnson is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Debut Capital. Attended at The University of Texas at Austin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shop Latinx | Shop Latinx is the marketplace of lifestyle products made by and for Latinx. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 15, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2PM, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2pm-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hispanics in Philanthropy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hispanics-in-philanthropy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Humble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/humble-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Hills Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-hills-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Debut Capital

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

We are an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Founders.

3 contacts available at Debut Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brenda Freeman | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brenda-freeman |
| Pilar Johnson | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pilar-johnson |
| Bobak Emamian | Co-founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bobak-emamian |

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## FAQ

### What does Pilar Johnson invest in?

Pilar Johnson invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Marketplace startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Pilar Johnson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pilar Johnson closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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