# Pocket Sun

> Pocket Sun is a seed investor at SoGal Ventures backing Beauty, Retail and Fashion. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SoGal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sogal-ventures-2)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pocketsun
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pocketysun
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pocketysun

Pocket Sun is a seed investor at SoGal Ventures focused on Beauty and Retail. Pocket Sun founded SoGal, one of world's largest communities of diverse entrepreneurs and investors with 10 chapters worldwide. She has extensive experience working with startups across the US, China, and Southeast Asia. She was on the cover of Forbes Asia as a 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital, a LinkedIn Top Voices in VC & Entrepreneurship,and was featured on BBC World News, CCTV, Inc., Harper's BAZAAR, etc.Pocket is bicultural and bilingual, and frequently gives speeches at top conferences around the world. She holds a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from College of William & Mary.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 2 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Catering | 1 | 17% |
| Wellness | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ceremonia | Ceremonia is a new modern haircare brand rooted in Latin heritage. It celebrates the richness of Latinx culture, serving the next-gen. Ceremonia brand will be launched this fall. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 30, 2020 |  |
| Cherry Blossom Intimates | Cherry Blossom Intimates offers customizable post-mastectomy prosthetics to breast cancer survivors. It includes a "state-of-the-art fitting experience," and the prosthetics can be billed to insurance. |  |  | Oct 22, 2020 |  |
| Cherry Blossom Intimates | Cherry Blossom Intimates offers customizable post-mastectomy prosthetics to breast cancer survivors. It includes a "state-of-the-art fitting experience," and the prosthetics can be billed to insurance. | $2M | Seed | Oct 22, 2020 |  |
| Junzi Kitchen | Founded in 2015, junzi grew out of a hunger for our childhood staples: northern Chinese food made with healthy, seasonal ingredients. Yet recreating the taste of home has done much more than sate our cravings—the amazing power of food in building community has inspired us to make our bings and noodles accessible to all. In just three years,we’ve grown junzi to four locations in New Haven, CT near Yale University, Morningside Heights near Columbia University, Greenwich Village near NYU and (soon-to-open) Bryant Park—and that’s just the beginning! | $5M | Seed | Nov 04, 2019 |  |
| Winky Lux | Winky Lux is a line of color cosmetics made from the highest quality ingredients known to woman-kind. All of our products are cruelty free, paraben free, phthalate free, non-toxic and heavily pigmented. We don't test on animals and we insist that our suppliers don't either. They're sustainably made and we strive to create beautifuland unusual colors to stop you in your tracks. Since we sell online, we're able to pass significant savings on to our customers. This allows us to offer a luxury product at a drug store price. | $6M | Series A | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Winky Lux | Winky Lux is a line of color cosmetics made from the highest quality ingredients known to woman-kind. All of our products are cruelty free, paraben free, phthalate free, non-toxic and heavily pigmented. We don't test on animals and we insist that our suppliers don't either. They're sustainably made and we strive to create beautifuland unusual colors to stop you in your tracks. Since we sell online, we're able to pass significant savings on to our customers. This allows us to offer a luxury product at a drug store price. | $2M | Seed | Aug 04, 2017 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BBG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullet-time-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Female Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/female-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finn Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finn-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SoGal Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

SoGal invests in underrepresented founders, from undercapitalized geographies, and solving underserved problems. We lead pre-seed and seed rounds for world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing the future of living, working, and staying healthy for younger generations.

3 contacts available at SoGal Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Elizabeth Galbut | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-galbut |
| Ian Cluroe | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-cluroe |
| Pocket Sun | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pocket-sun |

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## FAQ

### What does Pocket Sun invest in?

Pocket Sun invests primarily in Beauty, Retail and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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 Pocket Sun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pocket Sun closed in Oct 2020. 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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