# AAFM

> AAFM is a VC fund in New York backing Software and E-Commerce. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/riversideventures/
- AngelList: https://angel.co/l/2597P1

AAFM is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and E-Commerce. Apply to invest alongside the syndicate: https://angel.co/l/2597P1

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 16% |
| Retail | 5 | 11% |
| Fashion | 4 | 9% |
| FinTech | 4 | 9% |

103 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 49% |
| Series A | 11 | 24% |
| Series B | 3 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 39 | 87% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Pattis | General Partner | 40 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-pattis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Efficient Capital Labs | Efficient Capital Labs provides capital in a fast, seamless, and cost-effective manner to SaaS Businesses. Efficient Capital is the new Venture Capital. Efficient Capital cater to B2B SaaS businesses that maintain a significant product and operations presence in India, while generating their revenues from the US and other top markets.The firmalso helps businesses to a non-dilutive capital to help grow the business. | $3.5M | Seed | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Boost | The future of commerce is everywhere. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Futwork | Futwork specializes in omnichannel communication solutions, blending AI + human expertise to elevate customer experience, drive conversions, and scale contact centre operations. | $1M | Seed | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| Gumball | Gumball connects advertisers with podcast hosts to make it happen in a few clicks. | $10M | Series A | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| Commsor | Community scales your business, resources, and presence in ways that traditional marketing or advertising channels cannot. When done right, community enables and improves customer acquisition, streamlines support and success, bolsters retention, and provides crucial product insights. Visit https://commsor.com/ to learn more. | $50M | Series B | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| kencko | kencko started with the simple belief that organic fruits and vegetables should be available anytime, anywhere, in any shape or format. kencko is on a mission to reinvent fresh organic fruits and vegetables into convenient products that are hassle-free to consume while preserving all the goodness of freshly harvested produce. | $10M | Series A | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| ScanPay | ScanPay is used to accept payments from customers using a smartphone. They allow their users to collect digital payments, get payouts instantly, and create professional invoices. They offer multiple payment options to customers to accept payments without a card reader. |  | Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Sandbox VR | Sandbox VR is a virtual reality startup that offers a premium, fully-immersive virtual reality experience.The company combines motion capture in real time with virtual reality technology to create a new medium that is the closest thing to the Star Trek holodeck that exists. The company was founded in 2016 and has presence in the Bay Area and HongKong | $37M | Series B | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Last Crumb | Last crumb offers the world’s most premium cookies, expertly crafted with uncompromising quality, though a unique DTC experience. |  | Seed | Sep 08, 2021 |  |
| Ohza | Ohza is a premium, ready-to-drink mimosa that uses quality sparkling wine and juice liked you'd use making your own, but now it's lighter and less sugary | $4M | Seed | Jun 15, 2021 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Riverside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverside-ventures-104b) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sinai Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sinai-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AAFM invest in?

AAFM invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AAFM?

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### Who are the partners at AAFM?

The team at AAFM includes Alex Pattis (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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