# Robert Pollak

> Robert Pollak is a seed investor at SV Angel backing Enterprise Software and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-pollak/6/48/210
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rwpollak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rwpollak

Robert Pollak is a General Partner at SV Angel. He joined in 2011 and is responsible for all aspects of running the firm. At SV Angel, Robert has originated investments in and works particularly closely with Fundbox, iCracked, Delighted and Dronebase. Prior to SV Angel, Robert worked for a multi-family office within Morgan Stanley, thatfocused on VCs, late-stage technology companies, and entrepreneurs. He also worked at Arnold & Porter LLP on large-scale M&A transactions in their anti-trust group. Robert graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Economics and Foreign Affairs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elliot | Elliot is the only commerce platform where merchants from all 200+ countries can sell, ship, and get paid out. | $3M | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| DeepScale | DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to makesense of what’s going on around them in real time. | $3M | Seed | Mar 21, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Autotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bowery Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bowery-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flexport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flexport) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Playground Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playground-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SV Angel

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.

5 contacts available at SV Angel.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ron Conway | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-conway |
| Ashvin Bachireddy | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashvin-bachireddy |
| Robert Pollak | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-pollak |
| Sourav Gupta | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sourav-gupta-8e49 |
| Topher Conway | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/topher-conway |

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## FAQ

### What does Robert Pollak invest in?

Robert Pollak invests primarily in Enterprise Software, Retail and Automotive startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Robert Pollak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Robert Pollak closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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