# Selina Tobaccowala

> Selina Tobaccowala is a seed investor at HomeBoost (San Francisco) backing Film and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HomeBoost](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/homeboost-da19)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selinat
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/selinato
- Website: https://x.com/selinato
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selinat

Selina Tobaccowala is a seed investor at HomeBoost in San Francisco focused on Film and SaaS. Selina Tobaccowala is the CEO and Co-Founder of HomeBoost. She previously worked at Freedom Squares as a Founding Member. Selina Tobaccowala attended Stanford University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Film | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Social | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CreatorPlus | CreatorPlus builds new film studio and streaming platform for digital-first storytellers and their audience who are hungry to support them. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 21, 2021 |  |
| Loris | Loris is the one-click intelligence layer for fast-growing digital companies that integrates with leading customer service platforms - such as Zendesk, Salesforce, LivePerson - to assist customer support agents in real-time for better conversation outcomes and generates voice of customer insights. Loris is headquartered in New York City and alsohas an office in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $2M | Seed | Feb 06, 2018 |  |
| Ownza | ShopSquad is now Ownza! Ownza lets you share, discover and discuss cool products. Unlock personalized discounts based on what you own. Ownza also allows users to see what other people, including their friends and trendsetters, own and want. We offer advertisers the unique ability to offer highly targeted promotions to people who own or want theiror their competitors' products. | $1.3M | Angel | Mar 23, 2011 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Freestyle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freestyle-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Homebrew](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/homebrew-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kapor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HomeBoost

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

HomeBoost operates as a home energy platform.

4 contacts available at HomeBoost.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Sussman | Co-founder, Software Engineer, and Ops | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-sussman-d46d |
| Erica Jack | Co-Founder, Head of Product, and Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erica-jack-6f1e |
| Scott Stenback | Co-Founder and Head of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-stenback-19a8 |
| Selina Tobaccowala | CEO and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/selina-tobaccowala |

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## FAQ

### What does Selina Tobaccowala invest in?

Selina Tobaccowala invests primarily in Film, SaaS and Video startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 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 Selina Tobaccowala last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Selina Tobaccowala closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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