# Shamin Walsh

> Shamin Walsh is a seed investor at BAM Ventures (Los Angeles) backing E-Commerce and Software. See 82 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 82
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamin-walsh-a21a867/

Shamin Walsh is a seed investor at BAM Ventures in Los Angeles focused on E-Commerce and Software. Shamin Walsh has over 13+ years as an active angel investor who gained experience in the consumer space through her early investments in companies such as Sweetgreen, Flexport, and Sir Kensington’s.Prior to joining BAM Ventures as a managing director, she was a consumer-focused partner at an early-stage generalist firm with tangible assets in3PL/fulfillment, cold storage/co-packing, and manufacturing, giving her a holistic perspective through which to evaluate emerging consumer businesses. She managed the investment portfolio and served on several boards, such as Alchemy 43. She also leveraged her experience as a transactional attorney to assist in contract negotiations, fund formation, and fund construction.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$4.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $600k–$2M |
| Series A | $5.5M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 18 | 22% |
| Software | 8 | 10% |
| Food and Beverage | 8 | 10% |
| Health Care | 7 | 9% |
| Consumer Goods | 6 | 7% |

99 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 43 | 52% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 13% |
| Series A | 7 | 9% |
| Series B | 3 | 4% |
| Series C | 3 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 56 | 68% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1% |
| South Korea | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Good Bacteria | Good Bacteria manufactures and sells probiotic supplements and functional health products. | $3.2M | Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Nectar AI | Nectar is an AI powered social commerce platform that helps brands scale comms and drive conversions through messaging. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Nectar Social | Nectar is the first agentic social commerce technology that converts organic channels into measurable, high-converting income streams. Nectar's best-in-class intelligence and analytics enable organizations to be proactive with their audiences, uncovering insights that drive action while also boosting trust, loyalty, and growth. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 26, 2023 |  |
| Chaldal | Chaldal is an online platform for grocery and delivery based in Dhaka, Chattogram & Jashore in Bangladesh. It company is focused on giving customers the experience of shopping in a big-box store with a huge selection.Chaldal was founded in 2013 with the intention of offering customers the opportunity to purchase large amounts of groceries –something that is not typically possibly in Dhaka due to limited stock in most shops.Backed by Y-Combinator and 500 start-ups, Chaldal currently stocks more than 4000 products in its two warehouses and delivers goods within an hour. It uses a cloud-based inventory system to allow users to see what items are available in real-time. | $10M | Series C | Sep 15, 2021 |  |
| Branch Energy | A tech-powered, green energy provider focused on helping consumers reduce their energy bills and carbon footprints | $4.5M | Seed | Aug 11, 2021 |  |
| Branch Energy | A tech-powered, green energy provider focused on helping consumers reduce their energy bills and carbon footprints |  | Seed | May 05, 2021 |  |
| Art of Sport | Art of Sport is a direct-to-consumer body care company that makes body and skin care products engineered to power all athletes.Formulated from the ground up by the world's leading athletes and skincare scientists, Art of Sport sells its lineup of deodorant, bodywash, soap, sunscreen and pain cream products to customers in the United Statesdirectly through www.artofsport.com.Art of Sport was founded in 2018 by Matthias Metternich, Brian Lee and Founding Partner Kobe Bryant. The team partnered with other world-class athletes from across sports to help inform the Art of Sport product family, including NBA MVP James Harden, MLB World Champion Javier Baez, NFL Wide Receiver Juju Smith-Schuster, Surf Champion Sage Erickson, Supercross World Champion Ken Roczen and Skating Legend Ryan Sheckler. | $6M | Series A | Sep 21, 2020 |  |
| Sleek | Inserting a Priority Lane, with one line of code. Sleek’s technology lets venues assess real wait times and create a dynamically priced priority lane. From Disney FastPass to highways, priority lanes bring a win-win for both customers who don’t have to wait AND businesses who see a material increase in revenue from the fees they pay.Sleek isbacked by Tier-1 investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, BAM & featured on Forbes AI 50, America's most promising AI companies to watch! | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2020 |  |
| Modern Animal | Modern Animal is an innovative veterinary platform building a new kind of veterinary experience for animals and humans. The veterinary platform offers unlimited exams, in-app prescription requests & delivery, 24/7 virtual care, and more. They build innovations in technology and design give you greater access to a team of experts,flexibility, and convenience in every interaction, and the highest level of personalized care.Modern Animal built the next generation in veterinary care, reshaping a traditional industry to better meet the needs of pet owners, pets, practitioners and staff. Through the state-of-the-art app and in-clinic technology and design, as well as a membership model that allows for quality relationships to develop between doctors, pets and pet owners.Modern Animal was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA. | $13.5M | Seed | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| Birdy Grey | Direct-to-consumer bridal startup providing millennial bridal parties with aspirational gowns at affordable prices. |  | Seed | Aug 14, 2019 |  |

10 of 82 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Comcast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-interactive-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Red Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-sea-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ACE & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ace-and-company) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CircleUp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circleup-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About BAM Ventures

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

LA-based early-stage fund backing the next rising technologies, products, and services that delight consumers and transform commerce.

4 contacts available at BAM Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maurice Maschmeyer | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maurice-maschmeyer |
| Shamin Walsh | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shamin-walsh |
| Brian Lee | Co-Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-lee |
| Richard Jun | Co Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-jun |

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## FAQ

### What does Shamin Walsh invest in?

Shamin Walsh invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 82 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Shamin Walsh's check size?

Shamin Walsh typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$4.7M at Seed, $600k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $5.5M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shamin Walsh participates in.

### When did Shamin Walsh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shamin Walsh closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 82 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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