# Silas Capital

> Silas Capital is a VC fund in New York backing E-Commerce and Beauty. See 55 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 55
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last fund: Sep 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/silas-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/silascapital
- Website: http://silascapital.com

Silas Capital is a venture and growth equity firm growing the next generation of consumer brands. Silas Capital differentiates itself by being one of the few experienced firms specializing in "early" growth-stage consumer businesses between $5 million and $20 million in revenue. Additionally, we allocate 10% of our capital for venturestage digital brands.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Silas Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Silas Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/silas-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$4.7M |
| Series A | $5M–$17M |
| Series B | $4.5M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 14 | 25% |
| Beauty | 9 | 16% |
| Retail | 9 | 16% |
| Wellness | 6 | 11% |
| Food and Beverage | 6 | 11% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 42% |
| Seed | 15 | 27% |
| Series B | 7 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 41 | 75% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Thorne | Partner | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-thorne |
| Carter Weiss | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carter-weiss |
| Frank T. Lin | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-t-lin |
| Mary Murtagh | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mary-murtagh-4b07 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orebella | Orebella manufactures and sells perfumes, cosmetics, and personal care products. |  | Series A | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Freestyle |  | $17.4M | Series A | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| YSE Beauty | YSE Beauty is a manufacturing company that offers beauty, cosmetics, and personal care. YSE Beauty was founded in 2023 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $15M | Series A | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| DÔEN | DÔEN is a women-run business offering collections inspired by a nostalgia for the coastal California of decades past. | $10.5M | Series A | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Business and Pleasure | Business and Pleasure is a manufacturing company that produces umbrellas, chairs, coolers, towels, and accessories. | $16M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| DAMDAM Tokyo | DAMDAM is clean skincare born from Japanese craftsmanship and time-honored plant ingredients. We believe in creating thoroughly modern, thoughtfully made products that cultivate a connection between ourselves and the natural world. The line is minimal, made up of purposeful essentials formulated to work alone or in harmonious combination with eachother. All products are made with 100% natural ingredients that have high efficacy without causing irritation. Equally important, they feel weightless on skin. | $3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| VIOLETTE_FR | VIOLETTE FR is a multi-category line that includes skincare, hair, and makeup made with safe and effective vegan and cruelty-free ingredients. Its goal is to celebrate individuality while instilling the French mentality of celebrating imperfection. |  | Series B | Dec 03, 2024 |  |
| VIOLETTE_FR | VIOLETTE FR is a multi-category line that includes skincare, hair, and makeup made with safe and effective vegan and cruelty-free ingredients. Its goal is to celebrate individuality while instilling the French mentality of celebrating imperfection. |  | Series B | Dec 03, 2024 |  |
| Hello Cake | Hello Cake is a sexual health and wellness brand that offers a line of prescription medication, supplements, lubricants, and devices. The company's products are inspired by real couples and tested across the spectrum of sexual preferences before launch. | $18M | Series B | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Hello Cake | Hello Cake is a sexual health and wellness brand that offers a line of prescription medication, supplements, lubricants, and devices. The company's products are inspired by real couples and tested across the spectrum of sexual preferences before launch. | $18M | Series B | Oct 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 55 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Silas Capital invest in?

Silas Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Beauty and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 55 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 Silas Capital's check size?

Silas Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$4.7M at Seed, $5M–$17M at Series A and $4.5M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Silas Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Silas Capital?

Public channels for Silas Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Silas Capital?

The team at Silas Capital includes Brian Thorne (Partner), Carter Weiss (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Frank T. Lin (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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