# Space Pirates

> Space Pirates is a VC fund in Brooklyn backing SaaS and Beauty. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacepirates/
- Website: http://www.teamspacepirates.com

Space Pirates is a venture capital focused on investments in seed stage companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Space Pirates. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Space Pirates. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/space-pirates?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Beauty | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Germano | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-germano |
| Chris Petescia | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-petescia |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Away | Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand. The company is a vertically-integrated company offering beautiful, high-quality luggage at an affordable price point.Away designs special objects for modern travel. It started with luggage, designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems—for life. Now all that’s left is the world infront of you and the people you share it with. Because getting Away means getting more out of every trip to come. | $20M | Series B | May 19, 2017 |  |
| Cora | Cora is an organic tampon and elegant accessories company that produces and markets applicator tampons, sanitary pads, and necklaces. The company believes that time of the month should never be a source of shame, harm, or uncertainty. (Also: excessively pink packaging.) And it should never keep a girl from getting her education. They are committedto giving all women access to safe and effective period products as well as valuable and trustworthy information to educate and empower. Cora creates fearless content and innovative products through an elevated brand to shift the way women perceive and manage their periods, bladder leaks, post-birth recovery, and other natural experiences. Organic tampons, elegant accessories, convenient delivery, and period products to girls in need for every box sold. |  |  | Jul 29, 2016 |  |
| Robin | Robin’s platform helps you plan, manage and use the office effectively. Our unified platform is designed for every workplace leader across IT, facilities and operations.- Plan the office: Turn workspace data into action – measure utilization, forecast needs with AI and plan future changes without any guesswork. - Manage the office: Reducefriction across meetings, guests and office events with an intelligent platform that keeps the workday running smoothly. - Use the office: Give employees a workplace that works for them, with AI-driven tools that simplify booking, scheduling and navigation. | $7M | Series A | May 31, 2016 |  |
| Robin | Robin’s platform helps you plan, manage and use the office effectively. Our unified platform is designed for every workplace leader across IT, facilities and operations.- Plan the office: Turn workspace data into action – measure utilization, forecast needs with AI and plan future changes without any guesswork. - Manage the office: Reducefriction across meetings, guests and office events with an intelligent platform that keeps the workday running smoothly. - Use the office: Give employees a workplace that works for them, with AI-driven tools that simplify booking, scheduling and navigation. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 07, 2014 |  |
| Dash | Dash is a mobile payment platform that allows patrons to view, split, and pay their tab from their smartphone. It integrates directly with the leading hospitality point-of-sale systems, which means it's extremely easy for restaurants to accept Dash as payment. Users benefit from bill splitting, itemized digital transactions, increasedsecurity, and ease of closing out a tab at a busy bar. Dash is lives in 30+ markets and processes thousands of transactions weekly.Dash was founded in 2011 by Jeff McGregor and Gennady Spirin, with backers including Great Oaks VC, Caerus Ventures, New York Angels, and Jonathan Segal. | $1.2M | Seed | Feb 27, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelFire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelfire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Autodesk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autodesk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [boldstart ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boldstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CircleUp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circleup-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Space Pirates invest in?

Space Pirates invests primarily in SaaS, Beauty and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Space Pirates's check size?

Space Pirates typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$2.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Space Pirates participates in.

### How do I contact Space Pirates?

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### Who are the partners at Space Pirates?

The team at Space Pirates includes Mike Germano (Partner) and Chris Petescia (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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