# Spin Master Ventures

> Spin Master Ventures is a VC fund backing Baby, EdTech and Fashion. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Oct 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Spin Master Ventures is a venture capital arm of Spin Master Corp. SMV's focus is to accelerate growth in each of the Company's three creative centres comprising Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games, through strategic minority investments.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$2.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baby | 1 | 17% |
| EdTech | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Computer | 1 | 17% |
| Tutoring | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Sweden | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lalo | Lalo is a modern baby and toddler brand built for today’s families. Lalo was formed around a belief that the job of parenting should be more important than the task of shopping for it. Lalo streamlines shopping for babies from end to end, with an intuitive online experience, straightforward information, and well-made essentials. Each Lalo productis thoughtfully designed and built with both parent and baby in mind by experts who understand what families need. Lalo is creating the products parents need for each exciting milestone. Lalo's products will continue to grow as your family does, to be with you every step of the way. Simple, quality essentials that are easy on the eyes, honestly priced, and rigorously tested to ensure they adhere to the highest safety standards. | $10.1M | Series A | Jun 13, 2023 | https://meetlalo.com |
| Hoot Reading | Hoot Reading is the leading online tutoring service providing 1:1, evidence-based literacy instruction with qualified teachers, at scale. Their mission is to transform children's lives through literacy. They strive to address the educational disparities that impact countless students by providing evidence-based, 1:1 literacy instructionthat's accessible to all children. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 19, 2021 | https://www.hootreading.com/ |
| Nørdlight Games | Nørdlight aims to create the next generation studio with a deep responsibility for the players, the employees and the world we live in. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 19, 2021 | https://nordlight.io/ |

3 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [35V](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/35v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Babylist](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babylist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pure Imagination Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pure-imagination-brands) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stella Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stellacap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Top Knot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/top-knot-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Spin Master Ventures invest in?

Spin Master Ventures invests primarily in Baby, EdTech and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Spin Master Ventures's check size?

Spin Master Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$2.4M 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 Spin Master Ventures participates in.

### When did Spin Master Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Spin Master Ventures closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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