# Stocktwits

> Stocktwits is a VC fund in New York backing Finance and Financial Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/stocktwits
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/stocktwits
- Website: http://stocktwits.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stocktwits

Stocktwits is a real-time financial communications platform for the financial and investing community. Stocktwits created the $TICKER tag to enable and organize “streams” of information around stocks and markets across the web and social media. These streams provide new forms of insight, ideas, and information that are used by investors,analysts, media, and others as they research stocks and manage their investments.The company was founded in 2008 by long-time investor Howard Lindzon. Today, more than 300,000 investors, market professionals, and public companies share information and ideas about the market and individual stocks using Stocktwits, producing streams that are viewed by an audience of over 40 million across the financial web and social media platforms.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Education | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Parekh | Board of Directors | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-parekh |
| Howard Lindzon | Co-founder and CEO | 83 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howard-lindzon |
| Michael Feser | CEO ST Invest LLC d/b/a Trade App | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-feser-2 |
| Rishi Khanna | Chief Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rishi-khanna-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CryptoSlam | CryptoSlam is an aggregator of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collectibles data from Ethereum, WAX, and FLOW blockchains. | $9M | Seed | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| United Capital Finance LLC | United capital finance is a global alternative investment management firm, since its founding in 2010, this firm has operated with a long-term approach to investing, focused on diversifying and uncorrelated alpha strategies.The objective of this firm's discretionary global macro strategies is to produce a high risk-adjusted return over thelong term by using a disciplined, repeatable investment process within a strong risk management framework.United believes in integrity, transparency, and alignment of interest are essential, uncompromising parts of your busses model. | $9.5M | Series A | Mar 25, 2020 |  |
| Crowdability | Crowdability conducts and compiles independent investment research on the emerging $300billion market for Equity Crowdfunding. They provide original content, data and educationas well as access to a panel of early-stage investing experts (VCs, professional angels, etc.). Their goal is to become the "Morningstar of EquityCrowdfunding." | $1M | Seed | Jun 11, 2014 |  |
| DailyWorth | DailyWorth is the leading multi-platform financial media company for women who want more — more net worth, more self worth, and ultimately, more joy. | $2M | Seed | Feb 25, 2011 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Stocktwits invest in?

Stocktwits invests primarily in Finance, Financial Services and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Stocktwits?

Public channels for Stocktwits 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 Stocktwits?

The team at Stocktwits includes Michael Parekh (Board of Directors), Howard Lindzon (Co-founder and CEO) and Michael Feser (CEO ST Invest LLC d/b/a Trade App). 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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