# Stuart Goldfarb

> Stuart Goldfarb is a funding round investor at Melo7 Tech Partners backing Internet and E-Commerce. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Melo7 Tech Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melo7-tech-partners-llc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stuartgoldfarb
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/stuartgoldfarb

Stuart Goldfarb is a funding round investor at Melo7 Tech Partners in New York focused on Internet and E-Commerce. Stuart U. Goldfarb is co-founder and partner of Melo7 Tech Partners, LLC, which was founded by Carmelo Anthony and Stuart Goldfarb to invest in and develop opportunities primarily in early stage digital media, consumer internet and technology ventures. Stuart and Carmelo have also partnered in other ventures, including the award winning ViceSports Clubhouse. Prior to this, Stuart had a long career in the media world. For a decade, he was President and CEO of many subscription direct-to-customer businesses owned by Bertelsmann, including Columbia House, BMG Music, Book-of-the-Month-Club and cdnow.com. Prior to that, Stuart was President and Chief Executive Officer of bol.com, Bertelsmann’s premier online retailer of books and music, doing business in 18 European and Asian countries. Before joining Bertelsmann, he was Vice Chairman of Value Vision International, a cable TV home shopping and e-commerce company and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Business Development at NBC. Stuart is on the Board of Directors of WWE, Inc. (NYSE:WWE).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chooch | Deploy computer vision fast with the Chooch AI platform. Generate AI models for accurate visual detection across a wide variety of industries. Chooch proprietary technology has been deployed at scale for industries including geospatial, healthcare, security, media, industrial and retail and the US government. Applications range widely from trackingsurgical procedures, to mask detection and social distancing compliance, safety equipment assurance, intrusion monitoring, fire alerts, facial authentication, and image quality control. For more information or a technology demonstration, please visit Chooch.AI | $3M | Convertible Note | Dec 21, 2019 |  |
| Petopia.com | Petopia.com said the additional capital will be used to continue to build its business and expand its infrastructure. |  |  | Dec 10, 1999 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [212](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/212-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Attractor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/attractor-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BancBoston Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bancboston-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NBCUniversal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nbcuniversal) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Petco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/petco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TCV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-crossover-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Melo7 Tech Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

Melo7 Tech Partners, LLC was founded by Carmelo Anthony and Stuart Goldfarb to invest in and develop opportunities primarily in early stage digital media, consumer internet and technology ventures.

2 contacts available at Melo7 Tech Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Carmelo Anthony | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carmelo-anthony |
| Stuart Goldfarb | Co-founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-goldfarb |

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## FAQ

### What does Stuart Goldfarb invest in?

Stuart Goldfarb invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and Infrastructure startups, most often at Funding Round and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Stuart Goldfarb last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stuart Goldfarb closed in Dec 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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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