# Target

> Target is a VC fund in Minneapolis backing SaaS and Retail. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/target
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Target
- Website: https://www.target.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/target

Target is a VC fund in Minneapolis focused on SaaS and Retail. Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best: the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and ourguests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities. Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education®.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 27% |
| Retail | 3 | 27% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 27% |
| Consumer Goods | 3 | 27% |
| Video | 2 | 18% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Grant | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Henrique Castro | Member of the Board of Directors | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henrique-de-castro |
| Laysha L. Ward | Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer | 0 | — |
| Ron Tatro | Principal Engineer | 0 | — |
| Mayur Maheshwari | Senior Engineer | 0 | — |
| Michael Allon | Android Engineer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Students for Eco-Education & Agriculture | Students for Eco-Education & Agriculture offers a variety of agricultural education programs. |  | Grant | Apr 10, 2025 | https://www.seeag.org/ |
| Casper | Casper is a sleep startup that launches a comfortable mattress sold directly to consumers, eliminating commission ­driven, inflated prices. Casper's mattresses are developed in-house by a team of product engineers with experience from IDEO. The company developed a line of core sleep products, including the Casper pillow, sheets, foundation,bed frame, duvet, and a dog mattress.The startup was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, United States. | $100M | Series D | Mar 27, 2019 | https://casper.com/ |
| Inspectorio | Inspectorio is the leading AI-powered supply chain platform optimizing performance, building resilience, and providing intelligence across production chains for global brands, retailers, and their multi-tier suppliers. Our innovative platform seamlessly connects and digitizes supply chain processes to optimize decision-making, while providingreal-time visibility and control over production chain operations. | $10M | Series A | Jun 22, 2018 | http://www.inspectorio.com/ |
| Casper | Casper is a sleep startup that launches a comfortable mattress sold directly to consumers, eliminating commission ­driven, inflated prices. Casper's mattresses are developed in-house by a team of product engineers with experience from IDEO. The company developed a line of core sleep products, including the Casper pillow, sheets, foundation,bed frame, duvet, and a dog mattress.The startup was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, United States. | $170M | Series C | Jun 18, 2017 | https://casper.com/ |
| Inspectorio | Inspectorio is the leading AI-powered supply chain platform optimizing performance, building resilience, and providing intelligence across production chains for global brands, retailers, and their multi-tier suppliers. Our innovative platform seamlessly connects and digitizes supply chain processes to optimize decision-making, while providingreal-time visibility and control over production chain operations. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 09, 2017 | http://www.inspectorio.com/ |
| StoryXpress | StoryXpress is an end-to-end video marketing platform that enables brands and retailers to convert their e-commerce product catalogs into videos at a fraction of the cost and time. The cloud-based startup has its headquarters in New Delhi and also offers video personalization, hosting, and analytics to help enterprises boost sales. | $50K | Convertible Note | Dec 20, 2016 | http://storyxpress.co |
| Spruce | Spruce offers personalized style consulting, barber services, and contemporary clothing and accessories.The company's mission is to empower men so they feel great & look great from head to toe. Spruce achieves it by providing a high education / low judgment atmosphere, offering an array of classy, stylish casual footwear, as well ashair, beard, and other grooming products. | $170K | Seed | Jun 23, 2016 | https://spruce.me/ |
| It's By U | It's By U is a do-it-yourself arrangement kit with farm-fresh blooms, by subscription.It's By U kits provide you with pro-quality tools and everything you need to learn how to perfectly arrange the blossoms in gorgeous artisan-made vases. Plus, It's By U also donates a percentage of each sale to Random Acts of Flowers, a charitythat up-cycles flowers and distributes them to patients in hospitals and nursing homes. | $323K | Seed | Jun 20, 2016 | http://itsbyu.com |
| Nexosis | Nexosis is a software company that provides a machine learning API for developers. Its API allows developers to quickly and easily build applications that leverage machine learning. The company was acquired by DataRobot, an automated machine learning platform that helps build and deploy predictive models.It was founded in 2015 and isheadquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2016 | http://www.nexosis.com |

9 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars Retail Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-retail-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gotham Gal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gotham-gal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Target invest in?

Target invests primarily in SaaS, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Target?

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### Who are the partners at Target?

The team at Target includes Henrique Castro (Member of the Board of Directors), Laysha L. Ward (Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer) and Ron Tatro (Principal Engineer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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