# The Strand Partners

> The Strand Partners is a VC fund backing SaaS, Video and Grocery. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

The Strand Partners is a VC fund focused on SaaS and Video.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for The Strand Partners. Shizune tracks 1 team members at The Strand Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/the-strand-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Grocery | 1 | 50% |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Series E | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| William Powers | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-powers-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GrubMarket | GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fatfoods.GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California. | $200M | Series E | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Maestro Interactive Inc | Maestro provides a white-label platform for enterprise live streamers to own, engage, and monetize their audiences. We focus on engagement tools that drive actions at key moments while capturing user data to be used in analytics and marketing campaigns. Customers include Microsoft, PlayStation, E3, ESL, Capcom, WB Games, ELEAGUE, and more. | $15M | Series B | Mar 02, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ACE & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ace-and-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acronym Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acronym-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apeira Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apeira-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Builders and Backers Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-and-backers-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Celtic House Asia Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celtic-house-asia-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Strand Partners invest in?

The Strand Partners invests primarily in SaaS, Video and Grocery startups, most often at Series B and Series E 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.

### How do I contact The Strand Partners?

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### Who are the partners at The Strand Partners?

The team at The Strand Partners includes William Powers (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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