The Refiners
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
The Refiners is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Founded by entrepreneurs, The Refiners is a San Francisco-based Seed Fund Program devoted to helping world-class entrepreneurs thrive in the bountiful yet complicated environment of Silicon Valley. The Refiners is passionate about the needs of international startups and believe they are different enough to warrant a program specifically for them.Over a three-month period, startups usually receive funding, networking, and mentorship opportunities in Silicon Valley.The Refiners’ aim is to equip start-ups with the tools necessary to expand your startup’s vision and scale globally. The Refiners is committed to providing start-ups with unparalleled support, guidance, and expertise.
- Total investments:
- 45
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
Last updated:
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Industries The Refiners invests in
Stages The Refiners invests in
Countries The Refiners invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 10 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (16%)
- Music 5 (11%)
- Computer 5 (11%)
- E-Commerce 5 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 30 (67%)
- Pre-Seed 10 (22%)
- Angel 2 (4%)
- Series A 1 (2%)
- Convertible Note 1 (2%)
Country
- United States 26 (58%)
- France 11 (24%)
- Belgium 1 (2%)
- Finland 1 (2%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Diaz
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Denis Morgan
Mentor
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Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Freddy Mini
Mentor, Limited Partner
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Mentor, Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Geraldine Le Meur
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Keenan Koizumi
Program Manager
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Program Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD.AI is building a knowledge base of female datasets, across all ages, life stages, and ethnicity. The company provides the knowledge, support, and power for women to perform at their best. WILD.AI was founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. | $2.9M / Pre-Seed / Jan 27, 2022 | ||
| Based upon 10 years of skin research and industrial experience with renowned French and US institutions, ELSI was created to disrupt the $120 billion health and beauty industry, by giving consumers a new array of science-backed and clean beauty products powered by advanced analytics. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Oct 22, 2019 | ||
| Based upon 10 years of skin research and industrial experience with renowned French and US institutions, ELSI was created to disrupt the $120 billion health and beauty industry, by giving consumers a new array of science-backed and clean beauty products powered by advanced analytics. | $1M / Seed / Oct 01, 2019 | ||
| Build applications with unique content. All-in-one scraping platform to automate all websites. Everything out of the box. APIs are 0.01% of the Web. Tap into the 100% and give your users content they cannot get elsewhere. | $683.3K / Seed / May 01, 2019 | ||
| RapidPricer is an AI company that utilizes deep learning algorithms and machine vision to dynamically price and promote products, to match their real-time value based on competition, product lifecycle and market conditions. With deep expertise in retail pricing, we compute merchandising actions for real-time execution in a retail environment. | $230.7K / Pre-Seed / Oct 10, 2018 | ||
| Pona connects families through a marketplace for home-cooked food. | $120K / Convertible Note / Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| Based upon 10 years of skin research and industrial experience with renowned French and US institutions, ELSI was created to disrupt the $120 billion health and beauty industry, by giving consumers a new array of science-backed and clean beauty products powered by advanced analytics. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| When loss occurs, families have a hard time connecting with their loved ones on short notice and across different cities. Worse, close ones want to help but don’t know how to and don’t want to intrude.Inmemori is a digital service designed for family and friends to gather, celebrate and remember together. On an intimate web page, we enablecommunities to easily communicate and pay their respects on a seamless, centralized platform.Today, 1 million people around the world used inmemori to celebrate the life of their loved one. | Seed / Sep 06, 2018 | ||
| Zar develops an artificial intelligence coaching platform for esports gamers. It guides players in-game based on what's happening through its own light and customizable overlay. The company provides real-time information and advice, and creators develop and distribute contextual tips that players may download and access in-game at crucialmoments. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| Snipfeed is building Shopify but for content creators. The platform allows them to build their storefront directly on top of social and consolidate all the monetization tools they need in one place. Snipfeed lets them monetize their audience in one click through on-demand content, direct interactions, tips, and commerce. On the back-end,Snipfeed's dashboard helps you optimize and grow your business by integrating with all the third-party tools you need as a creator (analytics, financial tools...). | $200K / Pre-Seed / Jul 09, 2018 | ||
| See all 45 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Kima Ventures
3 deals together
Bpifrance
2 deals together
NUMA
2 deals together
OneRagtime
2 deals together
Sekhmet Ventures
2 deals together
Wind
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does The Refiners invest in?
The Refiners invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Music startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at The Refiners?
The team at The Refiners includes Carlos Diaz (Co-Founder & General Partner), Denis Morgan (Mentor) and Freddy Mini (Mentor, Limited Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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