# Tran Ventures

> Tran Ventures is a VC fund in San Diego backing Shoes, Fashion and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Tran Ventures is an investment company based in San Diego, California.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shoes | 1 | 20% |
| Fashion | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PLAE | PLAE design products that celebrate the individual, value the sustainable, and promote a spirit of fearless exploration. The company's shoes are made from eco-friendly, breathable, and washable materials that are engineered to be durable, flexible, and customizable to allow for the natural development of children’s feet. Their goal is to erasethat line and harness the power of play for everyone—starting with shredding the notion of age limits, of growing up, of losing that spirit of joy. PLAE was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. | $3.8M | Seed | May 15, 2014 |  |
| NetBase Solutions | NetBase delivers the social intelligence that global brands and agencies use to publish, monitor, analyze, and engage with customers in real-time. Using a high-precision natural language processing (NLP) engine, their platform processes billions of social media posts to extract structured insights delivered via customizable dashboards.It wasfounded in 2004 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. | $13.1M | Series C | Jun 01, 2012 |  |
| NetBase Solutions | NetBase delivers the social intelligence that global brands and agencies use to publish, monitor, analyze, and engage with customers in real-time. Using a high-precision natural language processing (NLP) engine, their platform processes billions of social media posts to extract structured insights delivered via customizable dashboards.It wasfounded in 2004 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. | $7.2M | Series C | Mar 02, 2010 |  |
| NetBase Solutions | NetBase delivers the social intelligence that global brands and agencies use to publish, monitor, analyze, and engage with customers in real-time. Using a high-precision natural language processing (NLP) engine, their platform processes billions of social media posts to extract structured insights delivered via customizable dashboards.It wasfounded in 2004 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. | $6.5M | Series B | Dec 01, 2007 |  |
| NetBase Solutions | NetBase delivers the social intelligence that global brands and agencies use to publish, monitor, analyze, and engage with customers in real-time. Using a high-precision natural language processing (NLP) engine, their platform processes billions of social media posts to extract structured insights delivered via customizable dashboards.It wasfounded in 2004 and headquartered in Mountain View, California. | $5M | Series A | Jun 01, 2005 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altos-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Thomvest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomvest-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Elementum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elementumventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Finn Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finn-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goldcrest Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldcrest-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tran Ventures invest in?

Tran Ventures invests primarily in Shoes, Fashion and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Tran Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tran Ventures closed in May 2014. Shizune tracks 5 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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