# Tricia Black

> Tricia Black is a seed investor at Amplifyher Ventures (New York) backing Software and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Amplifyher Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplifyher-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciablack

Tricia Black is a seed investor at Amplifyher Ventures in New York focused on Software and Finance. Tricia Black is the Founder and Partner of Amplifyher Ventures. Tricia Black attended University of Rhode Island.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gemio | Gemio is a social IoT platform that connects people and their interests i.e music, sports. Our system consists of smart customizable wrist bands that can be designed on demand, BLE mesh technology that connects a crowd in a interactive light show experience, and IoT Channel broadcasting that syncs live events and media streams to fans.Thecompany was founded by entrepreneurs with successful startup experience in s/w, h/w and consumer products. The CEO, Michael Bettua , was founder and CEO of a consumer brand company and held senior roles at two software startups with $B exits. The founders of those two companies are two of Gemio’s largest shareholers. The CTO is from MIT with a PhD EE and a background in rocket science and wireless medical devices. Lead investors are: Facebook’s first VP of Sales; the founder and CEO of Silknet Software ($4.2B); a founder of BladeLogic ($900M exit). | $400K | Seed | Mar 15, 2015 |  |
| Poptip | Poptip is a conversation analysis platform that helps brands and media fully understand public opinion in real-time and make decisions quickly based on that opinion. The platform simultaneously empowers the public’s voice and turns their opinions into actionable data. Poptip’s clients include L’Oreal, NBA, ESPN, NFL, Spotify, Budweiser and Yoplait.The New York-based company was founded in 2012 by Kelsey Falter. Poptip has raised $2.4 million to date in funding notably from Lerer Ventures, SoftBank Capital and RSE Ventures. For more information, please visit www.poptip.com. | $472K | Convertible Note | Jun 05, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [RSE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Amplifyher Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Amplifyher Ventures is an evergreen venture capital fund based in New York City that invests in early-stage businesses built by outstanding women.

2 contacts available at Amplifyher Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Meghan Cross | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meghan-cross |
| Tricia Black | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tricia-black |

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## FAQ

### What does Tricia Black invest in?

Tricia Black invests primarily in Software, Finance and Big Data startups, most often at Seed 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 Tricia Black last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tricia Black closed in Mar 2015. 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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