# VTF Capital

> VTF Capital is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing E-Commerce and Software. See 128 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 128
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last fund: Jan 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/vegastechfund
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/vtfcapital
- Website: http://vtfcapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vtfcapital/

VTF Capital is a seed stage venture fund investing in the future of commerce. We invest capital and sweat into innovative ideas transforming how products are made, distributed and accessed.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $195k–$2.9M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 25 | 20% |
| Software | 20 | 16% |
| Fashion | 16 | 13% |
| Mobile | 12 | 9% |
| Robotics | 10 | 8% |

155 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 61 | 48% |
| Series A | 18 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 13% |
| Series B | 5 | 4% |
| Convertible Note | 4 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 90 | 70% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fred Mossler | General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-mossler |
| Patrick Olson | Portfolio Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-olson |
| Will Young | General Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-young |
| Tim Fong | Mentor | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-fong |
| Tony Hsieh | General Partner | 31 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-hsieh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The/Studio | The/Studio is a destination for businesses, organizations, and individuals to easily manufacture custom products.The company is a manufacturing platform that makes manufacturing accessible to anyone. Their network of factories gives you the ability to manufacture products, and their technology makes it simple – no MOQs, quick turnaroundtimes, competitive pricing, and guaranteed trust in your supply chain. All on a cloud-based management platform.The/Studio was founded by Joseph Heller. | $11M | Series A | Sep 19, 2018 |  |
| The/Studio | The/Studio is a destination for businesses, organizations, and individuals to easily manufacture custom products.The company is a manufacturing platform that makes manufacturing accessible to anyone. Their network of factories gives you the ability to manufacture products, and their technology makes it simple – no MOQs, quick turnaroundtimes, competitive pricing, and guaranteed trust in your supply chain. All on a cloud-based management platform.The/Studio was founded by Joseph Heller. |  |  | Jan 16, 2018 |  |
| ZenBusiness | Zenbusiness is a corporate entity creation and management company that creates tech solutions focused on business identity theft protection, business management, and compliance. They use technology and automation to provide fast and low-cost services, expert support, and a personalized dashboard that puts everything customers need at theirfingertips. Zenbusiness uses these revelations to gain the funding it needed to deliver a single platform and expert support that business owners can trust as they start, manage, and grow their business. ZenBusiness's goal is to make the dream of starting a new business accessible to everyone across the country by offering low-cost formation, discounted business services, and expert support. |  |  | Nov 20, 2017 |  |
| Ross & Snow | Ross & Snow is the brainchild of four good friends (the “shoe dogs,” each a longtime veteran of the footwear industry) coming together one evening for wine, laughter and a discussion about the current state of footwear quality. We wanted to see mountain-inspired footwear that was also perfect for the city, footwear that is both functional andcraveworthy, footwear that’s made in a family-owned Italian workshop but designed with American edge. We wanted to produce the kind of shoe or boot we would want to wear all day, the kind that takes us seamlessly from a chilly morning’s breakfast meeting all the way through to drinks in our favorite bar. |  | Seed | Oct 04, 2017 |  |
| AdQuick | AdQuick is a marketplace to buy and sell outdoor advertising. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 14, 2017 |  |
| Stedi | Stedi is a global network for exchanging B2B transactions in a standard format. It provides companies with a free digital mailbox on the Stedi network, giving any company the ability to quickly connect and transact with its trading partners without having to go through painful point-to-point implementations. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 10, 2017 |  |
| Print Syndicate | Print Syndicate is an apparel and home goods company that offers its consumers access to timely, curated, and well-designed products that allow them to express who they are. The company's design team interprets and converts social trends into digital designs, which are then printed on objects including apparel, phone cases, and housewares.Itwas founded in 2012 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | $322K | Series B | May 08, 2017 |  |
| Ink | The new way to create and get things done. The print shop, reborn. Celebrating empathy, love, passion, and creativity. | $6.7M | Seed | Apr 12, 2017 |  |
| Returnbase | Returnbase offers reverse logistics as a service to help retailers sell returned and excess inventory. |  | Seed | Mar 29, 2017 |  |
| Arylla | Arylla is a company focused on making counterfeit goods a thing of the past.Arylla uses invisible ink to help resellers of luxury goods verify authenticity. Luxury brands partner with Arylla to apply the ink during production in exchange for a share of the revenue. Arylla is the first platform that enables luxury brands to monetize the resale oftheir products while fighting to reduce the number of counterfeits being sold online. |  | Seed | Mar 20, 2017 |  |

10 of 128 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Base Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-vc) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
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- [Sinovation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sinovation-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [WI Harper Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wi-harper-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does VTF Capital invest in?

VTF Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 128 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is VTF Capital's check size?

VTF Capital typically joins rounds of $195k–$2.9M at Seed and $1.2M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VTF Capital participates in.

### How do I contact VTF Capital?

Public channels for VTF Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at VTF Capital?

The team at VTF Capital includes Fred Mossler (General Partner), Patrick Olson (Portfolio Manager) and Will Young (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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