# Velos Partners

> Velos Partners is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Internet and E-Commerce. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/velos-partners
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/VelosPartners
- Website: http://www.velospartners.com

Velos Partners is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Internet and E-Commerce. Velos Partners invests in companies at the intersection of consumer and technology, where the exponential pace of innovation is transforming traditional consumer behavior and business models.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $560k–$4.5M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$15M |
| Series B | $7M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 5 | 42% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 33% |
| Retail | 2 | 17% |
| Travel | 2 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 33% |
| Seed | 3 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 8% |
| Singapore | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parminder Basran | Co-founder and Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parminder-basran |
| Samrat Ganguly | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samrat-ganguly |
| James Bailey | Founder and Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-bailey-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orami | Orami is the first parenting platform in Indonesia that combines Commerce, Content, and Community within one ecosystem. | $15M | Series A | Feb 23, 2016 |  |
| Hopscotch | Hopscotch is an online store offering insider access to baby and kids brands from around the world, at unbeatable prices. F | $10.8M | Series B | Jan 20, 2015 |  |
| Surf Air | Surf Air is the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private air travel membership, providing frequent regional business and leisure travelers with a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves valuable time and money.The company operates Pilatus PC-12s in executive interior configuration to and from convenient airports in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with service to additional locations to follow.Prospective members can take advantage of pricing as low as $1,599 per month prior to September 1, at which point membership prices will increase as part of the new service offering. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business Memberships. | $8M | Series B | Aug 07, 2014 |  |
| 99.co | 99.co is a map-based property search engine that utilizes smart algorithms to provide housing renters, buyers, and property agents alike a fast, transparent, and efficient property search experience in Singapore. The company is currently headquartered and operational in Singapore. | $560K | Seed | May 06, 2014 |  |
| Surf Air | Surf Air is the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private air travel membership, providing frequent regional business and leisure travelers with a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves valuable time and money.The company operates Pilatus PC-12s in executive interior configuration to and from convenient airports in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with service to additional locations to follow.Prospective members can take advantage of pricing as low as $1,599 per month prior to September 1, at which point membership prices will increase as part of the new service offering. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business Memberships. |  | Series B | Mar 12, 2014 |  |
| Peek | Peek is an AI-enabled platform that supports online booking, payment processing, dynamic pricing, and guest management, while automating scheduling, waivers, communication, and analytics. With a marketplace at Peek.com, it offers travelers access to tens of thousands of curated experiences—everything from immersive exhibits and city tours toclasses and adventures. Through recent acquisitions of ACME Ticketing and Connect&GO, Peek now extends its infrastructure to include membership, donations, RFID-based visitor tracking, and on-site operations. Its clients include major institutions like MoMA, the Whitney Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Bryant Park, Looping Group, and Museum of Ice Cream. | $5M | Series A | Mar 05, 2014 |  |
| Trumaker | Trumaker is a new kind of men's apparel brand where every guy gets a stylist. Trumaker makes high quality clothing that fits by designing a full made-to-measure and off-the-rack line. Outfitters (Stylists) provide a local personalized experience where they provide style guidance, collect customer measurements, and preferences - makingre-ordering online simple without concern for fit.Once a client gets fitted, reordering online or through the guidance of their Outfitter is easy. | $6.5M | Series A | Feb 19, 2014 |  |
| PHL | Non-Active Company Listing. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 21, 2014 |  |
| Surf Air | Surf Air is the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private air travel membership, providing frequent regional business and leisure travelers with a sophisticated and hassle-free air travel experience that saves valuable time and money.The company operates Pilatus PC-12s in executive interior configuration to and from convenient airports in the SanFrancisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, and Truckee Lake Tahoe, with service to additional locations to follow.Prospective members can take advantage of pricing as low as $1,599 per month prior to September 1, at which point membership prices will increase as part of the new service offering. Membership options include Individual, Friends & Family, Group, and Business Memberships. | $7M | Series B | Jun 03, 2013 |  |
| ChowNow | ChowNow is an ordering platform dedicated to helping local restaurants grow and compete in a sustainable way. ChowNow helps local restaurants thrive. By helping diners discover the restaurants' delicious creations and helping restaurants connect with customers. ChowNow powers branded online ordering systems for independent restaurants via therestaurants’ own websites, on Facebook and Google pages, through ChowNow-created apps, and via ChowNow’s website, while also providing the restaurant partners key customer insights and marketing support.The company does its services for a reasonable monthly fee, without the predatory third-party commissions charged by competitors. It also enables diners to connect with independent restaurants in communities to order takeout and in some cases delivery, in a way that’s sustainable and fair to restaurants.ChowNow was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Playa Vista, California. | $3M | Series A | Jan 16, 2013 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Velos Partners invest in?

Velos Partners invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 12 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 Velos Partners's check size?

Velos Partners typically joins rounds of $560k–$4.5M at Seed, $2.5M–$15M at Series A and $7M–$11M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Velos Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Velos Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Velos Partners?

The team at Velos Partners includes Parminder Basran (Co-founder and Managing Director), Samrat Ganguly (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and James Bailey (Founder and 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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