# Vibhu Norby

> Vibhu Norby is a seed investor at b8ta (Mountain View) backing Drones and Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [b8ta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b8ta)
- Location: Mountain View, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vibhunorby
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/vibhu
- Website: http://everyme.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vibhu

Vibhu Norby is a seed investor at b8ta in Mountain View focused on Drones and Internet. Vibhu Norby is the Founder and CEO of b8ta.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DeCharge Network | DeCharge Network lays the groundwork for a global energy network that will power automobiles, drones, and future technology. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 27, 2025 |  |
| Arkive | Arkive is building the people’s museum: a collection of art and culture curated by a global community of members and displayed around the world. | $9.7M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Throne.com | We provide the infrastructure that creators need to better engage and monetize their audiences.Over 400,000 creators from 89 countries use Throne's all-in-one wishlist builder to let their fans support them. Partnerships with 600+ brands allow us to offer creators and their fans an exceptional commerce experience.Throne has offices in theUS and Germany. | $830K | Seed | Feb 01, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coil](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coil-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Color Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/color) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colosseum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colosseum-abcb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commodore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commodore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daedalus Angel Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daedalus-angel-syndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Darling Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darling-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About b8ta

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. It is a new kind of retail store designed to improve the customer and maker experience. b8ta helps people discover, try, and learn about new tech and innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control.When makers have easy, direct access to physical retail, customers will, in turn, have unbiased access to what the world is creating. The company brings makers closer to customers in real life, allowing everyone to discover, try, and learn about new products first hand. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at b8ta.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ramit Harisinghani | General Manager, MENA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramit-harisinghani |
| Vibhu Norby | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vibhu-norby |
| Carrie Kelly | SVP Partnerships & Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carrie-kelly |
| Erin Johnson | Head of Channel and Brand Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erin-johnson-092c |
| John Kennelly | General Manager, Built by b8ta | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-kennelly |

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## FAQ

### What does Vibhu Norby invest in?

Vibhu Norby invests primarily in Drones, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Vibhu Norby last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vibhu Norby closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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