# Vinay Menda

> Vinay Menda is a Series A investor at Blank Street (New York) backing Music. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blank Street](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blank-street)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaymenda

Vinay Menda is a Series A investor at Blank Street in New York focused on Music. Vinay Menda is the Co-Founder at Blank Street.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Estimated Inc. | A new world for artists | $16M | Series A | Jul 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GoldenTree Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldentree-asset-management-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Good Friends](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodfriends) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Bay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-bay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impatient Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impatient-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Night Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/night-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blank Street

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

Blank Street is a coffee chain that offers coffee as a daily ritual that more people can enjoy, in places convenient to their lives. Its automated espresso machines consistently produce consistent coffee, allowing baristas to be more interactive and build relationships. Customers can order ahead of time using their app, streamlining theirexperience. Their vendors (outsourced milk and pastries) are excellent, allowing them to concentrate on the coffee.

4 contacts available at Blank Street.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vinay Menda | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-menda-3 |
| Eric Mogil | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-mogil |
| Issam Freiha | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/issam-freiha |
| Vinay Menda | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-menda |

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## FAQ

### What does Vinay Menda invest in?

Vinay Menda invests primarily in Music startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Vinay Menda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vinay Menda closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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