# Vinay Menda

> Vinay Menda is a seed investor at Reshape (New York) backing Music, Retail and Shopping. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Reshape](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reshape-co)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaymenda

Vinay Menda is a seed investor at Reshape in New York focused on Music and Retail. Vinay Menda is the Co-Founder at Blank Street.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Shopping | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BuyWander | BuyWander is a platform connecting consumers with returned products. The company appears to operate across various categories, including automotive, beauty & health, clothing, electronics, food & grocery, and home & kitchen. | $2M | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| ClearGrid | ClearGrid, creating software and AI to streamline recovery and collaborate with the existing vendors. | $6.5M | Seed | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Estimated Inc. | A new world for artists | $16M | Series A | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Estimated Inc. | A new world for artists | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GoldenTree Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldentree-asset-management-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Good Friends](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodfriends) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Green Bay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-bay-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Impatient Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impatient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [K5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Night Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/night-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Reshape

VC Fund · New York, United States

Reshape is a next-generation investor in technology-enabled companies that need real estate to scale.

5 contacts available at Reshape.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emir Ildiz | Chief Operating Officer and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emir-ildiz |
| Issam Freiha | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/issam-freiha |
| Mukund Menda | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mukund-menda |
| Vinay Menda | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-menda-3 |
| Vinay Menda | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vinay-menda |

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## FAQ

### What does Vinay Menda invest in?

Vinay Menda invests primarily in Music, Retail and Shopping startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Vinay Menda's check size?

Vinay Menda typically joins rounds of $2M–$6.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vinay Menda participates in.

### When did Vinay Menda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vinay Menda closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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