# Vinyl Capital

> Vinyl Capital is a VC fund in Boston backing E-Commerce and Software. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $40M
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/76132026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vc_vinyl
- Website: http://www.vinyl.vc

Vinyl Capital is a VC fund in Boston focused on E-Commerce and Software. Investing in the future of how people buy stuff.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Vinyl Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Vinyl Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vinyl-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $96k–$3.9M |
| Series A | $5.3M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 9 | 28% |
| Software | 7 | 22% |
| SaaS | 4 | 13% |
| Analytics | 3 | 9% |
| Developer APIs | 3 | 9% |

41 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 44% |
| Series A | 9 | 28% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |
| Series E | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 47% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Norway | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Travis Kirk Lowry | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/travis-kirk-lowry |
| Jake Cohen | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-cohen |
| TJ Mahony | General Partner | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tj-mahony |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taxwire | Global Sales Tax Compliance Software | $25M | Series A | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Drivepoint | Drivepoint (formerly Bainbridge) is the strategic finance platform for scaling consumer brands. | $7M | Series A | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| Sequen | Sequen is an AI-native Behavior Design Engine and reinforcement-learning-driven platform that powers adaptive in-session search. |  | Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Blue Onion Labs | Blue Onion Labs produces software that enables tracing of transactions and reconciliation of orders. | $10M | Series A | Apr 16, 2025 |  |
| Intelligems | IntelliGems is Online stores are leaving money on the table by pricing inefficiently. We run A/B tests to find the optimal price to maximize sales and margin. | $9M | Series A | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Taxwire | Global Sales Tax Compliance Software | $3.9M | Pre-Seed | Jan 14, 2025 |  |
| Two Boxes | The future of sustainable e-commerce returns. | $5.3M | Series A | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| Paylode | The Paylode SaaS platform is the easiest way for companies to launch, manage and monetize the best Perks & Engagement Programs in the industry. | $3M | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Koverly | Koverly is a FinTech firm that helps businesses manage their B2B payments and receivables online. | $7.6M | Seed | Aug 22, 2023 |  |
| Factored Quality | Factored Quality is a quality control platform for e-commerce and consumer goods brands. Factored Quality specializes in the fields of freight service, logistics, and supply chain management. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Amadeus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Expansion Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Vinyl Capital invest in?

Vinyl Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 32 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 Vinyl Capital's check size?

Vinyl Capital typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$8M at Seed, $96k–$3.9M at Pre-Seed and $5.3M–$25M 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 Vinyl Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Vinyl Capital?

Public channels for Vinyl 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 Vinyl Capital?

The team at Vinyl Capital includes Travis Kirk Lowry (Operating Partner), Jake Cohen (Venture Partner) and TJ Mahony (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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