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LightShed Ventures — 2021 Investments

11 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Genvidgenvid.comin𝕏Jun 2021

Genvid is a media technology company building studio-grade production management infrastructure for generative AI content, with native generation, version control, asset tracking, and provenance for film, TV, and games.

AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US

Jacob Navok(Founder)inChristopher Cataldi(Founder)inFabien Ninoles(Founder)inJerry Heinz(CIO)inStephan Bugaj(Chief Creative Officer)in

BoardGregory Milken(Director)in

Co-investorsHorizons VenturesMakers FundNTT DOCOMO VenturesOCA VenturesThird Point VenturesValor Equity Partners+6 more

GetSetUpgetsetup.ioNov 2021 · $10M

St. George, US

Lawrence Kosick(Founder)inNeil D'Souza(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Dsouza(Founder)inDeval Delivala(Founder)

BoardMatthew Greenfield(Director)in

Co-investorsASDF VenturesCowboy VenturesHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersRethink EducationAME Cloud Ventures+2 more

Goldin Auctionsgoldin.coFeb 2021 · $40MAcquired

Goldin is a US sports, history and pop-culture collectibles auction house, founded in 2012 and acquired by eBay in 2024.

Runnemede, US

Kenneth Goldin(Executive Officer, Director)inKen Goldin(Founder)inMatthew Brown(Director)Michaela Venuti(Director)Jesse Jacobs(Director)Nathaniel S. Turner V(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)01 Advisors75 & SunnyAnthony PomplianoCraft Ventures+4 more

Incredible Dreamincredibledream.comin𝕏Dec 2021

Incredible Dream is a tabletop game studio that develops original intellectual property and adapts licensed properties, handling worldbuilding, production, localization, and global retail distribution.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalCourtside VenturesFive Four VenturesGeneral CatalystSlow Ventures

Podchaserpodchaser.comJan 2021acquired by Acast · Jul 2022 · $34M

Podchaser operated a crowdsourced podcast database offering metadata, credits, ratings, reviews, and advertising/data insights for podcasts.

Oklahoma City, US

Cole Raven(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Luckett(Director)Bradley Davis(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalGreycroftHigh AlphaKeyhorse CapitalPoplar VenturesHyde Park Venture Partners+2 more

ShopShopsshopshopslive.cominJun 2021

ShopShops is a livestream shopping application for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle goods.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceSocial

Liyia Wu(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAnsa CapitalFounder CollectiveSozo VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)XRC+5 more

Slipstream Musicslipstreammusic.comSeed · Jul 2021 · $3M

Slipstream Music offers music licensing subscription plans that cover use across platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, and podcasts.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Supersocialin𝕏Sep 2021 · $5.2M

Digiday is a media publication covering the digital advertising, marketing, and media industries, producing news, briefings, podcasts, and research reports.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentBrooklyn, US

Yonatan Raz-Fridman(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Lamb(Director)Pedro Romi(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsSilicon VenturesAream & Co.Griffin Gaming PartnersPowerhouse CapitalWarner Music Group

Toucan Protocoltoucan.earthApr 2021 · $4.5M

Toucan builds blockchain infrastructure for the voluntary carbon market, tokenizing carbon credits on-chain so they can be traded and retired.

CleantechClimate TechCrypto & Web3Fintech

Raphaël Haupt(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarthshot VenturesGolden VenturesObvious VenturesWonder VenturesAgrolimen VenturesBalderton Capital+9 more

WASTE NOTHINGworkweek.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2021 · $2M

Workweek operates a media network built around individual creators who produce newsletters and shows for professional audiences, including ecommerce, HR and people, healthcare, banking and fintech, and marketing leaders.

Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Becca Sherman(Founder)in

Co-investorsDay One VenturesNext Coast VenturesHummingbird Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

iShopShops, Inc.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.