Seed stage VC fund founded by @smerani.
Joined June 2017
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Parade Ventures retweeted
4 Feb 2025
We @paradevc are proud to have been on this journey w @MonographHQ since their first round as one of our early core checks. The team has accomplished a ton so far, but this is just the beginning. -- Architect budgeting platform Monograph raises $20M
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Parade Ventures retweeted
30 Jul 2024
Excited to be covered here in a unique format. Thanks for taking the time Pascal and team. And for the kind words :) @paradevc
30 Jul 2024
If you're a founder building an enterprise / B2B software company - here's an awesome pre-seed / seed investor for you.
This week's findfunding.vc spotlight is on @smerani
from @paradevc. He:
🌁 Is Bay Area based
☀️ Grew up in Cupertino, a true local
🧵 Is a part-time lecturer at Berkeley Haas
🏋️ Equal parts tonal & fantasy sports fiend
Amongst founders, @smerani is known for being very collaborative and wanting to be the first call for all things (good and bad).
✉️ Make sure to pitch him at shawn@parade.vc (though warm intros are best!)
For more, check out our funder spotlight card below along with Parade's profile on findfunding.vc
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Parade Ventures retweeted
15 Oct 2023
Yes, we will! Democratizing access to tutoring is key to society!
15 Oct 2023
Excited to partner with Sandra and the @PapayaTutor team! They are going to make tutoring accessible to all.
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Parade Ventures retweeted
15 Oct 2023
Excited to partner with Sandra and the @PapayaTutor team! They are going to make tutoring accessible to all.
15 Oct 2023
🎉EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT to close Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎓 Papaya - Accessible K-12 Tutoring For All raised $2.25M in pre-seed funding. 💰 #HispanicHeritageMonth #InvestingInDreams
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Parade Ventures retweeted
15 Oct 2023
🎉EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT to close Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎓 Papaya - Accessible K-12 Tutoring For All raised $2.25M in pre-seed funding. 💰 #HispanicHeritageMonth #InvestingInDreams
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Parade Ventures retweeted
15 Oct 2023
💡@SamaraMHernandz from @ChingonaVC resonated with our cause, highlighting the impact of education on her life. Her influence drew in @CollideCapital, and @paradevc. #CommunityImpact
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Parade Ventures retweeted
13 Jul 2023
Excited for the continued traction and new partners. Nice work @JeremySchiff and team! @jennylefcourt @OCAVentures @slow @KevinMehaffey -- @therecruitbot raises more funding to expand AI-driven recruitment platform venturebeat.com/ai/recruitbo…
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Parade Ventures retweeted
13 Jul 2023
A week late, but stoked to add @dpatil and his data science expertise as we scale. Great work to @yvshakudo and team. @JamieRosenblatt @AndreaFunsten --Shakudo closes $9.5-million CAD Series A to help companies adopt generative AI betakit.com/shakudo-closes-9…
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Parade Ventures retweeted
5 Jul 2023
Congrats to @shakudo_io on their Series A fundraise led by the incomparable @dpatil from @GreatPointVC. @GoldenVentures led the Seed round and is excited to continue our support. I wrote more about our investment here: medium.com/golden-ventures/o…
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Parade Ventures retweeted
5 Jul 2023
We're pleased to share that Shakudo has raised $7.2M in funding, led by DJ Patil at GreatPoint Ventures. This supports our ongoing commitment to transform how businesses manage their data and AI stacks, a journey we began in 2021.
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I just published Announcing Shakudo — the modern data solution I wish I had link.medium.com/FjiSAfnEbBb
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Parade Ventures retweeted
13 Oct 2022
Today @northstarmoney raised $24.4M in funding led by @GGVCapital to help bring financial wellness to the 100%.
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Parade Ventures retweeted
13 Oct 2022
It’s a big day at Northstar! We’re proud to announce we’ve raised $24.4M in funding led by @GGVCapital with participation from @PayPal Ventures, @thomsonreuters Ventures, @CanvasVC, and more. 💫
northstarmoney.com/blog/nort…
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13 Oct 2022
RT @smerani: So excited to continue on this journey with @northstarmoney. Great job @wp @mattmatt team. Very proud of you guys!!
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15 Jul 2022
RT @smerani: Very fun to chat with my good friend and partner @Samirkaji on his podcast. Take a listen! Thanks for having me on. @paradevc
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It’s official! 🚀
Today, Arkive is excited to launch out of stealth by announcing $9.7M in funding led by @offlinevc & @tcg_crypto to build the world’s first decentralized physical museum curated & operated by its members.
Read more: arkive.net/founder-blog
Free alpha 👇
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Parade Ventures retweeted
14 Jun 2022
We ❤️ our customers. The entire Shakudo team is thankful for the opportunity to play a small part in their journey.
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Parade Ventures retweeted
14 Jun 2022
Not gonna lie. There's no better feeling in building a business than when you bring real tangible value to your customers. We're thankful every day for the opportunity.
14 Jun 2022
We ❤️ our customers. The entire Shakudo team is thankful for the opportunity to play a small part in their journey.
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Parade Ventures retweeted
2 Mar 2022
📣 Announcing our $5.5M seed round led by @GradientVC with participation from @paradevc @CrosslinkCap @fcollective @slackfund. We’re excited to be connecting DevOps and DesignOps workflows with unified design systems. Details here: prn.to/3C4Omvu
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