# Bling Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Bling Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 163 investments on record, 33 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Bling Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 163 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $1.8M, Jan 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Fashion SaaS Wearables

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**97%** of best year **33** **cheques in 12 months**, 163 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$400K – $3.0M** Rounds led **2 of 163** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **8 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## Bling Capital highlights

- 01 33 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $2.3M
- 04 8 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We are a seed-stage venture capital firm backing top founders. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $400K – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Fashion SaaS Wearables
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **163 appearances**

- **2026** 27 rounds
- **Oct** **[Dulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dulo)** Seed · US · Silicon Angle **$130M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Rosie](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosie)** Seed · US · Pulse 2.0 **$7.0M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[CarbonAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonai)** US · Pulse 2.0 **$12M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Austin Sensing Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/austin-sensing-company)** Seed · US · Google News search **$11M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Sunbound](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunbound)** Series A · US · The SaaS News **$24M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Wally](https://millionrounds.com/company/wally)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$25M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[HaloBraid](https://millionrounds.com/company/halobraid)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Halo](https://millionrounds.com/company/halo)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Maneva](https://millionrounds.com/company/maneva)** Series A · U.S. Venture Partners **$27M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Novellia](https://millionrounds.com/company/novellia)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$18M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Reaxiomatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/reaxiomatic)** Pre-seed · US **$7.3M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Capchase](https://millionrounds.com/company/capchase)** US · Crunchbase News **$200M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Village](https://millionrounds.com/company/village)** Seed · US · GTMfund **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Capchase](https://millionrounds.com/company/capchase)** Debt · US **$174M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Snapp](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapp)** Seed · US **$4.4M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Shade](https://millionrounds.com/company/shade)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$14M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Hermeus](https://millionrounds.com/company/hermeus)** US · TechCrunch **$350M** With 10 others
- **Apr** **[Merlin Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/merlin-labs)** US **$80M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Hermeus](https://millionrounds.com/company/hermeus)** Series C · US **$200M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Adonis](https://millionrounds.com/company/adonis)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Hamilton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamilton-ai)** Seed · US **$7.5M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Spellbook](https://millionrounds.com/company/spellbook)** Debt · CA **$40M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Gather AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gather-ai)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Payabli](https://millionrounds.com/company/payabli)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Reflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflow)** Seed · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[OPUS](https://millionrounds.com/company/opus)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Parambil](https://millionrounds.com/company/parambil)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2025** 25 rounds
- **Dec** **[Dazzle](https://millionrounds.com/company/dazzle)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Amae Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/amae-health)** Series B · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Alcove](https://millionrounds.com/company/alcove)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Sellarya LLC](https://millionrounds.com/company/sellarya-llc)** Pre-seed · US **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Boop](https://millionrounds.com/company/boop)** Pre-seed · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Span](https://millionrounds.com/company/span)** Series A · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[KODIF](https://millionrounds.com/company/kodif)** Seed · US **$126K** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Magic](https://millionrounds.com/company/magic)** Seed · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[teachme.to](https://millionrounds.com/company/teachme-to)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Hello Patient](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-patient)** Series A · US **$23M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Cavalry AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavalry-ai)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Drivepoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/drivepoint)** Series A · US **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Nominal](https://millionrounds.com/company/nominal)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$20M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

BC **Benjamin Chan-Bin Ling** Managing Partner of GP i Filing they signed

We also hold **9** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.5B** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Bling Capital LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 341490

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**32** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[1 15Five Performance](https://millionrounds.com/company/15five)[A ActionDesk Spreadsheet](https://millionrounds.com/company/actiondesk)[Agora logo Agora](https://millionrounds.com/company/payscale)[C Cavalry Customer-facing](https://millionrounds.com/company/cavalry)[C Commenda Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/commenda)[C Curbside Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/curbside-health)[D Dazzle A](https://millionrounds.com/company/dazzle)[D Decisive AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mydecisive)[D Distill Turns](https://millionrounds.com/company/distill)[D Doorbell Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/doorbell-health)[D Drivepoint Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/drivepoint)[E Elaborate Makes](https://millionrounds.com/company/elaborate)[E Eternal Healthcare](https://millionrounds.com/company/eternal)[Eureka Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/eureka-health)[F Finosu AI-native](https://millionrounds.com/company/finosu)[Fountain logo Fountain](https://millionrounds.com/company/fountain)[Grabr](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabr)[H Halo Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/halobraid)[Hellopatient](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello-patient)[K Klutch AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/klutch)[M Mangrove Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/mangrove-systems)[Merlin Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/merlin-labs)[N Nativ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/nativ)[O Omni Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/omni)[R Rippling Unified](https://millionrounds.com/company/rippling)[S Showdrop Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/showdrop)[S Span AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/span)[Spellbook logo Spellbook](https://millionrounds.com/company/spellbook)[T TeachMeTo Marketplace](https://millionrounds.com/company/teachme-to)[Village logo Village](https://millionrounds.com/company/myvillage)[W WhizAI Conversational](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizai)[Weekend Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/weekend-health) A Agent AI-powered A Argentic AI-driven A Arro Credit-building A Assemble Gives A Atomiq Labs A Autena Context A Avery Elite B Bites Order B Blockhouse Trade B Boop AI B Brightlights AI C Callie AI-powered C Carbon AI C Care Comply C Companion Home D Dobby AI D DoubleO AI Dorsal logo Dorsal E Ember AI E Examen AI E EyesATop Brings F Featurely Predict F Fergana Labs F Flotive AI F Formula Health G Gobi Maps H Hamilton AI H Hero Safety and 34 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **8 in all**

**[Citus Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/citus-data)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jan 2019

**[LearnSprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnsprout)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **Undisclosed** Jan 2016

**[Oyster](https://millionrounds.com/company/oyster)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[FutureAdvisor](https://millionrounds.com/company/futureadvisor)** Bought by [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Clothes Horse](https://millionrounds.com/company/clothes-horse)** Bought by Fits.me **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** Bought by [Merkle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merkle) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Space Monkey](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-monkey)** Bought by [Vivint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivint) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$1.8M**

raised in Jan 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$9.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.3M**

Led 2 of 163 rounds **1%**

- **Said size:** $400K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 8 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *71*
- Series A said *33*
- Series B said *14*
- Venture *13*
- Pre-seed said *11*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 22
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 13
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 11
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 10
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 10
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 8

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Bling Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**SV Angel** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**500 Global** Angel **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Gaingels** Private equity **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**QED Investors** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors)[**Correlation Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/correlation-ventures)[**DCVC** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Bling Capital put money into.

[**Rosie** $7.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosie)[**Sunbound** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunbound)[**Wally** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wally)[**HaloBraid** $7.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/halobraid)[**Maneva** $27M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/maneva)[**Novellia** $18M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/novellia)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Bling Capital in their description, not their title.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 18 Jun 2026 · 1h 41m Why SpaceX Buying Cursor Changes Everything Mentions [Ben Ling](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-ling)[Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)[Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 4 Sept 2025 · 55 min Fired by Elon, Meta & Wendy’s, Now Raising Millions for Hello Patient Mentions [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Max Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-ventures-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 25 Oct 2019 · 1h 17m E993: Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra shares the formula for his Product-Market Fit Engine; Future of Angel Investing w/Jeff Clavier (Uncork), Ben Ling (Bling), Clara Brenner (Urban Innovation Fund); plus LAUNCH Scale Partner Talk w/Help Scout VP of Sales Tim With [Clara Brenner](https://millionrounds.com/person/clara-brenner) Mentions [Ben Ling](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-ling)[Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-fund)[Jeff Clavier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-clavier) *+4* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Bling Capital

### What does Bling Capital invest in?

Bling Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fashion, SaaS and Wearables.

### How active is Bling Capital?

163 investments on record, 33 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Bling Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dulo (Seed, Oct 2026), Rosie (Seed, Oct 2026) and CarbonAI (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026).

### How big are Bling Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.5M. It says it writes cheques of $400K to $3.0M.

### Does Bling Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 163 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Bling Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

### Is Bling Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 33 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Bling Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (22 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (13 rounds together) and SV Angel (11 rounds together).

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