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Joyance Partners

Joyance Partners, based in California, backs consumer startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, typically following others with checks from $100k to $250k.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A

Check size$100K to $250K

Leads roundsMostly follows

FocusConsumer

Latest fundn/a

Investing team10 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Joyance Partners

10 people on the investing team, 8 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Alexander StoeckelManaging PartnerHe has 19 years of venture capital experience.

Bradley WelchManaging PartnerHe has held roles at several venture firms and led product teams before co-founding Joyance Partners.

Charles C SmithManaging Partner

Andrew NealonPartner & CTOHe previously founded and led Insert Culture, a New York development firm.

Kosho SatoInvestment PartnerHe previously worked at a CPG company and Japan's Ministry of Finance, with degrees from Waseda University and IMD.

Shunya TachibanaInvestment PartnerHe is an Investment Partner based in the Bay Area.

Thibaud AguettazInvestment PartnerFocus: European investments.

Thibault VanvincqInvestment PartnerFocus: next-gen food and beverage startups.

Kevin LiVice PresidentHe focuses on health investments and holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Chicago Booth.

Shan YangVice PresidentShe led U.S. market entry for spatial transcriptomics at Complete Genomics and held roles at Illumina and Invitae.

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Writes $100K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

AvalineUpside FoodsLark HealthMeati FoodsGourmeyBabylistThrive Global

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On these lists

Seed consumer investors in California33 Series A consumer investors in California23 Pre-seed consumer investors in California20 Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480

Questions

What stage does Joyance Partners invest in?

Joyance Partners reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Joyance Partners invest?

Joyance Partners reports checks of $100K to $250K.

Does Joyance Partners lead rounds?

Joyance Partners mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Joyance Partners?

Alexander Stoeckel (Managing Partner), Bradley Welch (Managing Partner), Charles C Smith (Managing Partner), Andrew Nealon (Partner & CTO), Kosho Sato (Investment Partner), Shunya Tachibana (Investment Partner).

Is Joyance Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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