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blue 9 capital
Family officeNew York · Seed–Growth · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Blue 9 Capital is a family office with over 30 years of experience backing founders and management teams with capital and strategic insight. Its flexible mandate spans buyouts, growth equity, and venture capital across multiple sectors. Through its venture arm, Blue 9 VC invests in early-stage companies and emerging managers in FinTech, Health Tech, Industrials, and Consumer Tech. The firm takes a multi-stage approach and partners with capable founders pursuing differentiated business models and innovative technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 17 of 33 portfolio companiesConsumer ×7Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Digital Health ×3Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×3Crypto & Web3 ×2
HQs:United States×12Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Georgetown ×2Penn State University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×3Engineering ×3Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
General Assembly ×2Prehype ×2
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 22021 · 12020 · 14 dated
Five Below operates specialty retail stores selling trend-focused, value-priced merchandise across eight product categories—Candy, Style, Party, Room, Create, Tech, Sports, and New & Now—with most items priced at $5 or below, primarily serving children and young consumers through a chain of approximately 1,900 locations and an e-commerce platform.
Kenneth R. Bull(Chief Operating Officer)Maureen "Molly" M. Gellerman(Chief Human Resources Officer)Jacob K. Hawkins(Chief Marketing and Omnichannel Officer)inMichelle L. Israel(Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer)inAmit Jhunjhunwala(Chief Information Officer)inGraham E. Poliner(Chief Strategy, Business Intelligence, and Analytics Officer)in
Co-investorsLLR
Sweetgreen offers salads and plant-forward meals with workplace-focused services including office catering, batch delivery, and a subsidized meal credits program for teams.
ConsumerFoodTechWashington, US
Nathaniel Ru(Founder)inJonathan Neman(Founder)inMitch Reback(Executive Officer)inKaren Kelley(Executive Officer)in
BoardNicolas Jammet(Founder)inSteve Case(Director)in
Co-investors37 AngelsCapital B Private HoldingsCollaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersHighsage VenturesMaveron+9 more
Atlas Reality operates Atlas: Earth, a mobile game where players buy and sell virtual real estate mapped onto real-world locations, including 3D-modeled landmarks.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
Sami Khan(Founder)in
Co-investorsRed Beard Ventures
Autio is a mobile app offering GPS-based, location-triggered audio stories about places across the United States, with a library of over 25,000 narrated tales covering history, culture, and landmarks.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Kevin Costner(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersKern Venture Group
Buckzy Payments enables real-time cross-border payment networks and banking-as-a-service through an embedded finance platform with over 200 APIs, serving financial institutions and fintechs globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Abdul K Naushad(President and CEO)inCarlos Garcia(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsMistral Venture PartnersUncorrelated VenturesRevel PartnersLuge Capital
Apollo ID is a social iOS app that lets people connect with their favorite places and friends, including sending gifts (with GIFs) to friends at venues or events even when not physically present.
ConsumerSocial
Co-investorsSora Ventures
Reproduction of Found is a Tokyo-based footwear label that sources and reproduces vintage military shoes and trainers using European factories that originally manufactured them in the mid-20th century.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechTokyo, JP
Masato Ueda(Founder and Designer)David Fischer(Founder)
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesFELIX CAPITALTorch Capital
BETVIBE is an online gaming platform offering 3,000+ casino games and 50+ sports betting markets specifically designed for Indian players.
BiotechGamingHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Anup Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Dorm RoomKnockout CapitalSfventures Group LLCY CombinatorBoomtown+4 more
Koji was a link-in-bio platform offering creators a home screen of mini apps; it was acquired by Linktree in December 2023.
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGalaxy InteractiveHBSE VenturesJump CapitalMetaversalMoonshots Capital+1 more
Lunewave develops cutting-edge antenna and sensor technology for automotive advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, wireless communications, robotics, and drones.
AI & Machine LearningHardware
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesFoothill VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalProeza VenturesIntact VenturesThird Sphere+1 more
Data interchange platform for marketers to connect with audience.
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Obsessar (Napster) builds AI agents and "crews" that companies deploy as pre-built or custom specialists trained on their own policies, products, and playbooks, with identity, memory, actions, and governance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareNew York, US
Neha Singh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMartina Welkhoff(Director)
Co-investorsAsimov VenturesDisney AcceleratorTechstarsWXR FundJump CapitalThe Venture Reality Fund
OMNY Health operates a platform that connects patients, providers, and life sciences companies through data and insights to improve healthcare delivery and clinical outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlumni VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcMerus CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesKima Ventures
Pair Eyewear designs and sells prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses with swappable frame tops that allow customers to change styles.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareCalifornia, US
Sophia Edelstein(Founder)inNathan Kondamuri(Founder)in
BoardRick Yang(Director)inAlex Gurevich(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAlumni VenturesAngel Capital ManagementBaukunstBreak Trail VenturesEvolution VC Partners+17 more
Percent operates a software marketplace and platform suite that provides accredited investors with access to private credit investment opportunities, including asset-based financing, corporate loans, and venture capital deals.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Nelson Chu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltai VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalChaos VenturesCoinbase VenturesEvolution Ventures+15 more
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Renegade provides an ownership-based model with community and operational systems to support independent insurance agents in growing, operating, and exiting their agencies.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesNew York, US
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesNFXTreasuryEx NihiloLeft Lane Capital
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Ro is an online healthcare platform that connects patients with licensed providers and delivers prescription treatments, including GLP-1 medications for weight loss, ED treatments, and other health goals.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechSilicon Valley, US
Zachariah Reitano(Founder)inRob Schutz(Founder)inSaman Rahmanian(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalAnsa CapitalBlack Jays VenturesBoxGroupBY Venture PartnersCade Ventures+31 more
Roll was an Ethereum-based platform enabling creators and influencers to issue branded social tokens redeemable by fans for perks and access.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Co-investorsFabric VenturesTechstarsAltimeter CapitalRed Beard VenturesSoftBank Group
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Sollis Health operates a telehealth and urgent care platform staffed by experienced emergency medicine physicians and clinicians from top hospitals.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Dr. Scott Braunstein(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBlack Jays VenturesCrosscourt VenturesForesite CapitalFriedomTorch Capital+3 more
Sweetgreen is a restaurant and food service company that provides fresh, plant-forward meals for workplace consumption through catering, office delivery, and meal subsidy programs.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsCollaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersLDR VenturesMaveronPROOFReshape+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AclimaApollo IDDunkin'EboniteHirtle Callaghan & Co.iFitLast GameboardNavtrakRise NYRunning SubwaySally Hershberger Hair and SalonSproutzoThe Last Gameboard
Exits · 6
2 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 4Five BelowNASDAQ: FIVESweetgreenNYSE: SGObsessacq. by Infinite RealitySpyceacq. by Sweetgreen
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has blue 9 capital made?
- blue 9 capital has 33 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited.
- What stage does blue 9 capital invest at?
- blue 9 capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does blue 9 capital focus on?
- blue 9 capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is blue 9 capital located?
- blue 9 capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does blue 9 capital co-invest with?
- blue 9 capital most often shares deals with Torch Capital, Evolution VC Partners, PROOF, among 108 tracked co-investors.
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