Blue Collective
Venture capitalBrooklyn · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Blue Collective operates on the belief that phenomenal people build phenomenal businesses. The firm positions itself as people-first, values-driven, multi-strategy, and always accessible to the founders it works with. Its approach emphasizes backing strong teams across multiple strategies rather than a narrow, single-stage or single-sector focus.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 57 of 86 portfolio companiesConsumer ×19Direct to Consumer ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×10E-commerce ×9Fintech ×7FoodTech ×7
HQs:United States×33Bangladesh×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 32 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×163 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
American University of Beirut ×2University of Cambridge ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Unqork ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 86 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12018 · 22015 · 18 dated
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersExpaRapha Capital Management, LLCVU Venture PartnersFlucas Ventures
Palo Alto-based maker of end-to-end conversational AI recruiting automation software, acquired by HireVue in October 2020.
Co-investorsCervinGradient VenturesSapphire Ventures
Arogga is an online pharmacy in Bangladesh selling prescription and OTC medicines, healthcare devices, beauty, baby care, and wellness products, with prescription verification by licensed pharmacists and nationwide home delivery.
Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechDhaka, BD
Co-investorsITERATIVEThe Venture CollectiveVerge HealthTech Fund
AspenNav develops a software-defined, sensor-agnostic navigation platform that provides reliable positioning in GNSS-degraded or denied environments by decoupling navigation intelligence from specific hardware.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Avantos is an AI-native operating system for client management that uses AI agents to handle onboarding, servicing, and growth workflows while integrating with existing enterprise technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Rabih Ramadi(Founder)inBassam Chaptini(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersThe E14 FundM13
Awayco is an omnichannel retail platform that uses AI to deliver personalised product recommendations across store, website, and mobile app, along with mobile POS, appointments, and custom retail apps.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gideon Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)Gideon Gut-Silverman(Founder)inAlasdair Hamilton(CEO)inShahrad Jamshidi(Chief Data Scientist)Francesco Nerieri(Director)
BoardDaniel Gulati(Director)
Co-investorsSuperSeed Ventures
Bookclubs is a book club management app that handles logistics such as scheduling and RSVPs, personal reading tracking, and curated book recommendations.
ConsumerSaaSSocialPhiladelphia, US
Ian Campbell(Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer (CTO))Nancy Brown(Co-founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsLighthouse Network Ventures Llc
Breathwrk is a mobile health and wellness app offering over 50 guided breathing exercises and coach-led classes designed to help users manage stress, focus, improve sleep, and boost athletic performance.
ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investors359 CapitalBAM VenturesCity LightDCM Ventures
Bridgetown Research provides due diligence and market research services for institutional clients across industry sectors, using AI-moderated research workflows and advanced analysis tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Catalina Crunch makes low-sugar snack foods with added protein and fiber, sold direct to consumers through an online store and a monthly subscription club.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Krishna Kaliannan(Founder)
Co-investorsTouch Capital
Circ makes gluten-free, non-GMO snack bites containing 10g of protein per pack, sold direct to consumers with a subscription option.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Theresa(Founder)
Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners
Coditos makes "Crunchy Macaronis," a fried macaroni snack sold in individual bags and by the box, using ingredients such as avocado oil, vitamin-enriched macaroni, and mineral-rich salt.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMiami, US
Craftable makes back-office management software for hospitality businesses, covering food and beverage, supplies, labor, and finance operations for restaurants and bars.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechSaaSFarmers Branch, US
Sam Zats(Co-founder)Max Zats(Co-founder)Jay Villafana(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueNext Play Ventures
Domos provides an AI system for property management companies that automates leasing, maintenance, collections, and renewals across phone, email, text, and chat.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Arthur Attal(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesVertical Venture PartnersRed Bike Capital
Extra offers a debit card paired with a "Spend Power" line of credit (provided by Lead Bank) that lets consumers build credit through everyday debit purchases without a traditional credit card, credit check, or security deposit.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsaVentureB3 CapitalReshape
Fair Warranty provides insurance pricing and risk management solutions for the automotive sector.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
William Betteridge(Founder, CEO)Stephen Bates(Founder, Chief Risk Officer)Will B(Founder)
Co-investorsRender CapitalTruStage VenturesAntlerPlug and Play VenturesRedbud VC
FarmTogether operates a digital investment platform providing access to US farmland, offering products such as crowdfunding fractional ownership, a sustainable farmland fund, bespoke offerings, separately managed accounts, and 1031 exchanges.
AgTechFintechPropTechLewes, US
Artem Milinchuk(Executive Officer, Director)Oleksiy Shevchenko(Director)
BoardDavid Gould(Director)John Kasper, Jr.(Director)
Feather operates a furniture rental platform where customers can pay monthly toward potential ownership or return items for refurbishment and reuse, with options to swap pieces as needed.
ConsumerMarketplacesNew York City, US
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesY CombinatorPeak State Ventures
Green Project offers an enterprise platform for supply chain decarbonization, combining supplier engagement tools, audit-grade Scope 1–3 carbon accounting, and a global Energy Attribute Certificate (EAC) marketplace for renewable energy procurement.
CleantechClimate TechSaaSNew York, US
Sam StarkSamuel Stark(Executive Officer, Director)Jacob Cameron Stark(Executive Officer, Director)
Aatmunn provides a platform that unifies disconnected safety devices and systems in industrial environments, integrating data from multiple manufacturers and legacy systems into a single real-time view.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsHuron River VenturesRTP GlobalAnnox CapitalDurable Capital PartnersGeneral Catalyst
Haldi builds free personalized skincare routines by reviewing a customer's existing products, flagging ingredients to avoid, and recommending additional products to fill gaps.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceDallas, US
Simran Kalra(Founder)Julia Huang(Founder)
Caroline Klatt(Cofounder)
HeadSpin provides audio and video testing with performance KPIs and analytics for teams delivering streaming and media experiences.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAtlassian VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalICONIQInventus Capital PartnersReshape+2 more
Heartwork designs workspace furniture and storage solutions for environments including offices, schools and universities, and healthcare facilities.
HardwareWellness & FitnessPortland, US
Karen John(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Anderson(Director)
Co-investorsMontage Capital
HireVue provides hiring software that combines AI-powered assessments, Virtual Job Tryouts, structured video interviews, and self-scheduling automation to help talent acquisition teams evaluate candidates and reduce bias.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Jeremy Friedman(Chief Executive Officer)Smitha Venugopal(Chief Financial Officer)Alberto Silveira(Chief Technology Officer)Marcy Daniel(Chief Product Officer)Mike Hudy(Chief Science Officer)Sibyl McCarley(Chief People Officer)
Co-investorsDelta-v CapitalKickstartSilver Lake PartnersTCVZ5 Capital
Juniper Genomics provides genomic testing for IVF, including enhanced PGT-A that analyzes both DNA and RNA from a single embryo biopsy to assess chromosome status and embryo viability, and PGT-G that expands analysis across nearly the full genome from the same sample.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTech
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesDria VenturesCompany VenturesInnospark VenturesMBX Capital
Kapta develops an electronically scanned (metasurface-based) synthetic aperture radar sensor deployed on satellites to provide large-area, low-latency geospatial intelligence and InSAR change-detection data.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechSeattle, US
Milton Perque(Co-founder & CEO)Adam Bily(Co-founder & CTO)MILTON PERQUE(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCHRIS ALLIEGRO(Director)
Co-investorsEntrada Ventures
All-in-one AI vision system enabling autonomous operation and quality control in plastic injection molding.
Edward Schneeweiss(Founder)inSebastian G Schneeweiss(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesArgon VenturesFounder CollectiveInnospark Ventures
Lemonada Media produces podcasts, including "Don't Listen to Us," an advice show hosted by Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody, and their son Gideon.
Media & EntertainmentMental HealthMinneapolis, US
Jessica Cordova(Executive Officer, Director)Stephanie Wittels Wachs(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsOwl Capital
Marble is a digital platform that consolidates, monitors, and manages consumers' insurance policies (home, auto, life, and others) in one dashboard, and automatically scans the market for lower-priced quotes on existing coverage.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsDistributed VenturesFinTech VenturesMS&AD Ventures
Co-investorsParticle
Infillion MediaMath is a demand-side platform (DSP) with a composable, API-first architecture for running programmatic ad campaigns across video, display, audio, CTV, and digital out-of-home.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsProgress VenturesQED InvestorsSJF VenturesHyde Park Angels
Mented Cosmetics is a direct-to-consumer beauty brand offering makeup essentials and curated routine bundles designed to work across a wide range of skin tones.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Amanda E. Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Kristen Jones Miller(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlison Ryu(Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesCorazon CapitalNew VoicesOutbound VenturesCircleUp PartnersVisible Ventures
Misfits Market is an online grocery delivery service that rescues and delivers surplus produce and other food products that would otherwise be wasted due to cosmetic imperfections or supply chain inefficiencies.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechPhiladelphia</hq_country> <parameter name="hq_country">US
Abhi Ramesh(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsAccelChapter OnePROOFSoftBank Vision FundValor Equity PartnersSound Ventures
PowWater is an on-demand clean water delivery service that lets customers order quality-tested water tanker deliveries through a smartphone app, with delivery tracking, water source/quality information, and Mpesa payment.
Impact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesJackson, US
Jack Hartpence(Cofounder)Ellie O'Neill(Cofounder)John Hartpence(Executive Officer, Director)Eleanor O'Neill(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsR7 Partners
PulseData builds patented machine learning and AI predictive analytics models that help healthcare organizations identify chronic diseases earlier and predict disease progression, with a focus on kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Hai Po Sun(Co-founder)Teddy Cha(Co-founder)Hai PoHAI PO SUN(Executive Officer, Director)THEODORE CHA(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMICHAEL GOGUEN(Director)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaTwo Bear Capital
PūrnetIQ (Purtec) offers EQ360, a building-monitoring platform that collects and models data on air quality, ventilation, thermal conditions, moisture, occupancy, noise, and physical security to assess the experiential quality and environmental biorisks of buildings.
Climate TechIoTPropTech
Revel operates a fast electric vehicle charging network built for urban drivers, with charging stalls that can recharge vehicles in as little as 15 minutes.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationBrooklyn, US
Frank Reig(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Suhey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Granoff(Director)in
Co-investorsBroadscaleEvolution VC PartnersManiv MobilityToyota Ventures
Sanctuary AI develops "Physical AI" software and autonomous task policies that run on commercially available robotic systems, including support for multiple hardware configurations, mobility options, end effectors, and a path to humanoids.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Olivia Norton(Founder)inJames G. Wellsin
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsFoothill VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth PartnersPanache Ventures+6 more
Sanctuary is a mystical products and services company that offers astrology, tarot, numerology, and crystal experiences through a digital app, including live readings with psychics, daily horoscopes, birth charts, and compatibility analysis.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBITKRAFT VenturesGreycroft PartnersKEC VenturesAble PartnersFlucas Ventures
SketchDeck provides embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent that integrate into client organizations to handle marketing operations and creative work.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Finneral(Founder/CEO)inDavid Mack(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalBoreal VenturesFoundation CapitalMatrix+1 more
Soapbox sells clean, vitamin-rich hair and skin care products with clinically tested formulas targeted to specific hair needs.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerImpact & Social GoodAlexandria, US
David Simnick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Daniel Doll(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMichael McNinch(Director)
Co-investorsSWaN & Legend Venture Partners
New York-based company that produces, distributes and monetizes short-form spoken-word audio for major publishers.
New York City, US
Will Mayo(Founder)
Co-investorsGMG VenturesMercuri.vc
Sprout is a digital health and benefits platform focused on fertility and family building, offering navigation support and expert guidance for egg/sperm freezing, IUI/IVF, adoption, and surrogacy.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsMaRSStand Up VenturesThe 51 Ventures
Squire Solutions develops a smart digital assistant platform for military and first responders that improves information flow and communication in field operations.
Defense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Brett Whitsitt(Founder/CEO)
Co-investorsDifferential Ventures
Studio 3e8 builds a desktop metal 3D printing system with an integrated hardware, software, and materials platform that runs on a standard outlet.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareCambridge, US
Casey Johnson(Cofounder & CEO)inCassie Lowell(Cofounder & CPO)Cassandra Elizabeth Lowell(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDraper Associates
Subtle Snacks (operated by Thix Snax, Corp.) makes low-calorie snack foods, including potato chips, cookies, and chocolate- and peanut-flavored bites, sold direct to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Sundae School is a smokewear and apparel brand inspired by Korean heritage and counterculture, producing clothing through small-batch production.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Co-investorsFifth WallFounders FundGeneral Global CapitalQED Investors
Taptap Send is a money transfer application that enables users to send remittances to over 70 destinations across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America at lower costs and faster speeds than traditional services.
FintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, GB
Michael Faye(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mitchell Riley(Executive Officer)
BoardBrendan Dickinson(Director)inChristopher Schroeder(Director)
Co-investorsOmidyar NetworkBalderton CapitalBreyer CapitalCanaan PartnersFinbergFormus Capital+5 more
Tecovas designs and sells Western footwear and apparel, including cowboy and cowgirl boots, denim, and pearl snap shirts for men, women, and kids.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceAustin, US
Paul Hedrick(Executive Officer, Director)David Lafitte(Executive Officer, Director)James Mann(Executive Officer)
BoardAndrew Hunt(Director)inChristine Day(Director)Bill McComb(Director)
Co-investorsPLUS CapitalElephant Partners
Co-investorsMillennium New Horizons
The Sill sells houseplants and gardening products directly to consumers, offering plants suited to a customer's taste and space along with workshops, events, and customer support.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Eliza Blank(Founder)in
Co-investorsHawke VenturesMaywic Select InvestmentsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
Northampton, US
Brian Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)inMeghan Fitzgerald(Director)
BoardIsabelle Hau(Director)
Co-investorsCity LightOutbound VenturesOwl VenturesVista Venture Partners500 GlobalBlue {Seed} Collective+5 more
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Media & EntertainmentMaastricht, US
Christopher James Georgen(Executive Officer, Director)Kim Raath(Executive Officer, Director)Manuel Sanchez Rodriguez(Director)Steven Harris(Director)
BoardSamantha Lewis(Director)in
Co-investorsMercury FundUrban Capital NetworkCryptology Asset Group
Accuria (NPL Markets) offers a technology platform and digital marketplace for managing, valuing, and trading credit assets, including portfolios, securitisations, significant risk transfers, debt funds, covered bonds, and ABCP conduits.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureFintech
Tuft & Paw designs and sells cat products including litter, litter boxes, cat furniture, carriers, beds, and cat food, developed with cat behaviorists and feline nutrition experts.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsCompanion Fund
U-Ploid Biotechnologies develops reproductive therapeutics for use within existing IVF procedures, with a lead program aimed at improving egg quality in women in their mid-30s and older by reducing meiotic aneuploidy.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTech
Co-investorsAvonmore Developments
Unqork provides a low-code/no-code platform that helps enterprises in financial services, insurance, and healthcare build and manage complex software systems with governance, security, and transparency.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Gary Hoberman(Founder & CEO)inAlex Schmelkin(Executive Officer)Bassam Chaptini(Executive Officer)David Sullivan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCapitalGEQUIAMFin CapitalMarch Capital PartnersMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+7 more
Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsPortsmouth, US
Geoff ManchesterFreddie Mills
BoardThomas Hendrix(Director)inGeoffrey Manchester(Director)Thomas Hennessey(Director)inNelson Mills(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBVVCCapital FactoryCentre Street PartnersChampion Hill VenturesCoalition+14 more
ZModal builds Symphony, software for deploying, governing, versioning, and scaling machine learning and analytical models across production systems, supporting models built in Python, notebooks, and platforms like SIMCA with lifecycle workflows spanning development to cGMP manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Zocdoc runs an online marketplace where US patients find in-network doctors and dentists and book in-person or telehealth appointments.
New York, US
Cyrus Massoumi(Executive Officer, Director)Oliver Kharraz(Executive Officer, Director)Nick (Nikhil) Ganju(Founder)inNetta Samroengraja(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKen Howery(Director)David Weiden(Director)in
Co-investorsDisruptive VenturesFounders FundFrancisco PartnersJumpStart EquityKhosla VenturesManhattan Venture Partners+5 more
ZZ Driggs offers design, procurement, and logistics services for hospitality, real estate, and residential projects, and sells furniture.
E-commercePropTechBrooklyn, US
Whitney Falk(Director)Brittany Gage(Director)Matthew Brimer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlante CapitalSoGal Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSanctuary · deserttrumpet.org · Aug 4, 2026
SUBTLE SNACKS · bluecollective.com · Jun 25, 2026
CODITOS · bluecollective.com · Jun 25, 2026
ASPENNAV · bluecollective.com · Jun 25, 2026
Zocdoc · startupfundraising.com · Jun 17, 2026
Breathwrk · theclipout.com · May 13, 2026
SketchDeck · edmonton.taproot.news · Apr 28, 2026
Avantos · fintech.global · Feb 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blue Collective made?
- Blue Collective has 84 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Blue Collective invest at?
- Blue Collective invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Blue Collective's typical check size?
- Blue Collective typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Blue Collective focus on?
- Blue Collective focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Blue Collective located?
- Blue Collective is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
- Does Blue Collective lead rounds?
- Blue Collective typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Blue Collective co-invest with?
- Blue Collective most often shares deals with BAM Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, Millennium New Horizons, among 131 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJJ Kasper Ep 15 Blue Collective
Founders Pack · JJ Kasper
How Blue Collective Analyzes An Opportunity, With JJ Kasper of Blue Collective
Mindset Startup Academy - Verlin Gradney · JJ Kasper
Traits In A Founding Team Which May Be A Negative To Investors, With JJ Kasper of Blue Collective
Mindset Startup Academy - Verlin Gradney · JJ Kasper
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