Collaborative Fund
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Growth · 22 people tracked
Also known as COLLABORATIVE FUND ADVISORS, LLC · COLLABORATIVE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Collaborative Fund invests across several themes: consumer brands building category- and culture-defining products and services; safer, simpler, more personal intelligence for everyday life; expanding access to capital to unlock the next generation of entrepreneurs; healthier decision-making enabled by technology and data; and new energy sources, materials, and technologies to transform industries and supply chains. The firm emphasizes stewardship over capital alone and considers environmental, social and governance factors among its investment criteria.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 100 of 112 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×26Climate Tech ×24FoodTech ×23Healthtech ×20Biotech ×19Consumer ×19Cleantech ×18Deep Tech ×16
HQs:United States×62United Kingdom×4France×2Canada×1Mexico×1
Investments · 112 tracked
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Beyond Meat creates plant-based protein products, including burgers and other foods designed to provide nutritional value while supporting environmental sustainability and soil regeneration.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechFoodTechEl Segundo, US
Ethan Brown(Founder & CEO)Colleen Jay(Director)Teri L. Witteman(Executive Officer)Nandita Bakhshi(Director)Jonathan Nelson(Executive Officer)Raymond J. Lane(Director)
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
MarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Logan Green(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Washington, US
Mike Hislop(Director)Gary Hirshberg(Director)Mitch Reback(Executive Officer)Scott Belsky(Director)Karen Kelley(Executive Officer)Nathaniel Ru(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Teamshares acquires small businesses from retiring owners and facilitates employee stock ownership, creating a permanent home for businesses while providing retiring owners with a reliable exit and employees with ownership opportunities.
B2B MarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Michael Brown(Founder & CEO)Kevin Shiiba(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Eu(Executive Officer, Director)
Aira provides clean energy solutions centered on heat pumps, making renewable heating technology accessible and affordable for residential homes across Europe.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Alga Biosciences develops feed additives that reduce methane emissions from cattle — cutting cow burps to combat climate change.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Alex Brown(Co-founder and CEO)Daria Balatsky(Founder)inCaroline McKeon(Founder)in
Amogy develops patented ammonia cracking technology that converts ammonia into electric power for hydrogen fuel cells and engines, targeting decarbonization of heavy industries including transportation and maritime.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Seonghoon Woo(Founder & CEO)
AMP builds AI-powered automated sorting systems for waste recycling infrastructure, enabling material recovery and improving separation purity for recycling facilities globally.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRoboticsColorado, US
Matanya Horowitz(Founder & CEO)inTimothy Stuart(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Ross(Executive Officer)Robert Norris(Executive Officer)Beth Dec(Executive Officer)Robert Kreamer(Executive Officer, Director)
Anthro Energy develops advanced electrolytes and high-performance battery cells to improve energy density, safety, and form factor in battery technology.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Jose, US
David Mackanic(Co-Founder & CEO)Joe Papp(Co-Founder & CTO)
PartnerSophie Bakalar· led
ShipArty builds IoT-enabled temperature-controlled containers and software platform to reduce cold chain spoilage for medicines, vaccines, and other temperature-sensitive products.
HealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMedical Devices
Hannah Sieber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sandor Langer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Luisa Sucre(Director)Duncan Turner(Director)
Autonomous is an AI-powered wealth management platform that provides integrated financial management across investments, taxes, planning, and execution for high-net-worth individuals with complex financial situations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York City, US
Bandit is a running apparel and lifestyle brand that designs and sells head-to-toe apparel, socks, and running gear for runners of all levels.
ConsumerSports TechBrooklyn, US
Tim West(Founder)Nick West(Executive Officer, Director)
Blue Bottle Coffee is a specialty coffee company that roasts and sells single-origin coffees, signature blends, matcha, and instant coffee through direct-to-consumer subscriptions and physical cafes, offering curated tasting experiences and a membership rewards program.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Michelangelo Volpi(Director)James Freeman(Founder of Issuer)Bryan Meehan(Founder of Issuer)
BoardTony Conrad(Director)
BO Materials develops novel materials for industrial applications across trillion-dollar industries.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsMassachusetts, US
Michael Segal(Executive Officer, Director)David Miller(Director)Dwight Poler(Director)Anvesh Gurijala(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Goldman(Director)
WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Will Ahmed(Founder)in
Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics designed to treat common acute conditions in children, supplemented by remote consultations delivered by clinicians.
HealthtechPortland, US
Asa Miller(Founder)inDarius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder)inMaryam Taheri(Founder)inCorey Fish, MD(Founder)inGary Gerlacher(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Fish, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)
Brimstone develops co-production processes to manufacture cement, steel, aluminum, and other critical minerals from a single feedstock in an integrated facility.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsOakland, US
Cody Finke(CEO)Hugo Leandri
Unreal Milk produces lab-grown whole cow milk using cellular agriculture technology.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechHealthtechBoston, US
Sohail Gupta(Founder)inAvhijeet Kapoor(Founder)Bhavna Tandon(Founder)in
Caladan Bio develops high-throughput benchtop bioreactor hardware and software for laboratory bioprocessing, enabling faster experimentation and lower costs for biotech R&D teams.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardware
Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops commercial fusion power plants using high-temperature superconducting magnet technology to provide grid-scale energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyUnknown, US
Brandon Sorbom(Founder)Robert Mumgaard(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Brunner(Executive Officer)Massimiliano Pieri(Director)Katie Rae(Director)Alan Eustace(Director)
Compound Foods develops alternative coffee and cocoa ingredients made from upcycled, climate-resilient sources to address supply chain volatility and environmental impact of traditional coffee and cocoa production.
Climate TechFoodTech
Maricel Saenz(Founder)in
Daily Harvest manufactures and delivers frozen prepared meals made from organic fruits and vegetables, including smoothies, oat bowls, and elixirs.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Dandelion Energy designs and installs geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes, positioning geothermal as a primary heating and cooling solution for both new and existing residential buildings.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US
Kathy Hannun(Founder & CTO)inDan Yates(CEO)inRajeev James Quazi(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Shapiro(Director)
Dioxycle develops electricity-driven technology to convert waste carbon emissions into chemical feedstocks for industrial manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechParis, FR
SarahDavid
Endless West produces spirits using scientific flavor recreation methods, combining natural ingredients to replicate premium beverages while reducing production waste.
Circular EconomyFoodTechNew MaterialsDetroit, US
MardonnAlec
Endolith develops biological intelligence technology for mineral recovery, using microbiology and AI to extract critical minerals sustainably.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCleantechEnergyNew Materials
Dr. Liz Dennett(Founder and CEO)inMojtaba Karimi(Director)Guy Vidra(Director)
BoardDan Madden(Director)
Ferrum Technologies develops a proprietary melter technology to produce zero-emission steel and cement at cost parity with conventional fossil-based production methods.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate Tech
Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Adam D'Augelli(Director)Ralph Folz(Director)David Balter(Executive Officer, Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)
Fork & Good develops cultivated meat technology using a hydroponic system approach that integrates cell biology with farming principles to produce real meat from cells at scale.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTech
Gabor Forgacs(Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder)Andras Forgacs(Partner and co-founder)Niya Sharma(Co-founder)Niyati Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Loktev(Director)
Found Energy develops rechargeable metal fuels, specifically aluminum-based fuels, for industrial applications that cannot be reached by electrification, offering cost-parity alternatives to fossil fuels for heat and power generation.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBoston, US
Peter Godart(Executive Officer, Director)Tulay Farra(Director)Gadi Ruschin(Director)
Fudo is a cloud-based platform for restaurants and food businesses in Latin America that integrates point-of-sale, inventory management, payments, and online delivery into a single system.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaSMexico, MX
GEM makes whole-food nutritional supplements in the form of plant-based bites designed to address nutrient deficiencies using real food ingredients rather than isolated vitamins.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessVenice, US
Sara Cullen(Founder + CEO)
General Intuition is an AI research organization focused on developing general artificial intelligence through learning and play-based approaches, utilizing game environments and reinforcement learning to teach machines perception, anticipation, and real-world reasoning capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Haiqu develops quantum computing software that enables practical applications across physics simulation, market modeling, and materials design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsQuantum ComputingNew York City, US
Mykola Maksymenko(Co-Founder, CTO)inRichard Givhan(Co-founder, CEO)in
Hoxton Farms grows cultivated fat, a biomanufactured ingredient for food companies to use in plant-based and alternative meat products.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechFoodTechLondon, GB
Vítor Espírito Santo(Chief Scientific Officer)in
immi produces ready-to-eat ramen products with high-quality ingredients designed to address nutritional and health concerns.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtech
Kevin
Impossible Foods produces plant-based meat alternatives, including beef, pork, chicken, and sausage products designed to replicate the taste, nutrition, and cooking properties of conventional animal meat.
ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechRedwood City, US
Pat Brown(Founder & CEO)Bart Swanson(Director)Tai Ronnen(Director)David Lee(Executive Officer)Fedele Bauccio(Director)David Botstein(Director)
Kula Bio develops bacterial propagation and feeding systems that enhance the nitrogen-fixing capabilities of naturally occurring microbes for agricultural applications.
AgTechBiotechNatick, US
Harrison Yoon(Executive Officer, Director)inVonnie Estes(Director)inWilliam Brady(Director)Alejandro Munoz(Director)J. Paul Austin(Director)Yide Alan Jiang(Director)
Limelight Steel reimagines iron and steelmaking through new industrial technology approaches.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep Tech
New York, US
Xiao Tang(Director, Promoter)Douglas Petkanics(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
LTSE Private Markets is a platform operated by the Long-Term Stock Exchange that connects institutional and accredited investors to late-stage private companies through direct and secondary market transactions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Collaborative Fund invest at?
- Collaborative Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Collaborative Fund's typical check size?
- Collaborative Fund typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does Collaborative Fund focus on?
- Collaborative Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, New Materials.
- Where is Collaborative Fund located?
- Collaborative Fund is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Collaborative Fund lead rounds?
- Collaborative Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Collaborative Fund recently announced Collab Holdings, a new private equity approach for enduring consumer brands that prioritizes long-term stewardship over quick exits, with experienced investor Parker Hayden leading the initiative. The firm has been writing about decision-making under uncertainty and the role of passion in pursuing meaningful outcomes. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSophie Bakalar | Partner, Collaborative Fund (Full Episode) - YouTube
ZNRG - The ZENERGY Podcast · Sophie Bakalar
For Forbes: Sophie Bakalar, partner at Collaborative Fund - YouTube
Christer Holloman · Sophie Bakalar
Lindzanity With Morgan Housel of The Collaborative Fund - YouTube
Howard Lindzon · Morgan Housel
Investors must understand long history of market volatility: Collaborative Fund's Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel · cnbc.com
Morgan Housel of Collaborative Fund on successful investing | Exclusive - YouTube
ET NOW · Morgan Housel
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