New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as COLLIDE CAPITAL LLC · Collide Capital MD SSBCI · Collide Capital NYS SSBCI
Investment thesis
Collide Capital invests in early-stage companies from pre-seed to Series A, backing high-performing, diverse founding teams with the lived experience, courage, and grit to solve the next generation of global challenges. The firm focuses on founders building transformational enterprise SaaS, sustainable supply chain and supply chain infrastructure, and Gen-Z minded consumer technology businesses. Rooted in the belief that great companies are built at the intersection of communities led by fearless change agents, Collide aims to direct venture resources and opportunities toward historically under-networked and overlooked founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 24 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×7Cleantech ×4Fintech ×4Mobility & Transportation ×4Deep Tech ×2Defense Tech ×2
HQs:United States×17
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 32022 · 29 dated
Grand Cayman
BRIAN MATTHEW HOLLINS(Director)inMAIRON ESTEBAN SANDOVAL GOMEZ(Director)MANUEL CANGAS VIGNE(Director)
Board seatBrian Hollins· per SEC Form D · $18M raise · filed Feb 2025
Coconut Creek, US
CARLOS CHAVEZ(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)DANIEL PALACIOS(Director)
Board seatElias Mufarech· per SEC Form D · $5.6M raise · filed Mar 2026
4Degrees is a network intelligence platform that helps organizations identify and strengthen professional relationships to source, drive, and close more deals.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSChicago, US
Ablorde Ashigbi(Founder)in
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Connetic VenturesMetaplanetTechstarsHarlem Capital PartnersPortfolia
Anadyr Horizon builds predictive simulation software powered by what it calls Agentic Systems Intelligence (ASI), designed to model human decisions and strategic outcomes before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechNew York, US
Arvid Bell(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Arvid Bell(Co-Founder; Founder, Negotiation Task Force (NTF))Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress(Co-Founder)Dr. William C. Potter(Co-Founder & Advisor)
BoardWilliam Potter(Director)Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCommonweal Ventures
Atomic Vest provides a white-label investment and savings platform for fintechs and financial institutions to offer wealth management, cash management, and brokerage services to their customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Dindi(Founder)inEmma Marriott(Founder)Marco Alban-Hidalgo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBrewer Lane VenturesEvolution VC PartnersInnovation Global CapitalKube VCOpen Opportunity Fund+7 more
Beltic provides modular APIs for trust and identity infrastructure, including document intelligence, entity and user verification (KYC/KYB), workflows, case management, and cryptographic credentials for AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsLatitud Ventures
Braven runs a career-acceleration program for college students, combining a semester-long course with ongoing support through graduation to help them secure strong first jobs.
EdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsSilicon ValleyThe Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Braven builds AI agents for the reinsurance industry that ingest submissions and documents, assess risk against a firm's appetite and compliance rules, and execute workflows such as quoting and bordereaux generation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Alejandro Rebolledo(Co-Founder & COO)
Co-investorsBroom VenturesCarao VenturesFiat VenturesMGV
Platform democratising access to recreational tennis.
Co-investorsSie Ventures
Butter is an AI-powered ERP platform for food supply chain businesses such as wholesalers, distributors, and shippers, offering automated order extraction from voicemails, emails, and texts, branded eCommerce ordering apps, and integrated ACH and credit card payments.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsAmino CapitalNotation CapitalOutbound Ventures
New York City, US
Shawn Hamilton(Founder)
Co-investorsAperture Venture CapitalBlack Tech Nation Ventures
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure for software platforms, acting as an outsourced PayFac (PayFac-as-a-Service) with end-to-end payments technology, compliance and risk management, merchant onboarding, and reporting tools.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersInspired CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersAcrew CapitalCap Table CoalitionCiti Ventures+10 more
Flux Marine designs and manufactures all-electric outboard motors and electric propulsion systems for boats, selling to companies and individual customers.
CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationEast Greenwich, US
Benjamin Charles Sorkin(Director)Daylin Joseph Frantin(Director)Jonathan Lord(Cofounder)Ben SorkinDaylin Frantin(Co-founder)Jon Lord(Co-founder)
Co-investorsNextFab VenturesSlater Technology FundWinklevoss Capital
AkongCuan is an online gambling/slot-game information site presenting RTP data, game categories, and details on features, volatility, payout patterns, and promotions for Pragmatic Play slots.
Gaming
Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersLoftyInc Capital
Helios offers Proxi, an AI-native policy and procurement intelligence platform that consolidates policy, regulatory, funding, procurement, and stakeholder signals so teams can monitor changes, analyze documents like legislation and RFPs, and draft memos and briefs.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSNew York City, US
Brandon Smith(Founder)
Co-investorsUnusual VenturesEquity AllianceStray Dog CapitalSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Intramotev develops battery-electric retrofit technology for rail transportation, converting traditional railcars into independently-moving, self-propelled vehicles that reduce operational costs and emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSt. Louis, US
Timothy Luchini(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAlex Peiffer(Founder)Corey Vasel(Executive Officer, Promoter)Alexander J. Peiffer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardPalmer Anna(Director)Aubrie Pagano(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvantage Capital PartnersAera VCAlpaca VCCantos VenturesCorigin VenturesDecisive Point+5 more
Jelou provides a conversational AI platform for deploying AI agents and enabling in-chat transactions on WhatsApp and other messaging channels such as Messenger, Instagram, and web.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBeaverton, US
Alberto Vera(Executive Officer)Luis Loaiza(Director)
BoardJaime Cantu(Director)
Co-investorsAct One VenturesKrealo
Longshot is developing reusable ground-based acceleration infrastructure that shifts more launch energy and systems onto the ground using compressed-light gas acceleration, aiming to lower the cost of hypersonic testing and space access.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechAlameda, US
Mike Grace
Co-investorsActuate VenturesAurelia FoundryDraper AssociatesMyelin VCStarship Ventures
OneCarNow offers an all-inclusive electric vehicle subscription service aimed at ride-sharing drivers, letting them select an EV online and receive it within days with maintenance included.
CleantechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBlustone CapitalGreat North VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcLoup VenturesNeer Venture PartnersNew Stack Ventures+1 more
OnePay is a consumer financial technology app offering banking services (provided through partner banks Coastal Community Bank and Lead Bank) along with saving and money-management features.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsCameron VenturesRed Swan Ventures
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAmboy Street VenturesBIOSPRING PARTNERSBonfire VenturesCongruent VenturesigniteXL Venture+13 more
Co-investorsBoro CapitalDesigner FundRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcVolition CapitalUbiquity Ventures
Rheaply provides a platform that enables organizations to create sharing economies by connecting users with underutilized workplace resources, allowing goods and materials to find new uses rather than be discarded.
Circular EconomyCleantechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSChicago, US
Dr. Garry CooperGarry Cooper, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Fecarotta(Executive Officer)Tyler Skelton(Executive Officer, Director)Peter John Tucker(Executive Officer)
BoardMike Fitzgerald(Director)in
Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies FundCleveland AvenueEnergy Impact PartnersHigh AlphaRevolutionTech Square Ventures+4 more
Slang AI provides a voice AI platform for full-service restaurants to answer calls, book reservations, and handle inquiries 24/7 with customized, warm service.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Alex Sambvani(Founder and CEO)inGabe(Co-founder)
Co-investorsHomebrewPath VenturesStage 2 CapitalTechstarsThayer VenturesUnderscore VC+2 more
Braven provides AI infrastructure for reinsurers to build and automate workflows, from routine operations to transformative business models.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTech
Andrés Gutierrez(Founder)inDaniel Palacios(Founder)inCarlos Chavez(Founder)in
Co-investorsKinled HoldingMGV.VCAITO CAPITALBroom Ventures
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersAlgebra VenturesAngel ForumCamelback VenturesDesigner FundEcotone Partners+11 more
TeamOhana is a headcount management platform that unites Finance, HR, and Talent teams to plan, approve, and track hiring, compensation, and organizational design in one place.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Baishampayan Ghose(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Tushar Makhija(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardVignesh Ravikumar(Director)inRam Gupta(Director)
Co-investorsKatalyst VenturesKatalyst.VenturesRecall CapitalSierra VenturesLerer Hippeau
Theo Ai is an AI platform for litigation defense that consolidates an enterprise legal team's cases, documents, risk reserves, and billing into a single searchable system, pulling data from tools like Microsoft, Google, Workday, and Salesforce.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Patrick Ip(Co-founder and CEO)Tiago Luchini(Co-founder and CTO)
BoardAaron Samuels(Director)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesFour Acres CapitalNVP CapitalNewark Venture Partners
Coldcart offers a technology platform for perishable and temperature-sensitive logistics, providing real-time network and carrier monitoring, per-shipment cost analysis, and automated routing and packout decisions.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Matt Salzberg(Founder)
Co-investorsGreat North VenturesService Provider Capital
Yummy is a super app for Latin America that lets users order food, groceries, transportation, pharmacy items, drinks, fashion, electronics, and event services for on-demand delivery.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Vicente Zavarce(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHelios · energynews.pro · Aug 19, 2026
Atomic · retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 8, 2026
Sytrex · sceniuslatam.substack.com · Jun 22, 2026
Braven · beinsure.com · Jun 17, 2026
Braven · beinsure.com · Jun 17, 2026
Flux Marine · inforcapital.com · Feb 14, 2026
Jelou · contxto.com · Feb 5, 2026
Theo Ai · finsmes.com · Nov 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Collide Capital made?
- Collide Capital has 12 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Collide Capital invest at?
- Collide Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Collide Capital's typical check size?
- Collide Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What sectors does Collide Capital focus on?
- Collide Capital focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Collide Capital located?
- Collide Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Collide Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Collide Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Collide Capital co-invest with?
- Collide Capital most often shares deals with AirTree Ventures, Congruent Ventures, QED Investors, among 63 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBlack, Jewish, Poet, Entrepreneur, Investor - Aaron Samuels, Founder at Collide Capital
The Jennifer Kamara Podcast · Aaron Samuels
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Co-investors · 9
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