Craig Shapiro
InvestorFounderFounder and Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund · Board director at Zack’s Mighty · Board director at Quaise Energy · Board director at Dandelion Energy
New York, New York, United States
Writes $500K – $1M checks
About
Craig Shapiro applies a graffiti-rooted, scrappy-entrepreneur mindset and his Villain Test consumer framework to a non‑consensus strategy that backs 100+ climate startups annually with rapid $100k checks and 10‑day decisions.
Invests in
AgTechClimate TechConsumerFintechFoodTechHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Shapiro founded Collaborative Fund in 2010.
- Education
- Studied at Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Political Science)
- Boards
- Shapiro serves on the advisory board of Circular Services, described as the largest privately held recycling company in the U.S. Shapiro serves on the advisory board of the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
- Family
- Shapiro is a native of Washington, D.C.
- More
- Before founding Collaborative Fund, Shapiro spent a decade as an entrepreneur and operator.
From Craig's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Zack’s Mighty
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Zack’s Mighty's investors · 1
Co-founders at Zack’s Mighty
ZG
Zack GazzanigaExecutive Officer, Director
AF
Angelo FraggosDirector
Board director at Quaise Energy
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Quaise Energy's investors · 12
8090 IndustriesNew YorkCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksFine Structures VenturesCambridgeHelium-3 VenturesNew YorkIdemitsu Kosansince 2026JERATokyo · since 2026Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Safar PartnersCambridge · since 2022Starlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checksTechEnergy VenturesBuenos AiresThe Engine VenturesCambridgeXplorer CapitalMenlo Park
Co-founders at Quaise Energy
CA
Carlos AraqueExecutive Officer, Director
MH
Matt HoudeFounder
Board director at Dandelion Energy
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Dandelion Energy's investors · 11
BoxGroupNew York · $1M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2019Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2019Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksEnergy Transition VenturesHouston · $100K – $5M checksGround Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2019Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019ZhenFundBeijing · $425K – $28M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Dandelion Energy
KH
Kathy HannunFounder & CTO
RJ
Rajeev James QuaziExecutive Officer, Director
DY
Dan YatesCEO
Experience
- Collaborative FundFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2010 — present
- WHOOPBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Intercept FundAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- D.C. UnitedBoard Member of D.C. United Foundationcurrent2024 — presentDistrict of Columbia, United States
- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentDistrict of Columbia, United States
- Circular ServicesBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
Education
- Washington University in St. LouisBachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government
- Landon School
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Collaborative Fund
Alison Rudolph
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Amanda Amos
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Andrew Montgomery
Partner at Collaborative Fund
Ben Ehrlich
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Chris Dowd
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Craig Dalton
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Craig Wilson
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Dani Tann
Investor at Collaborative Fund
Network6
Andrew SchoenScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Erik NordlanderScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Matt EggersScout
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures
Andrew Montgomery
Partner at Collaborative Fund
Don Burton
Managing Partner, Learnstart at Learn Capital
Guy Vidra
Partner at Collaborative Fund
Investors connected to Craig in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Craig Shapiro work?
- Craig Shapiro is Founder and Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund and Founder at Zack’s Mighty and Founder at Quaise Energy and Founder at Dandelion Energy.
- What does Craig Shapiro invest in?
- Craig Shapiro invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Craig Shapiro write?
- Craig Shapiro typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What companies did Craig Shapiro found?
- Craig Shapiro founded Dandelion Energy, Quaise Energy, Zack’s Mighty.
Same school
Also attended Washington University in St. Louis164
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+ 158 more
Also attended Landon School8
Grant VerstandigFounder, Chairman, & CEO at Red Cell IncubationJohn TiernanPresident, Asset Management at Red Cell IncubationLuke KurtzAssociate at Elysian Park VenturesCoddy JohnsonPartner at Goodwater CapitalBijan SalehizadehManaging Director at NaviMed CapitalMatt HolleranGeneral Partner at Cloud Apps Capital Partners
+ 2 more
Shared employers
Also worked at WHOOP15
Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Brett ThomasCo-Founder & Managing Partner at CAVU Consumer PartnersFrances TownsendSenior Advisor at Audere CapitalElizabeth WeilFounder & Partner at Scribble VenturesNolan ShahAssociate at Spero VenturesLee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures
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