Blue Collective

What is Blue Collective?

Blue Collective is a venture capital fund based in New York, United States. They position themselves as a multi-strategy, people-first, and values-driven investment firm that focuses on being always accessible to the entrepreneurs they invest in. Unlike many venture capital funds, they are not thesis-driven in the traditional sense.

Instead, their investment strategy revolves around backing great founders during the nascent stages of company development. They are committed to investing broadly across various industries, categories, themes, and trends, underlining a preference for early-stage companies with big ideas starting from Pre-Seed to Series A, including Early Stage ventures.

Blue Collective is open to exploring investment opportunities in a multitude of sectors such as Software, PropTech, IT & TMT, Hospitality & Events, Media, Education, BioTech, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Hardware & Manufacturing, Energy, Retail & E-Commerce, Sales & Marketing, Cosmetics & Fashion, Entertainment & Sports, IoT & Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Cannabis, Blockchain & Cryptos, Web Security & Privacy, Gaming & eSports, Advertising, Analytics, AR/VR, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Future Of Work, Food & Beverage, GovTech, Human Resources, Impact, Insurance & InsurTech, Local Commerce, Logistics & Distribution, Material Science, Medical Devices & Hospital Services, Messaging, Payments, Robotics, Mobile Apps, Aerospace & Defense, Real Estate & Construction, SaaS, DeepTech, LegalTech, Consumer, Women Focused, and other emerging sectors.

However, they explicitly do not invest in consumer social networks and brick & mortar businesses.

The fund typically invests between $250,000 to $2,000,000 with a 'sweet spot' of around $1,000,000 per investment. Blue Collective manages assets to the tune of $25 million and specializes in Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, and Series A funding rounds.

Their approach underscores the importance not only of the potential of the idea but also of the capability and passion of the people behind it.

What they say:

Early stage venture capital investors

What we look for: We invest in pre-Series A companies (Pre-Seed and Seed). We are NOT thesis-driven in the way most VCs are. Our strategy is to invest in great founders in the earliest days of building a company and to invest broadly across industry, category, theme, trend, etc. Great founders at early stage with big ideas - that's our thesis (if we had to write it out)

How we help: Once we invest, we won't interfere with how you run your business (unless you want us to). We talk to some of our portfolio companies on a quarterly basis, and assist some on a weekly basis. We leave this part entirely up to you.