Blue Collective
Blue Collective
Greater New York Area, New York, United States
Greater New York, New York
Stage
Convertible Note, Early Stage, Private Equity, Seed
Type
Early Stage, Private Equity, Seed
Description
Founded in 2014, Blue Collective is a Venture Capital investment firm based in Brooklyn, New York. The firm specializes in venture capital, buyouts, and growth investments. The firm prefers to invest in the business-to-business, software as a service, and consumer sectors.
Mission
To invest and develop phenomenal people and businesse To attract, excite, and develop phenomenal team members
To deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to our investors
Beauty Investments #
4
Primary Sector
Sector Agnostic
Beauty Exits #
- 0
Last Beauty Invest
Oct, 2017-Mented Cosmetics-$1M
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | Our process is fast and focused on getting to know you and your business as deeply as possible. We start with a conversation first to gauge our Got a pitch deck, great, if not, it’s fine. |
| Criteria |
1. Venture Capital Founder-driven (not thesis-driven): great founders are more valuable than great ideas and thus no category or industry is out of scope Big capital commitments: from $250K to $2 million, we rarely lead, but we rarely let the lack of a lead stop us from investing Early stage support that actually matters: it’s your business – we get out of your way when you don’t need us and are ready when you do with coaching, advice, emotional support (you will need it), introductions (lots of introductions), cheerleading routines (we’re good at it), and even free drinks (you may need these too) 2. Growth Equity & Buy-Out Focus on B2B SaaS: interested in any vertical or horizontal SaaS business (the ‘nichey-er’ and ‘less sexy’, the better) Small to medium size businesses: target businesses doing $5 to $15 million ARR, usually boot-strapped, but not always Capital for growth and/or liquidity: financing between $5 to $50 million to drive growth and/or let you ‘take some chips off the table’ Partnership model for growth: ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ model to create, staff, and execute the strategy and plan to take your business and people to the next level of growth They don’t only invest in tech, Invest in first time founders, If you are pre-series A, they are interested, look for great operators and entrepreneurs first and foremost, that is, business leaders who understand their business’ unit economics from day one, are looking to build big, lasting businesses, who have the capability to learn and grow, and who have the hustle and resilience necessary for the marathon that is ‘entrepreneurship’ 10X more returns on invested capital, not worried about TAM being too small as great entrepreneurs can expand demand, not just after the unicorns. Rough guidelines but don’t let these stop you from getting in touch: ARR between $5 and $15 million Annual growth between 10% to 30% |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
People-first: be accessible to all entrepreneurs regardless of background; invest in great people first, great ideas second
Independence: maintain always our obligation to dissent, be contrary (to a fault), and speak the truth (especially when hard)
Professionalism: observe the highest ethical standards in all that we do; client-service approach with entrepreneurs and investors
Growth (not perfection): encourage mistakes and place a large premium on learning, coaching, and development
One-firm: a non-hierarchical, meritocratic team culture
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
5.35/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
JUMP CONCLUSION
Blue Collective’s investment strategy targets early-stage ventures, particularly in the seed phase, focusing on U.S.-based companies, in pre-seed or seed stages, emphasizing strong founding teams and growth potential and are sector agnostic.
Good Beauty Funder Fit, and if you align with the detailed criteria mentioned under their thesis, you should reach out and do an introductory call at least. We recommend doing your homework on them and readying your pitch deck before asking for a call.