# Collaborative Fund

> Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm focused on providing seed and early stage funding to technology companies.

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**Collaborative Fund** is a venture capital firm focused on providing seed and early-stage funding to technology companies. It is a network of fund managers investing across asset classes, identifying and supporting companies[\[2\]](#cite-id-nlq3kcbovq).  
  
# Overview  
  
Collaborative Fund was founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro, the firm is based in New York City and manages approximately $100 million of investor capital. Its portfolio includes Kickstarter, Lyft, Neverware, Quora, Blue Bottle, and Reddit.  
It is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.  
  
## Invested Sectors  
  
At collab Fund, **Collab = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity**  
The VC ha supported diverse ompaniies and startups in different niche around human's existence including-  
  
1. Climate: Examples include (AlgiKnit, Brimstone, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Dandelion, Kula Bio, Lyft, Mango Materials, Modern Meadow, Noon Energy, Perennial, Quaise, Span, Socar, Therma, Zitara, among others).  
2. Food: Examples include (Benson Hill, Beyond Meat, CookUnity, Daily Harvest, Fork & Goode, Foxtrot, Good Eggs, Immi, Magic Spoon, OLIPOP, Omsom, Prime, among others).  
3. Money: Examples (AngelList, Camino Financial, Dreambound, Kickstarter, LTSE, Spruce, Step, Tagomi, Tala, Taxbit, Teamshares, Upstart, among others).  
4. Kids: Examples include (Brave Care, Mighty, Lovevery, OK Play, Osmo, Sawyer, Outschool, Yup, among others).  
5. Companies: Examples include (AngelList, Camino Financial, Dreambound, Kickstarter, LTSE, Spruce, Step, Tagomi, Tala, Taxbit, Teamshares, Upstart, among others).[\[3\]](#cite-id-ktet0u28zze)  
  
## Collab+Currency  
  
This is the cryptocurrency investment niche of the Collaborative Fund ecosystem-- supporting early-stage projects building the next generation of financial infrastructure, culture, and human organization.  
The platform has supported diverse project including:  
  
* Aave  
* Ample  
* Bright Moments  
* Deca  
* Ethereum  
* Flipside  
* Gm  
* HolaAplx, etc.[\[4\]](#cite-id-ik4794usod9)  
  
Its investment portfolio ranges from Pick&Shovels, to Layer1, DeFi, to NFT/Culture.[\[5\]](#cite-id-zqkty2leaai)  
  
# Partnerships  
  
In 2014, Collaborative Fund launched a $10 million joint investment vehicle with Line, a Japanese messaging service.  
In early 2016, Collaborative Fund partnered with Sesame Workshop to form a $10 million joint fund, aimed at investing in startups focused on education, health, and social welfare for children.  
  
## Recent Project Fundings  
  
Collaborative Fund led AlgiKnit's $13M Series A. AlgiKnit is a seaweed-based materials company helping create a cleaner future through sustainable yarn and fibers.  
The venture capital also supported Verne, a climate tech startup providing high-density, low-cost, lightweight hydrogen storage for zero-emission trucks and other heavy transportation. Verne was also featured in Bill Gates’ recent GatesNotes on hydrogen[\[1\]](#cite-id-6vgyc6yzb64).  
  
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