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BlueYard Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 63 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $16M, Oct 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AComputation & IntelligenceEngineering Aerospace & DefenseBiology & Chemistry

Deploying now
79%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 63 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.5MCheque size, as they say$500K – $5.0MRounds led4 of 63Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 39%
Pitch BlueYard Capital

BlueYard Capital highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $6.8M

What they do

At BlueYard, we invest in only two kinds of technologies: those that move us toward utopia, and those that hold the line against oblivion.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Computation & IntelligenceEngineering Aerospace & DefenseBiology & Chemistry
Based in
Berlin, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first63 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    Sensible BiotechnologiesSeries A · SK · The Recursive$47MWith 12 others
  3. Sept
    BoxdPre-seed · NL · Tech.eu$2.0MLed
  4. Sept
    ChemifyGrant · GB$30MWith 3 others
  5. Jul
    Transcripta BioSeries A · US$24MWith 2 others
  6. Mar
    CryptioSeries B · FR · Ventureburn$45MWith 8 others
  7. Feb
    RapidataSeed · CH$8.5MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    AerskaSeries A · IE$39MWith 3 others
  9. Feb
    BiomiaVenture · DKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    bit.bioSeries C$50MWith 5 others
  11. Jan
    VisolisGrant · US$2.9MWith 3 others
  12. Jan
    SeeQCVenture · US$19MWith 2 others
  13. 2025

    17 rounds

  14. Dec
    CorintisGrowth · CH · Ventureburn$25MWith 4 others
  15. Dec
    ETHGasSeed · HK$12MWith 4 others
  16. Dec
    ZeroPhaseSeed · DE$6.8MSole investor
  17. Dec
    AnySignalSeries A · US$24MWith 3 others
  18. Sept
    Sensible BiotechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  19. Sept
    KindredSeed · US$8.3MWith 3 others
  20. Jul
    CastelionSeries B · US · TechCrunch$350MWith 11 others
  21. Jun
    ManexSeed · DE$9.1MWith 1 other
  22. May
    Change BioGrant · GB$27KWith 2 others
  23. Apr
    GrouphugPre-seed · CA$1.7MWith 2 others
  24. Mar
    PrivyUS · AlleyWatch$15MWith 6 others
  25. Mar
    Recall LabsSeries A · US$30MWith 5 others
  26. Mar
    DanceVenture · DE$13MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    MirenSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  28. Feb
    ZafrensVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. Jan
    CastelionSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$100MWith 6 others
  30. Jan
    SEEQCSeries A · US · NordicNinja (JB Nordic Fund I)$30MWith 7 others
  31. 2024

    12 rounds

  32. Dec
    bit.bioVenture$30MWith 3 others
  33. Nov
    MeatableNL · Silicon CanalsUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Oct
    Clock BioSeed · GB$5.3MWith 1 other
  35. Sept
    CPTxVenture · DE$29MWith 2 others
  36. Aug
    VSPARTICLESeries A · NL$7.1MWith 2 others
  37. May
    ExpressionEditsSeed · GB$13MWith 2 others
  38. May
    InsempraSeries A · DE$20MWith 2 others
  39. Apr
    BiofidelityVenture · GB$24MWith 2 others
  40. Apr
    Transcripta BioVenture · US$10MSole investor
  41. Mar
    AgnosticSeed · FR$2.2MWith 1 other
  42. Mar
    Protocol LabsVenture · US$2.5MWith 5 others
  43. Jan
    KilnSeries A · FR$17MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

COCiaran O'LearyManaging Director of Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed
JWJason WhitmireManaging Director of Managing Limited PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$948Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
BY Capital Management GMBH
SEC number
CRD 282922

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

43 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AerskaAgnosticAirtmAnysignalBiomiaCastelionCentrifugeChompCorgiCorintisCosmosCptxCryptioDimoEthgasExpressioneditsFarcastFilecoinFlashbotsFortaFreedomfiGravitonGroqGrouphugHarmattanIngonyamaInsempraIonqKilnMarvelfusionMirenPitchPrivyRapidataSeeqcSensibleSpaceknowSyndicateTranscriptabioVectaryVsparticleZafrensZerophaseBlockspaceClockCreasallisDecredDxosEthereumForesightdatamachinesGridHeliumInfinexInkandswitchInphoMassaMetapalsclubMomentous-therapeuticsPeakPinkbotand 6 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as BlueYard Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies BlueYard Capital put money into.

Books by the people here

3 books written by people at BlueYard Capital: Chad Fowler and David Byrd.

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Quick answers about BlueYard Capital

What does BlueYard Capital invest in?

BlueYard Capital invests most often at Series A and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Computation & Intelligence, Engineering Aerospace & Defense and Biology & Chemistry.

How active is BlueYard Capital?

63 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has BlueYard Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sensible Biotechnologies (Series A, Oct 2026), Boxd (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Chemify (Grant, Sept 2026).

How big are BlueYard Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.5M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

Does BlueYard Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 63 investments on record (6%).

Where does BlueYard Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (39%), the United Kingdom (13%) and Germany (13%).

Is BlueYard Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does BlueYard Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds together) and Backed VC (4 rounds together).

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