# Collaborative Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Collaborative Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 305 investments on record, 46 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Collaborative Fund Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 305 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $184M, Sept 2022 VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Femtech Sdg Diverse Follow Collaborative Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fcollaborative-fund) Deploying now **79%** of best year **46** **cheques in 12 months**, 305 on record Since the last cheque **21** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $15M** Rounds led **2 of 305** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%** Pitch Collaborative Fund ## Collaborative Fund highlights - 01 46 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 65% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $9.9M - 04 6 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Collaborative Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $500K – $15M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Femtech Sdg Diverse - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **305 appearances** - **2026** 33 rounds - **Oct** **[Sabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi)** Seed · US · Trending Topics **$50M** With 6 others - **Sept** **[Vaulted Deep](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep)** Debt · US **$35M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Ravel](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravel)** Seed · US **$8.2M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Quaise Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/quaise-energy)** Grant · US **$25M** With 2 others - **Aug** **[Hippo Harvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/hippo-harvest)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$30M** With 5 others - **Aug** **[Osmo Studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/osmo-studio)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Copper Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper-home)** Seed · US **$9.8M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[REACH](https://millionrounds.com/company/reach)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Era](https://millionrounds.com/company/era)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$9.0M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Plume](https://millionrounds.com/company/plume)** Seed · US **$500K** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Anthro Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthro-energy)** Grant · US **$25M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Wasted*](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasted)** Venture · US **$3.2M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[ReflexAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflexai)** Grant · US **$4.0M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Whoop](https://millionrounds.com/company/whoop)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$575M** *Led* - **Mar** **[Highlight AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/highlight-ai)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 8 others - **Mar** **[Order](https://millionrounds.com/company/order)** US · AlleyWatch **$7.1M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Sandbar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandbar)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$23M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Good Girl Snacks](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-girl-snacks)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[MacroCycle Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/macrocycle-technologies)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Rubi Laboratories](https://millionrounds.com/company/rubi-laboratories)** Venture · US **$7.5M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Solid](https://millionrounds.com/company/solid)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$20M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Alva Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/alva-energy)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$33M** With 13 others - **Feb** **[Mooji Meats](https://millionrounds.com/company/mooji-meats)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Just Ice Tea](https://millionrounds.com/company/just-ice-tea)** Series B · US **$9.0M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[CAMBIOTICS](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambiotics)** Seed · DK **$4.7M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[ZBD](https://millionrounds.com/company/zbd)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Autonomous Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/autonomous-technologies-group)** Pre-seed · US · AlleyWatch **$15M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Ammobia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ammobia)** Seed · US **$7.5M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Hupo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hupo)** Series A · SG **$10M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Haiqu](https://millionrounds.com/company/haiqu)** Seed · US · Angel One **$11M** With 7 others - **Jan** **[Emobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/emobi)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[General Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Jan** **[Natural Fiber Welding](https://millionrounds.com/company/natural-fiber-welding)** Growth · US **$7.0M** With 3 others - **2025** 44 rounds - **Dec** **[Feanix Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/feanix-biotechnologies)** Seed · US **$5.3M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Carba](https://millionrounds.com/company/carba)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 2 others - **Dec** **[Seoul Beauty Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/seoul-beauty-club)** Pre-seed · KR **$2.0M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Berkeley Yeast](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-yeast)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Dec** **[Vaulted Deep](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Dec** **[pH7](https://millionrounds.com/company/ph7)** Series B · CA **$26M** With 2 others - **Dec** **[Voyage Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyage-foods)** Venture · US **$3.3M** With 2 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 registration **1 named** CS **Craig Shapiro** MANAGING DIRECTOR i Filing they signed We also hold **11** 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. Who backs their funds ## 1 LP on record in Collaborative Fund's funds - **Funds:** 1 The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list. - [**Cendana Capital** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cendana-capital) Fund Vintage Committed Collaborative Fund - - ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **60** of 60 we have independently watched raise [1849 Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/1849-bio)[3T Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/3t-biosciences)[AMI Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ami-labs)[Acceleron Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/acceleron-fusion)[AirMyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/airmyne)[Alga Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/alga-biosciences)[Alva Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/alva-energy)[Ammobia](https://millionrounds.com/company/ammobia)[Amogy](https://millionrounds.com/company/amogy)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/company/angellist)[Anthro Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthro-energy)[Anthrogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthrogen)[Armada](https://millionrounds.com/company/armada)[AtoB](https://millionrounds.com/company/atob)[Autonomous Technologies Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/autonomous-technologies-group)[Avec](https://millionrounds.com/company/avec)[Bandit Running](https://millionrounds.com/company/bandit-running)[Banjo Robinson](https://millionrounds.com/company/banjo-robinson)[Baselane](https://millionrounds.com/company/baselane)[Berkeley Yeast](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-yeast)[Beyond Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-aero)[Beyond Meat](https://millionrounds.com/company/beyond-meat)[Birch Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/birch-biosciences)[Bitwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwise)[Blaze Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaze-energy)[Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-bottle-coffee)[Blykalla](https://millionrounds.com/company/blykalla)[Boston Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/boston-materials)[Brimstone](https://millionrounds.com/company/brimstone)[Byju's](https://millionrounds.com/company/byju-s)[C-Motive](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-motive)[Cafeteria](https://millionrounds.com/company/cafeteria)[Cala Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cala-systems)[Caladan Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/caladan-bio)[Cambio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambio)[Cambiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambiotics)[Carba](https://millionrounds.com/company/carba)[CarbonBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonbridge)[CarbonDrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbondrop)[Charge Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/charge-robotics)[Charm Industrial](https://millionrounds.com/company/charm-industrial)[Chime](https://millionrounds.com/company/chime)[Chirality Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirality-biosciences)[Circle Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/circle-medical)[Clutter](https://millionrounds.com/company/clutter)[Common Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/common-networks)[Contents Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/contents-technologies)[Cookunity](https://millionrounds.com/company/cookunity)[Daily Harvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/daily-harvest)[Dandelion Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/dandelion-energy)[Dexmat](https://millionrounds.com/company/dexmat)[Diffraqtion](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffraqtion)[Dioxycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/dioxycle)[Earnest](https://millionrounds.com/company/earnest)[Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer)[Elateq](https://millionrounds.com/company/elateq)[Electra](https://millionrounds.com/company/electra)[Electric Air](https://millionrounds.com/company/electric-air)[Elyos AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/elyos-ai)[Emobi](https://millionrounds.com/company/emobi) and 240 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. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all** **[Neverware](https://millionrounds.com/company/neverware)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2020 **[FOBO](https://millionrounds.com/company/fobo)** Bought by Gone! **Undisclosed** Oct 2015 **[Grand St.](https://millionrounds.com/company/grand-st)** Bought by [Etsy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/etsy) **Undisclosed** Apr 2014 **[Sessions](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessions)** Bought by [MyFitnessPal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/myfitnesspal) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014 **[Wander](https://millionrounds.com/company/wander)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014 **[Massive Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/massive-health)** Bought by Jawbone **Undisclosed** Feb 2013 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$184M** raised in Sept 2022 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$9.9M** Led 2 of 305 rounds **1%** - **Said size:** $500K – $15M - **Sole investor:** 10 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *112* - Series A said *63* - Venture *58* - Series B said *18* - Series C *12* - Debt *8* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 33 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 24 - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 18 - [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 14 - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 13 - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 13 **Pitching Collaborative Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Collaborative Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Y Combinator** Accelerator **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SV Angel** VC firm **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Lowercarbon Capital** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Collaborative Fund put money into. [**Sabi** $50M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi)[**Vaulted Deep** $35M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep)[**Ravel** $8.2M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravel)[**Quaise Energy** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quaise-energy)[**Hippo Harvest** $30M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hippo-harvest)[**Osmo Studio** $5.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/osmo-studio) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Collaborative Fund in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 7 Dec 2015 · 31 min 20 VC 094: Kanyi Maqubela @ Collaborative Fund on Rocketships, Feedback Loops and Turning Lemons Into Lemonade! With [Kanyi Maqubela](https://millionrounds.com/person/kanyi-maqubela) Mentions [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 13 Jul 2026 · 2h 34m Apple vs OpenAI, Paramount Threatens to Leave CA, Mark Gurman Joins | Alexis Ohanian, Morgan Housel, Nico Christie & Michael Jarman Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 20 Oct 2025 · 53 min Morgan Housel – The Art of Spending Money (EP.466) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 20 Oct 2025 · 58 min [REPLAY] Morgan Housel – Same as Ever (EP.359) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 20 Oct 2025 · 1h 4m [REPLAY] Morgan Housel – The Psychology of Money (Capital Allocators, EP.155) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Collaborative Fund ### What does Collaborative Fund invest in? Collaborative Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Femtech, Sdg and Diverse. ### How active is Collaborative Fund? 305 investments on record, 46 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Collaborative Fund invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Sabi (Seed, Oct 2026), Vaulted Deep (Debt, Sept 2026) and Ravel (Seed, Sept 2026). ### How big are Collaborative Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.5M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $15M. ### Does Collaborative Fund lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 2 of its 305 investments on record (1%). ### Where does Collaborative Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%). ### Is Collaborative Fund investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 46 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Collaborative Fund invest alongside? 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