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The 81 Collection

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 1 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $1.4M, Jul 2026

Pre-seedSeedSeries AServicesManufacturingPhysical World

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque79days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch The 81 Collection

The 81 Collection highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We invest in businesses serving the 81% of the U.S. economy underserved by venture capitalists and growth equity.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ServicesManufacturingPhysical World
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    GroundedSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 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 registration3 named

BSBrett SaganOfficer of the Issuer's Administrator.iFiling they signed
THTaylor HughesOfficer of the Issuer's AdministratoriFiling they signed
VPVijen PatelManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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

$54Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Collective Study, LLC
SEC number
CRD 324303

Recently backed

The latest companies The 81 Collection put money into.

Quick answers about The 81 Collection

What does The 81 Collection invest in?

The 81 Collection invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Services, Manufacturing and Physical World.

How active is The 81 Collection?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has The 81 Collection invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Grounded (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are The 81 Collection's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.0M.

Is The 81 Collection investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is The 81 Collection?

The 81 Collection is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

How much does The 81 Collection manage?

About $54M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has The 81 Collection raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jul 2026, reporting $1.4M raised.

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