Company Overview
BlueYard Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders with transforming ideas that decentralize markets, empower users, and liberate data. BlueYard is based in Berlin, invests across Europe and is closely tied to the US.
History
Ciaran O'leary and Jason Whitmire founded BlueYard Capital in 2016, and the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. BlueYard is a thesis-driven firm that backs founders decentralizing markets, empowering users and liberating data.
Investments
BlueYard Capital has made 20 investments. One such investment was on Oct 9, 2018, when they invested $19M in Pitch.
BlueYard Capital has raised a total of $240M across 2 funds, their latest being BlueYard Capital Fund II. This fund was announced on Jan 2, 2019, and raised a total of $120M. The venture capital firm competes with OpenOcean, Lakestar, and EQT Ventures.
Investment funds
BlueYard Capital raised $120 million for their first investment fund called the 'early-stage' fund for making seed and series A investments in companies based in the United States and Europe that are developing technology-based products and services.
Timeline
BlueYard Capital Fund II
$120M.
Pitch.
$19M
BlueYard Capital was founded.
Funded Companies
MeatableA cellular agriculture company making 100% clean meat products.
Netherlands
Leiden
Pitch (company)A technology company making a collaboration and presentation platform.
Berlin
Germany
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StdLibStdLib is a San Francisco-based company.
San Francisco
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AirTM
Blockchain
Centrifuge
Blockchain
Decred
Blockchain
Filecoin
Blockchain
Meatable
Cellular Agriculture
OB1
Blockchain
Oscoin
Blockchain
Pitch
Software Development
Protocol labs
Blockchain
SpaceKnow
Artificial Intelligence
StdLib
Software Development
Textile
Digital Security
Vectary
3D Modelling Software
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Contributors
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Dawson Sewell
Seeking to explain science and technology through simple writing. - 2
Sergiu Miron
I am a person with a strong interest in obtaining knowledge and sharing it with the world. - 3
Michael Naval
Knowledge seeker - 4
Jude Gomila
Founder and CEO of Golden, Entrepreneur. Investor in 200+ companies. Cantabrigian (Gonville and Caius). Interested in the universe. - 5
Henry Ogolla
Passionate about reading and writing. - 6
Carla Faraguna
Golden People and Operations.