Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital investment company that supports early stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region – Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and North Carolina. We typically invest $500K to $1.0M in a single round. When larger financing rounds are needed, we actively look to syndicate deals with other investment groups in our network. Our goal is an accelerated, successful exit, for both company founders and investors alike.
Our investors are experienced, successful operating executives with experience in a broad range of industries and business models. Each of our investors has successfully launched new companies, products or services.
The Blu Ventures Affiliate Program is a “by invitation only” group of accredited investors. These investors are provided Blu due diligence materials and quarterly/annual reporting of our portfolio companies. They invest alongside the Blu principals and benefit from our close engagement with our portfolio companies.
Affiliates have the opportunity to invest via an opt-in model which mirrors those deals in which Blu members have already agreed to invest. This unique arrangement affords the affiliate members exposure to deal flow they would not see, substantive due diligence, and institutional-quality documentation and governance—all without the time commitment. Twice per year, we invite the affiliates for a Blu meeting and reception to network with principals and one another.
For more information about Blu Ventures or to submit a business plan, please visit us at http://www.bluventureinvestors.com
Our investors are experienced, successful operating executives with experience in a broad range of industries and business models. Each of our investors has successfully launched new companies, products or services.
The Blu Ventures Affiliate Program is a “by invitation only” group of accredited investors. These investors are provided Blu due diligence materials and quarterly/annual reporting of our portfolio companies. They invest alongside the Blu principals and benefit from our close engagement with our portfolio companies.
Affiliates have the opportunity to invest via an opt-in model which mirrors those deals in which Blu members have already agreed to invest. This unique arrangement affords the affiliate members exposure to deal flow they would not see, substantive due diligence, and institutional-quality documentation and governance—all without the time commitment. Twice per year, we invite the affiliates for a Blu meeting and reception to network with principals and one another.
For more information about Blu Ventures or to submit a business plan, please visit us at http://www.bluventureinvestors.com
Location: United States, Virginia, Vienna
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2010
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 45
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 14.06.2022 | Zeeve | zeeve.io | $2.65M | United Sta... |
| - | Discourse ... | discourseanalytics.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Pixspan | pixspan.com | - | South Afri... |
| - | LKC Techno... | lkc.com | - | Netherland... |
| - | HighSide, ... | highside.io | $500K | United Sta... |
| - | 3CLogic | 3clogic.com | $13.2M | United Sta... |
| - | SocialToas... | socialtoaster.com | $3.9M | United Sta... |
| - | Link Labs | link-labs.com | $6M | United Sta... |
| - | Cybrary | cybrary.it | $45.2M | United Sta... |
| - | N5 Sensors... | n5sensors.com | $1M | United Sta... |
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Persons 11
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| - | Lance | Ullom | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | l********m... | - |
| - | Richard | Stroupe | - | twitter.co... | - | r******e@b... | - |
| - | Michael | Kostoff | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | m******f@b... | - |
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| - | Denis | Seynhaeve | Member | linkedin.c... | - | d********e... | - |
| - | Shirley | Chen | Treasury O... | linkedin.c... | - | s***n@bluv... | - |
| - | pradeep | wahi | Founding M... | linkedin.c... | - | p***i@bluv... | - |
| - | Jim | Hunt | - | linkedin.c... | - | j***t@bluv... | - |
| - | Kevin | Hollins | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | k******s@b... | - |
| - | J.S. | Gamble | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | j******e@b... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 29
| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.05.2026 | Citrine Angels Surpasses $2 Million Invested in Women-Led Startups and Welcomes First Executive Director | Citrine Angels announced that its members have surpassed $2 million invested in women-led startups since the organization's founding in 2019. The investments were made across 30 startups by more than 70 women investors, many of whom were fi... |
| 12.03.2026 | Украинский фонд AVentures вышел из стартапа Spin.AI после инвестиций фонда K1 | Украинский венчурный фонд AVentures Capital продал свою долю в стартапе в сфере кибербезопасности Spin.AI после того, как в компанию инвестировал американский фонд K1 Investment Management. Об этом говорится в пресс-релизе компании. Spin.AI... |
| 23.04.2025 | AuthMind Announces $19.3M Seed Funding Led by Cheyenne Ventures to Advance Observability-Driven Identity Protection Across Human, Non-Human, and Agentic AI Identities | Observability-based architecture protects identities—human, non-human, and Agentic AI—across all enterprise environments, while helping businesses safely accelerate cloud and AI adoption AuthMind Inc., a leading innovator in identity protec... |
| 22.11.2024 | Grey Market Labs Raises $8M in Series A Funding | Grey Market Labs (dba Replica Cyber), a Falls Church, VA-based provider of cybersecurity solutions, secured $8M in Series A funding. The round was led by Capri Ventures, with participation from Blu Venture Investors and AFG. The company int... |
| 29.06.2022 | Blockchain and Web3 Infrastructure Startup Zeeve raises $2.65M in seed funding led by Leo Capital | SANTA MONICA, Calif. (PRWEB) June 29, 2022 Zeeve, an enterprise-grade no-code blockchain infrastructure automation platform, has raised $2.65 million in its seed round from Leo Capital and Blu Ventures. The funds raised from the current rou... |
| 20.06.2022 | Blu Venture Investors Closes $25M Cyber Fund | Blu Venture Investors Cyber GP, LLC, a Vienna, Va.-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the cybersecurity and technology industries, closed its first fund, Blu Ventures Cyber Fund, LP, at just under $25M. Commitm... |
| 16.06.2022 | Money Moves: Blu Ventures has $25M for cyber and tech startups | Money Moves is a column where we chart the funding raises of tech companies across the region. Have a tip? Email us at dc@technical.ly.Investor Blu Ventures landed a new fund Vienna, Virginia private VC investment firm Blu Venture Investors... |
| 14.06.2022 | Leo Capital, Blu Ventures invest $2.65 mn in blockchain firm Zeeve | Blockchain deployment platform Zeeve on Tuesday said it has secured a seed funding of $2.65 million (around Rs 20.4 crore) from Leo Capital and Blu Ventures. ADVERTISEMENT The startup plans to use the fresh funds to scale its product portfo... |
| 24.05.2021 | Blu Ventures Launches $25M Venture Capital Fund Focused on Cybersecurity | Blu Venture Investors, a Vienna, VA-based venture capital firm supporting the cybersecurity ecosystem in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond, launched a $25M fund. The BVI Cyber Fund is targeted at Series A growth companies in cybersecurity.... |
| 16.10.2020 | Need startup funding? Here are 75+ venture capital firms in the Baltimore-DC region | If you’re located in New York City or the Silicon Valley, venture capital firms are abundant and well covered by the media — you can’t escape them. But entrepreneurs in the Baltimore-D.C. region don’t need to go so far to find a firm that c... |
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