{"id":"collaborative-fund","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Collaborative Fund","hidden":false,"content":"**Collaborative Fund** is a venture capital firm focused on providing seed and early-stage funding to technology companies. It is a network of fund managers investing across asset classes, identifying and supporting companies[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-nlq3kcbovq).  \n  \n# Overview  \n  \nCollaborative Fund was founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro, the firm is based in New York City and manages approximately $100 million of investor capital. Its portfolio includes Kickstarter, Lyft, Neverware, Quora, Blue Bottle, and Reddit.  \nIt is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.  \n  \n## Invested Sectors  \n  \nAt collab Fund, **Collab = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity**  \nThe VC ha supported diverse ompaniies and startups in different niche around human's existence including-  \n  \n1. Climate: Examples include (AlgiKnit, Brimstone, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Dandelion, Kula Bio, Lyft, Mango Materials, Modern Meadow, Noon Energy, Perennial, Quaise, Span, Socar, Therma, Zitara, among others).  \n2. Food: Examples include (Benson Hill, Beyond Meat, CookUnity, Daily Harvest, Fork & Goode, Foxtrot, Good Eggs, Immi, Magic Spoon, OLIPOP, Omsom, Prime, among others).  \n3. Money: Examples (AngelList, Camino Financial, Dreambound, Kickstarter, LTSE, Spruce, Step, Tagomi, Tala, Taxbit, Teamshares, Upstart, among others).  \n4. Kids: Examples include (Brave Care, Mighty, Lovevery, OK Play, Osmo, Sawyer, Outschool, Yup, among others).  \n5. Companies: Examples include (AngelList, Camino Financial, Dreambound, Kickstarter, LTSE, Spruce, Step, Tagomi, Tala, Taxbit, Teamshares, Upstart, among others).[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-ktet0u28zze)  \n  \n## Collab+Currency  \n  \nThis is the cryptocurrency investment niche of the Collaborative Fund ecosystem-- supporting early-stage projects building the next generation of financial infrastructure, culture, and human organization.  \nThe platform has supported diverse project including:  \n  \n* Aave  \n* Ample  \n* Bright Moments  \n* Deca  \n* Ethereum  \n* Flipside  \n* Gm  \n* HolaAplx, etc.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-ik4794usod9)  \n  \nIts investment portfolio ranges from Pick&Shovels, to Layer1, DeFi, to NFT/Culture.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-zqkty2leaai)  \n  \n# Partnerships  \n  \nIn 2014, Collaborative Fund launched a $10 million joint investment vehicle with Line, a Japanese messaging service.  \nIn early 2016, Collaborative Fund partnered with Sesame Workshop to form a $10 million joint fund, aimed at investing in startups focused on education, health, and social welfare for children.  \n  \n## Recent Project Fundings  \n  \nCollaborative Fund led AlgiKnit's $13M Series A. AlgiKnit is a seaweed-based materials company helping create a cleaner future through sustainable yarn and fibers.  \nThe venture capital also supported Verne, a climate tech startup providing high-density, low-cost, lightweight hydrogen storage for zero-emission trucks and other heavy transportation. Verne was also featured in Bill Gates’ recent GatesNotes on hydrogen[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-6vgyc6yzb64).  \n  \n<br>  \n","summary":"Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm focused on providing seed and early stage funding to technology companies.","categories":[{"id":"cryptocurrencies","title":"Cryptocurrencies"}],"tags":[],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"6vgyc6yzb64\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6970782323709526016/\",\"description\":\"Project fundings\",\"timestamp\":1663740973032},{\"id\":\"nlq3kcbovq\",\"url\":\"https://collabfund.com/about/\",\"description\":\"Introducing Collaborative fund\",\"timestamp\":1663741143026},{\"id\":\"ktet0u28zze\",\"url\":\"https://collabfund.com/blog/rapid-funding-for-climate-solutions/\",\"description\":\"Invested sectors\",\"timestamp\":1663741520268},{\"id\":\"ik4794usod9\",\"url\":\"https://www.collabcurrency.com/\",\"description\":\"Crypto project\",\"timestamp\":1663741950361},{\"id\":\"zqkty2leaai\",\"url\":\"https://www.collabcurrency.com/\",\"description\":\"Collab+Currency\",\"timestamp\":1663742034925}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://www.collabcurrency.com/"},{"id":"contract_url","value":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/collab-currency"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/Collab_Currency"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/collab-currency"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Intro, updated overview, added invested sectors, revamped the logo, and added links , and media."},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmRAgnnWk6xEFQmsRrpuzbBcHZGgcaMevJcUU6B1Rb21wA"}],"user":{"id":"0xb029c0367CCFeEFBc6D00B4cc22fcbFd6A781F5c"},"author":{"id":"0x704E3d9c38E339b15631C1bedd7aCfd476ADB7a6","profile":{"username":"feekaryo","avatar":"QmQS9UprDFh5916nofUYhu3Y5nNAeqTNKhTiMFDpZYL8aK"}},"media":[{"name":"collab.png","size":"0.02","id":"Qmb8DoTjsPvREESKFp84LA7SDHQFBrkiM9ZiDCaRxAUnkF","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"ccollab.jpg","size":"0.17","id":"QmQjqxYnzrrJy4hgj78jm7RvwkNVieg1Vt5A5kinUbPX6Z","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"collab.jpg","size":"0.07","id":"QmVz2zqGFXWdBoZGjxyo8D3kUruyHgTnBV4yfpvAmJ6ZH6","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"mJctlMHz_400x400.jpg","size":"0.01","id":"QmNs4ah5KmuGjAfoxBi9PMwxTniJY6KSryU2ZLwC2FFx5e","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"1-usbbzpu_o","size":0,"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-usbbzpu_o","source":"YOUTUBE"}],"ipfs":"QmRAgnnWk6xEFQmsRrpuzbBcHZGgcaMevJcUU6B1Rb21wA","transactionHash":"0xbab558bdef8ea0dd0e27cf1b34e63d944ab4b39688cef7919ccd8dd2b1dbe444","created":"2022-07-31T14:11:42.313Z","updated":"2022-08-01T11:55:48.424Z","images":[{"id":"QmUJYBk4LXD4Jh8jJm1Sy52UbnXYTob1Ldtkgn3MCspcV6","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}