COLLABORATIVE FUND
Collaborative Fund is an investment fund that provides funding to companies based on creativity and collaborative consumption. The fund centers around two macro themes which drives business innovation in the coming years: the growth of the creative class and the concept of collaborative consumption. Craig Shapiro founded it in New York in 2010.
COLLABORATIVE FUND
Industry:
Collaboration Finance Financial Services
Founded:
2010-01-01
Status:
Active
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Current Advisors List
Advisor
2015-05-01
Advisor
Advisor
2018-09-01
Current Employees Featured
Bryan Chang Principal @ Collaborative Fund
Principal
2016-07-01
Craig Shapiro Founder & Managing Partner @ Collaborative Fund
Founder & Managing Partner
2010-09-01
Lily Bernicker Investment Associate @ Collaborative Fund
Investment Associate
2018-09-01
Tejinder Gill Principal @ Collaborative Fund
Principal
2018-01-01
Guy Vidra Partner @ Collaborative Fund
Partner
2019-02-01
Doug Smith Venture Partner @ Collaborative Fund
Venture Partner
Craig Dalton VP Portfolio @ Collaborative Fund
VP Portfolio
2021-03-01
Jungju Kim Partner @ Collaborative Fund
Partner
2014-02-01
Morgan Housel Partner @ Collaborative Fund
Partner
Josh Lubov CFO @ Collaborative Fund
CFO
2016-09-01
Founder
Investments List
| Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-23 | Zitara | Collaborative Fund investment in Series A - Zitara | 12 M USD |
| 2022-08-16 | AtoB | Collaborative Fund investment in Series B - AtoB | 75 M USD |
| 2022-08-10 | Eat the Change | Collaborative Fund investment in Venture Round - Eat the Change | 14.47 M USD |
| 2022-08-10 | Kanastra | Collaborative Fund investment in Seed Round - Kanastra | 7.25 M USD |
| 2022-07-26 | Holey Grail Donuts | Collaborative Fund investment in Series A - Holey Grail Donuts | 9 M USD |
| 2022-07-20 | Flourish Labs | Collaborative Fund investment in Seed Round - Flourish Labs | 6.37 M USD |
| 2022-06-29 | AlgiKnit | Collaborative Fund investment in Series A - AlgiKnit | 13 M USD |
| 2022-06-09 | Brown Foods | Collaborative Fund investment in Seed Round - Brown Foods | 2.36 M USD |
| 2022-06-01 | Modern Synthesis | Collaborative Fund investment in Seed Round - Modern Synthesis | 4.1 M USD |
| 2022-05-18 | Imagindairy | Collaborative Fund investment in Seed Round - Imagindairy | 15 M USD |
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