Blue Bear Ventures
Est. dry powder
$440K
Raised, not yet invested
AUM
—
Not reported
Latest fund
$3.6M
Blue Bear Ventures Fund I
Est. cheque size
$100K–
From fund sizes
Deals, last 12 months
—
Not reported
About Blue Bear Ventures
Blue Bear Ventures (BBV) is a U.S.-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing at early-stages in deep tech innovations from top-tier Universities. The firm focuses on providing a smoother startup path and guidance to entrepreneurs while offering investors access to technological innovations from the university ecosystem across the US.
- Type
- Venture Capital Firm
- Headquarters
- Saratoga, California, US
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BSeries CEarly Stage
- Est. cheque size
- $100K–$147.5K
- Sectors
- Diversified
- Regions
- North America
- Strategies
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Where they invest
From deals and portfolio companies on record
Most frequent rounds
- Seed16
- Series A3
- Series B1
- Series C1
Across 23 deals
Portfolio sectors
- Biotechnology11
- Software3
- Agribusiness1
- Energy Storage & Batteries1
- Environmental Services1
Across 20 companies
Portfolio countries
- US19
- France1
Across 20 companies
Recent investments
Newest 5 of 23
- Series A$17.4M
Unnatural Products Inc.
Jul 2023 · Series A
- Unspecified Round$5.8M
Agriloops
Mar 2023 · Unspecified Round
- Series B$15.3M
Aluna
Dec 2022 · Series B
- Series C$100M
Ayar Labs, Inc.
Apr 2022 · Series C
- Seed—
Immulus, Inc.
May 2019 · Seed
Offices
2 locations
- Saratoga, California, USHQ
- Saratoga, California, US
Questions about Blue Bear Ventures
How much does Blue Bear Ventures invest per deal?
Based on the size of its funds, Blue Bear Ventures writes estimated cheques of $100K–$147.5K. Lead cheques usually sit at the top of that range and follow-on cheques lower.
What stages does Blue Bear Ventures invest in?
Blue Bear Ventures has invested at Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C and Early Stage. Its most frequent rounds on record are Seed, Series A and Series B.
How much capital does Blue Bear Ventures have left to invest?
Blue Bear Ventures has an estimated $440K in dry powder: capital it has raised but not yet invested.