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Blueprint GP — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$4.5M Checks)

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Blueprint GP is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$4.5M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$4.5M
Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-23

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $4.5M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2018Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in SaaS startups focused on improving workplace outcomes and team productivity through technology.

How Blueprint GP invests

Blueprint GP is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other. It does not invest in Consumer-facing Apps.

Blueprint GP typically writes checks of $1.0M–$4.5M per investment.

Investing since at least 2018, Blueprint GP has backed 4 companies in our records, including Vanderbuild, Early Bird, TeamRun. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2018.

Partners & Team

SL

Sheldon Lewis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

enterprise software
B2B software
technology-enabled services
BO

Bobby Ocampo

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

enterprise software
B2B software
technology-enabled services
DD

Dan Duffus

General Partner

business development
feasibility and pre-design
land use
entitlement
acquisition underwriting
MK

Mark Knoll

General Partner

residential real estate development
construction financing
in-fill development
capital structure and marketing strategy
EG

Eric Graham

President, Blueprint Capital

REIT operations
real estate development
securities and corporate finance
capital markets
KW

Karl Watt

Chief Financial Officer, Blueprint Capital

corporate finance
financial operations
REIT finance and accounting
reporting
DR

Daniel Reyes

Principal

Collaboration SaaS
Efficiency Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer-facing Apps

Portfolio Companies (4)

2018

VA

Vanderbuild

Real Estate·GP-led fund

Focused on development fees and asset flips.

EA

Early Bird

Psychedelics·Seed round

Lead seed round on multiple pre-IPO equity allocations.

Other

TE

TeamRun

Workforce SaaS
AL

AlignIt

Collaboration & Workflow SaaS
How to pitch Blueprint GP
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $4.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sheldon Lewis, Co-Founder & Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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