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Collaborative Fund

VC
New York, NY

Collaborative Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 32 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
32 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-12

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

32+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage investor backing technology and innovation-driven companies from pre-seed onward.

How Collaborative Fund invests

Collaborative Fund is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML.

Collaborative Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Collaborative Fund has backed 32 companies in our records, including Lyft, Warby Parker, Kickstarter.

Partners & Team

CS

Craig Shapiro

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Consumer
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (32)

Other

LY

Lyft

Mobility Platform
WA

Warby Parker

Commerce
KI

Kickstarter

Platform
BE

Beyond Meat

Consumer
BL

Blue Bottle Coffee

Consumer
CO

Compound Foods

Consumer
DA

Daily Harvest

Consumer
EN

Endless West

Consumer
FO

Fork & Good

Consumer
GO

GOOD Meat

Consumer
How to pitch Collaborative Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Craig Shapiro, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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