Investing Profile

Vaughn Blake(285)

Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners

bluebearcap.comLos Angeles, California

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NextGen Venture Partners Network

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Colorado College Network

14 CONNECTIONS

Colorado College Network

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Current Investing Position

NextGen Venture Partners Venture Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$2.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$20.7M

Vaughn Blake is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Diverse Investors Los Angeles / Southern California

Vaughn Blake's Investments On Record (10)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Warp	Series AJun 2025$10M	$170M
Co-investors: Andrew Reed (Sequoia Capital), Kevin Hartz (Founders Fund), Balaji Srinivasan (Andreessen Horowitz), Topher Conway (SV Angel), Erik Nordlander (GV (Google Ventures)), Bradley Horowitz (Google Ventures), Tim Smith (BEE Partners), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Kyle Vogt (Unknown Ventures), Ally Warson (UP.Partners), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Dylan Field (Figma, Inc.), Jim Andelman (Bonfire Ventures), Jonathan Wasserstrum (Unwritten Capital), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Elad Gil (Gil Capital / Gil & Co), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Eric Tarczynski (Contrary Capital), Sam Altman, Marc Benioff, Drew Houston, Claire Hughes Johnson, Tobias Lutke, Amjad Masad
Delos Insurance	Series AOct 2024$9M SeedSep 2023$7M	$21M
Co-investors: Matt Perlman (IA Capital Group), Lewis Jones (Seraphim Space)
Chargetrip	Series AMar 2023$11M SeedSep 2021	$11M
Hydrosat	Series AMar 2023$15M	$35M
Co-investors: Andrew Dearing (Cultivation Capital), Alain Rodermann (Expon Capital), Matt Kozlov (Multiball Capital), Christian Gammill (Industrious Ventures), Wojtek Walniczek (OTB Ventures), Paul Meier (Cultivation Capital)
ChargerHelp!	Series AFeb 2023$18M	$23M
Co-investors: Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Carolin Funk (Blue Bear Capital), Tracy Gray (The 22 Fund)
Transect	Series AJun 2022 Series UnknownMar 2020$3M	$3M
First Resonance	Series ADec 2021$14M SeedDec 2020$4M	$18M
Co-investors: Michael Tam (Craft Ventures), Sky Dayton (Craft Ventures)
Abatable	SeedNov 2021$3M	$3M

most interested in

Blue Bear invests at the convergence of data-enabled technologies and the energy supply chain. Think AI/ML, Cyber, IoT applied across assets both renewable and conventional. We like to lead, but are open to partnering with complimentary investor groups.

not interested in

Consumer

Vaughn Blake's Experience

Venture Partner NextGen Venture Partners2016 - Present

Managing Director Autochrome Ventures2016 - Present

Board Member, Investor TransectPresent

Board Observer, Investor MIRAPresent

Board Member, Investor First ResonancePresent

Board Member, Investor Mira LabsPresent

Board Member, Investor MIRAPresent

Board Member, Investor ChargetripPresent

Board Member, Investor ChargerHelpPresent

Board Observer, Investor HydrosatPresent

Board Member, Investor ChargerHelp!Present

Board Observer, Investor Delos Insurance SolutionsPresent

Board Member, Investor WarpPresent

Board Member, Investor TopangaPresent

Managing Partner Cameo Labs, IncPresent

Strategic Partner Blue Bear CapitalPresent

Strategic Partner Blue Bear Capital, LLCPresent

Partner Blue Bear CapitalPresent

Partner Blue Bear Capital, LLCPresent

Managing Director FlashFunders2015 - 2016

Managing Partner Affine Capital, LLC2014 - 2015

Director of Business Development CoinMKT2014 - 2014

Consultant/Entrepreneur-in-Residence Robot Corp2012 - 2012

Founder/CEO Cameo Labs, Inc2011 - 2012

Vaughn Blake's Education

Colorado College BA English

Colorado College Bachelors English/Film; Philosophy

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