About BlueYard
BlueYard is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of Jun 2025, BlueYard is an active investor, having invested in 66 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it led the $9.12M Seed round of Manex AI along with Lightspeed Venture Partners. This round also saw participation from Capmont and other investors.
Overall, BlueYard portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 1 acquisition, namely Flashbots and . A lot of funds co-invest with BlueYard, with names like Acequia Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
BlueYard has team of 11 people including 4 partners.
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Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
BlueYard's List of Top Investments
BlueYard has a portfolio of 66 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Textile and Rapidata.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, United Kingdom听补苍诲 12 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, Enterprise Applications听补苍诲 29 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A 听补苍诲 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by BlueYard:1. Pitch
Open platform for presentations and content collaboration. It is a platform for enterprises to create and share presentations. Designers and creators will be able to upload presentation templates, as well as prepare presentations themselves, to help other people get started in creating their own presentations. Provides subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about Pitch
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: 鈧�2.23M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $600M as on May 20, 2021
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 135 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Index Ventures, Thrive Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 20, 2021, $85M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Centrifuge
Provider of the decentralized platform to connect the financial supply chain. It allows businesses to transact on a network while maintaining ownership of their data, including validated company details, business relationships, and transactions. It also enables businesses to exchange financial documents such as invoices, purchase orders, and company data.
Key facts about Centrifuge
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $27.1M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Mosaic Ventures, Moonwhale Ventures and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 17, 2024, $15M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Seeqc
Provider of system-on-chips for quantum computing applications. Its patented single flux quantum (SFQ) is integrated with qubit chips for low noise digital control. It has applications in machine learning/AI, quantum chemistry, logistics optimization, pharmaceuticals, and the financial sectors.
Key facts about Seeqc
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Elmsford (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $64.3M
- Employee Count: 13 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Merck, and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 14, 2025, $30M
4.
Platform offering research, development, and deployment laboratory. The projects run by the platform are IPFS and Filecoin which are protocols to decentralize the web and cloud storage.
Key facts about Protocol Labs
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $204M
- Employee Count: 77 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Sherpalo Ventures, Union Square Ventures and
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 10, 2017, $148M
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Developer of a molecular diagnostic assay for the detection of target DNA sequences. The company uses a proprietary ASPYRE technology to develop genetic panels for the detection of colorectal, melanoma, head & neck, liver & kidney, and breast cancer.
Key facts about Biofidelity
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: SBI Investment, Perscitus and
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 03, 2024, $24M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
BlueYard's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BlueYard has invested in 66 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 8 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Manex AI and most recent follow-on round was in Castelion.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st听搁辞耻苍诲 | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2023 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
2022 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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BlueYard's Investments by Stage
BlueYard has made 27 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.17M, 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.4M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $22M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 27 |
Series A | 18 |
Series B | 2 |
BlueYard's Investments by Sector
BlueYard has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology, Life Sciences and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 52 Tech companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 23 Blockchain companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 23 |
Enterprise Applications | 13 |
Blockchain Technology | 10 |
Life Sciences | 9 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 8 |
Others | 59 |
BlueYard's Investments by Geography
BlueYard has made most investments in United States (22), followed by Germany where it has made 10 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 22 |
Germany | 10 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
France | 3 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Others | 6 |
BlueYard's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by BlueYard:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2025 | Germany | Seed | $9.12M | ||
Jan 29, 2025 | United States | Series A | $70M | ||
Jan 14, 2025 | United States | Series A | $30M | Booz Allen Hamilton [+6] | |
Dec 16, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series B | $30M | M&G [+4] | |
Oct 09, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | $5.3M | LocalGlobe [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in BlueYard's portfolio:
秘密研究所 Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Provider of MEV extraction services | 2020 | - | Series B | xwmuhlp |
Acquired companies in BlueYard's Portfolio
Here are BlueYard's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aug 18, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Series A | $9.5M |
Team profile of BlueYard
BlueYard has a team of 11 members听颈苍肠濒耻诲颈苍驳 4 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 3 Principals聽located in Germany, United States and . BlueYard's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in BlueYard:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Germany | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Vancouver | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Berlin | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Vienna | - | - | |
Principal | Berlin | - | - | |
Principal | Southwark | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - | |
Associate | Boston | - | - |
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Over the past 9 years, 345 investors have co-invested in BlueYard's portfolio companies.
- Invested before BlueYard:听, and 27 others have invested in rounds before BlueYard. There are 3 companies where European Union has invested before BlueYard and 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before BlueYard.
- Top Co-investors of BlueYard:听163 investors entered a company along with BlueYard. These include investors like Acequia Capital (6 companies).
- Invested after BlueYard:听A total of 153 investors have invested in BlueYard's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Coinbase (3 companies), Slack (2 companies) and IOSG Ventures (2 companies).
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