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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Founder | Craig Shapiro |
| Type | Venture capital |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Products | Investments |
Key people | Craig Shapiro (Founder and Managing Partner) Morgan Housel (Partner) Taylor Greene (Partner) Lauren Loktev (Partner) |
| Website | collabfund |
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm, focused on providing seed and early stage funding to technology companies. [1]
Founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro, the firm is based in New York City, New York, and manages approximately $250 million of investor capital. [2]
In 2014, Collaborative Fund launched a $10 million joint investment vehicle with Line, a Japanese messaging service. [3]
In early 2016 Collaborative Fund partnered with Sesame Workshop to form a $10 million joint fund. The fund was aimed at investing in startups focused on education, health and social welfare for children. [4]
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