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Craig Shapiro

Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund

New York, New York

Overview 

Craig Shapiro is the Founder & Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund in New York, investing in various sectors like Impact, Parenting/Families, and Education. He has successfully invested in companies like MeliBio and Dandelion Energy, showcasing a strong track record in seed and Series A funding rounds. Shapiro's career highlights include founding Collaborative Fund and making impactful investments in companies such as Neutral and Kula Bio, demonstrating a keen eye for innovative startups in sectors like Consumer Health and Marketplaces.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2010 - Current

    An early stage venture fund investing in and supporting entrepreneurs pushing the world forward

Collaborative Fund is an investment fund that provides funding to companies based on creativity and collaborative consumption.

  • Co-Founder

    2020

    An investment manager focused on disruptive public‑market technology companies.

  • Co-Founder

    2018

Collab+Currency is an early stage venture investor focusing on the intersection of consumer and web3.

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Observer (former Director)

    2017

Dandelion Energy is a home geothermal company that offers geothermal heating and cooling installations.

Raised $174,500,000.00 from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Google Ventures, NGP Energy Capital Management, LenX and Collaborative Fund.

  • Board Member

    2021

Kula Bio is a company that provides sustainable biological solutions for modern agriculture.

Raised $72,128,761.00 from iSelect Fund, Neglected Climate Opportunities, Lowercarbon Capital, Taihill Venture, Collaborative Fund, Embark Ventures, Pillar VC, Ying Fund, HT Capital and BOPU.

  • Board Observer (former Director)

    2020

  • Board Observer

    2021

Hippo Harvest develops an agriculture technology to help scale sustainable agriculture.

Raised $34,000,000.00 from Hawthorne Food Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Climate Pledge Fund and Collaborative Fund.

  • Board Observer

    2022

Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company that builds a sustainable carbon-neutral food ecosystem starting with milk and a half and half.

Raised $16,000,000.00 from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Kevin Love, LeBron James, Mark Cuban, Global Brain Corporation, Tobias Harris, Craig Shapiro, Kirin Holdings, John Legend and The Norinchukin Bank.

  • Board Member

    2022

Holey Grail Donuts is a producer of taro donuts fried in coconut oil, hand-harvested, and crafted.

Raised $9,000,000.00 from True Ventures, Stephan Jenkins, Ligaya Tichy, Matt Mullenweg, Lee Fixel, Collaborative Fund, Ryan Graves, James Freeman, Christopher Kostow and Yves Behar.

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