Craig Shapiro
Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund
New York, New York
Overview
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.