# Aaron Samuels

> Aaron Samuels is a seed investor at Collide Capital (Los Angeles) backing Software and E-Commerce. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Collide Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collide-capital)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-samuels-7795a212/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/poetryaaron
- Website: https://x.com/poetryaaron

Aaron Samuels is a seed investor at Collide Capital in Los Angeles focused on Software and E-Commerce. Aaron Samuels is Founder and Managing Partner of Collide Capital. Prior to Collide Capital, Aaron began his career as a spoken word artist before working at Bain & Co. as a strategy consultant and TeleSign as a Product Manager. Combining his love for storytelling, strategy, and technology, Aaron co-founded and served as COO at Blavity, thelargest global Black Media company for Millennials and Gen-Z, and AfroTech, the largest Black Tech conference in the world. Born and raised in Providence, RI to a Black & Jewish household, Aaron’s exposure to intersectional communities influenced him to share his experiences through writing and entrepreneurship. Aaron graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis and received his MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business as an Arbuckle Leadership Fellow. Aaron is a Forbes Under 30 list member, a Cave Canem fellow, and a nationally-acclaimed spoken word artist. His debut collection of poetry is titled, Yarmulkes and Fitted Caps.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |
| Coffee | 1 | 11% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Theo Ai | THEO AI operates as a legal prediction engine to forecast the outcome of legal dispute. | $4.2M | Seed | May 19, 2025 |  |
| heva | heva is a vertical SaaS AI platform for doctors serving medical tourists. | $3.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 25, 2025 |  |
| SMB | SMB is a financial management company that offers tools and services to simplify accounting, invoicing, and expense tracking. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 31, 2024 |  |
| Coldcart | Coldcart is a technology platform which orchestrates, optimizes and scales frozen and refrigerated parcel logistics for leading D2C and B2B companies - unlocking unprecedented new efficiencies in perishable parcel logistics. | $6.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| NeuroNest AI | NeuroNest is an AI-powered learning platform built on proprietary multi-modal learning techniques and specialized AI agents, tailored to bridge the workforce AI skills gap. With finely tuned machine learning models, adaptive gamified learning paths, and real-time, AI-driven feedback, NeuroNest offers a transformative approach to deliveringworkforce-ready skills at scale. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| NeuroNest AI | NeuroNest is an AI-powered learning platform built on proprietary multi-modal learning techniques and specialized AI agents, tailored to bridge the workforce AI skills gap. With finely tuned machine learning models, adaptive gamified learning paths, and real-time, AI-driven feedback, NeuroNest offers a transformative approach to deliveringworkforce-ready skills at scale. | $1.4M | Seed | Jun 03, 2024 |  |
| Nguyen Coffee Supply | Nguyen Coffee Supply is an award-winning roaster and the first specialty Vietnamese coffee company in America importing and roasting in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2018 by 1st generation entrepreneur-activist Sahra Nguyen, the company's mission is to increase economic advancement for Vietnamese farmers through specialty coffee production,while building a diverse and inclusive coffee culture for all. We believe Vietnamese robusta is the future of specialty coffee and sustainable farming. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Bootup | Bootup creates a marketplace for tech talent. Bootup's goal is to build tools to help bridge the gap between those looking for economic upward mobility and technology companies looking for strategies to solve for the impending talent crisis. We are excited to support all of the individuals looking to break into tech, the educators fuelingtheir growth, and the enterprises who power the industry. | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Nguyen Coffee Supply | Nguyen Coffee Supply is an award-winning roaster and the first specialty Vietnamese coffee company in America importing and roasting in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2018 by 1st generation entrepreneur-activist Sahra Nguyen, the company's mission is to increase economic advancement for Vietnamese farmers through specialty coffee production,while building a diverse and inclusive coffee culture for all. We believe Vietnamese robusta is the future of specialty coffee and sustainable farming. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 20, 2020 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Beat Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beat-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [nvp capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nvpcap) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightship Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightship-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [37 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/37-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Akuna Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akuna-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Collide Capital

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

Collide Capital operates as a venture capital firm.

2 contacts available at Collide Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Samuels | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-samuels-2 |
| Brian Hollins | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hollins |

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## FAQ

### What does Aaron Samuels invest in?

Aaron Samuels invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Aaron Samuels last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aaron Samuels closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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