Black Jays
VC Fund
New York, United States
Black Jays is a VC fund in New York focused on E-Commerce and Health Care. Black Jays provides investment capital and advice to early-stage founders looking to redefine the industries in which they operate. Startups we support are looking to fundamentally re-imagine consumer behavior or how products and services are delivered.
- Total investments:
- 43
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Black Jays invests in
Stages Black Jays invests in
Countries Black Jays invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
2 more contacts available
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 9 (21%)
- Health Care 7 (16%)
- Retail 5 (12%)
- Software 5 (12%)
- Consumer Goods 5 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 25 (58%)
- Series A 7 (16%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (9%)
- Funding Round 2 (5%)
- Convertible Note 2 (5%)
Country
- United States 30 (70%)
- Canada 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amit Sharma
Founder and General Partner
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Founder and General Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Brian Muller
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tim Thimmaiah
Principal
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Principal | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Birches Health
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Birches Health provides therapy and support for those struggling with behavioral and process addictions. | $10M / Series A / Sep 16, 2025 | |
CLEO Skin And Laser
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CLEO Skin and Laser is a provider of skincare and laser treatment services to enhance skin health and appearance. | Seed / May 01, 2025 | |
Lotus AI
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Unprecedented insights into your health data | $6M / Seed / Jun 12, 2024 | |
Oula Health
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Oula is redesigning maternity care from the ground up. Its modern maternity center combines the best of obstetrics and midwifery care to deliver a more evidence-based and personalized pregnancy experience. From its collaborative medical team, welcoming clinic, and remote care platform, we are setting a new standard for pregnancy that unifies modernmedicine and human intuition.The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | $19.1M / Series A / Jan 12, 2023 | |
Penelope
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Penelope is a self-service retirement platform for small and micro businesses. | $2.1M / Pre-Seed / Mar 16, 2022 | |
Postmoda
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A peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace for luxury, designer and vintage focused on sustainability. We’ve replaced big warehouses with your local dry cleaners who serve as infinite warehouses, cleaners, and fulfillment centers with a storefront reach. | $4.1M / Seed / Oct 07, 2021 | |
Paloma
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Paloma powers e-com on messaging channels, giving brands 2–10X higher conversion rates compared to their websites. This full-suite commerce SaaS platform rapidly generates the most efficient shopping experiences – all while collecting millions of customer data points, seamlessly feeding insights back to brands. | $4M / Seed / Jun 02, 2021 | |
Ceremonia
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Ceremonia is a new modern haircare brand rooted in Latin heritage. It celebrates the richness of Latinx culture, serving the next-gen. Ceremonia brand will be launched this fall. | $2M / Seed / Apr 30, 2021 | |
Womaness
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Womaness️ develops and offers a collection of modern menopause products. Womaness changes the conversation around menopause through innovative products that offer solutions from head to toe (and everything in-between), trusted advice on symptoms from hot flashes to sleep issues to fine lines, and support from an inspired community of women. | $4M / Seed / Mar 01, 2021 | |
Coterie
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Coterie set out to make a better diaper—one that’s supremely soft, up to 70% more absorbent, and keeps skin up to 3x drier—and we refuse to lower our standards. Our high-performing products are dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic, free of 200+ chemicals, cruelty-free, and made with sustainably sourced plant-based materials. The company wasfounded in 2018 and based in New York City, New York. | $5.3M / Seed / Nov 27, 2020 | |
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FAQ
What does Black Jays invest in?
Black Jays invests primarily in E-Commerce, Health Care and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 43 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Black Jays?
The team at Black Jays includes Amit Sharma (Founder and General Partner), Brian Muller (Principal) and Tim Thimmaiah (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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