# Bluegrass Angels

> Bluegrass Angels is a VC fund in Lexington backing Software and Health Care. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lexington, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluegrassangels
- Website: https://bluegrassangels.com/

Bluegrass Angels is a company that provides investment of capital and mentoring for Kentuckys startup companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bluegrass Angels. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Bluegrass Angels. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bluegrass-angels?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 32% |
| Health Care | 5 | 23% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 14% |
| Pharmaceutical | 3 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 14% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 45% |
| Series A | 6 | 27% |
| Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Self | Fund Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-self-a615 |
| Christopher H. Young | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-h-young |
| Joachim Gfoeller Jr. | Founder | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joachim-gfoeller-jr |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swell | Swell takes care of mental health by providing Licensed therapists. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2025 |  |
| Nichefire | Nichefire is an AI-power marketing analytics company. | $2.6M | Seed | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Sofab | SoFab develops and manufactures nanoparticle materials for perovskite solar cells. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 27, 2024 |  |
| Nichefire | Nichefire is an AI-power marketing analytics company. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |
| FreshFry | FreshFry is committed to providing sustainable products in commercial kitchens. It creates meaningful, innovative, and sustainable products for those who make food. | $1.4M | Convertible Note | Dec 22, 2022 |  |
| XENA Intelligence | Xena Intelligence is a data-driven management platform for e-commerce sellers. They help to boost Amazon, Walmart & other e-commerce sales through a proven proprietary algorithm powered by intelligent data analytics. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 15, 2022 |  |
| Resound | Developer of an artificial intelligence podcast editing tool to save time for creators, editors, businesses, networks, and more in the podcasting space. The company helps to record or upload audio, process the files, accept or ignore each edit, and export your edited file. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Jul 15, 2022 |  |
| PreventScripts | PreventScripts is a preventive health platform designed to support primary care providers and empower patients to adopt healthier behaviors. The platform integrates into clinical workflows to automate intervention programs for conditions such as elevated BMI, hypertension, and GLP-1 management. Features include patient health behavior profiling,remote monitoring, and a mobile app with connected devices that track and share health metrics. | $230K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| PAVR Software | PAVR Software is an information technology and management consulting firm that specializes in developing business applications and tools for public and private sector clients. We focus on providing highly skilled project teams that are experienced and capable of assimilating, streamlining, and integrating complex data and operational issues intocomprehensive, creative, and cost-effective solutions. | $30K | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| BrainSTEM University | BrainSTEM University is an EdTech startup offering a STEAM-based curriculum through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). | $100K | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Keyhorse Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keyhorse) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Keyhorse Capital (KSTC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mammothview) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Commonwealth Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonwealth-seed-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Launch Blue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-blue) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Render capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/render-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Allos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allos-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bluegrass Angels invest in?

Bluegrass Angels invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Manufacturing startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bluegrass Angels?

Public channels for Bluegrass Angels include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Bluegrass Angels?

The team at Bluegrass Angels includes Ben Self (Fund Manager), Christopher H. Young (President) and Joachim Gfoeller Jr. (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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