BlueYard Capital
VC Fund
Berlin, Germany
BlueYard Capital is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Software and Biotechnology. BlueYard invests in founders with transforming ideas that decentralize markets and empower humanity. Typically $1-3m as an initial investment; active around the world. Most active in crypto / web 3 (e.g. Protocol Labs, Filecoin, Open Zeppelin, Radicle), technologies that help us overcome our largest planetary challenges (e.g. Marvel Fusion,Meatable, Dance), frontier biology to help us live long and prosper (e.g. BitBio, Biofidelity) and vertical software un-bundling monopolies (e.g. Pitch, Wonder).
- Total investments:
- 112
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
- Fund size:
- $185M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries BlueYard Capital invests in
Stages BlueYard Capital invests in
Countries BlueYard Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$14M
- Pre-Seed
- $200k–$5.4M
- Series A
- $7M–$47M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 15 (13%)
- Biotechnology 14 (13%)
- Blockchain 12 (11%)
- Internet 10 (9%)
- Cryptocurrency 10 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 39 (35%)
- Series A 24 (21%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (10%)
- Funding Round 10 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (8%)
Country
- United States 25 (22%)
- Germany 13 (12%)
- United Kingdom 6 (5%)
- France 4 (4%)
- Switzerland 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chad Fowler
General Manager
|
General Manager | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Ciarán O'Leary
General Partner and Co-Founder
|
General Partner and Co-Founder | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
David Byrd
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Jason Whitmire
General Partner and Co-Founder
|
General Partner and Co-Founder | Total investments: 25 | Find email | |
Philipp Hartmann
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Blockspace
|
Blockspace builds Ethereum blockspace infrastructure to improve transaction execution and decentralized block production. | Seed / Aug 04, 2026 | |
Blockspace
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Blockspace is an Ethereum infrastructure company operate out-of-protocol transaction pipelines. | Seed / Aug 04, 2026 | |
Transcripta Bio
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Transcripta Bio is a company dedicated to drug discovery, with a focus on numerous diseases at once, at a never-before-seen pace and scale, with lesser risk and greater assurance. | $24M / Series A / Jul 22, 2026 | |
Cryptio
|
Cryptio is a financial data analysis tool for cryptocurrencies. It helps crypto CFOs & CPAs easily automate accounting, bookkeeping and tax reporting for their digital assets. The tool consolidates all cryptocurrency transaction data from multiple wallet & exchange sources, and translates it into data usable for accounting and financialanalysis. We take away the headache of regulations, audits, taxes and accounting for crypto firms so that they can focus on what they do best. | $45M / Series B / Mar 04, 2026 | |
Rapidata
|
Rapidata is a data processing platform that offers human-verified innovative data labeling and data processing services at scale. | $8.5M / Seed / Feb 19, 2026 | |
ETHGas
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ETHGas aims to redefine how users engage with Ethereum by providing low-latency, 3ms settlement times, and real-time trading, as well as a comprehensive product suite for exact order execution. | $12M / Seed / Dec 17, 2025 | |
ZeroPhase
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ZeroPhase creates robust, scalable, software-defined connectivity systems that are independent. Our long-range, high-throughput data lines are designed specifically for vital operations and unmanned | $6.8M / Seed / Dec 17, 2025 | |
AnySignal
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AnySignal was developed to reimagine how RF capabilities are delivered for the most difficult tasks around the globe. offers complete solutions for modern aircraft, satellites, and national security that span communications, radar, navigation, and RF sensing. Current solutions are overpriced, unimaginative, and provide little end-to-end capability.To shift this paradigm, they are bringing the appropriate talent, procedures, and technologies together. They are developing communications systems for satellites, launchers, space stations, and aircraft. They provide full-stack connectivity solutions that include software modems, hardware for use in flight and on the ground, data management software, ground station integration software, and vehicle telemetry software. | $24M / Series A / Dec 09, 2025 | |
Castelion
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Pallas is a venture-backed defense tech company applying modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to critical national security challenges, specifically to solve affordability, scale, and supply chain robustness. | $350M / Series B / Dec 05, 2025 | |
Chemify
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Digitising Chemistry and Chemical Discovery | $50M / Series B / Oct 21, 2025 | |
| See all 112 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does BlueYard Capital invest in?
BlueYard Capital invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is BlueYard Capital's check size?
BlueYard Capital typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$14M at Seed, $200k–$5.4M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$47M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BlueYard Capital participates in.
How do I contact BlueYard Capital?
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Who are the partners at BlueYard Capital?
The team at BlueYard Capital includes Chad Fowler (General Manager), Ciarán O'Leary (General Partner and Co-Founder) and David Byrd (Venture Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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