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Bluelake

Bluelake, based in Florida, backs deep tech, industrial, climate, aerospace, healthtech, life sciences, and infrastructure startups at Pre-Seed to Series A, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $250k to $3 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$250K to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusDeep tech, Industrial, Climate, Defense and space, Healthtech, Life sciences, Dev tools and infra
Latest fund$50M (2026)$50M target Fund I; $24M AUM (2026)
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Bluelake

3 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Jamie RutledgeGeneral PartnerHe previously managed strategic venture capital and innovation at Lenovo and Dyson.
Chris CesareoPartnerHe has over 25 years of experience in technology, finance, and strategic planning.
Ethan WernerPrincipalHe stated that venture capitalists' strategic insight cannot be matched by a single-family office.

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Writes $250K to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

ApptronikSanctuary AILemurian LabsNeuroEMBoxLockCall Simulator

In their words

BlueLake — The Future Won’t WaitThe future won’t wait. We back the founders moving the edge of what’s possible.bluelake.vc
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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On these lists

Seed healthtech investors in Florida9Series A healthtech investors in Florida9Seed deep tech investors in Florida8Seed defense and space investors in Florida8Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed healthtech investors287

Questions

What stage does Bluelake invest in?

Bluelake reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Bluelake invest?

Bluelake reports checks of $250K to $3M.

Does Bluelake lead rounds?

Yes. Bluelake says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Bluelake?

Jamie Rutledge (General Partner), Chris Cesareo (Partner).

Is Bluelake active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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