Craig Shapiro

Investing team atCollab FundWashington, D.C.

Craig Shapiro is the founder and Managing Partner of Collaborative Fund, an investment firm managing over $1.8 billion in assets. He has made early-stage investments in several billion-dollar companies and serves on advisory boards.

What Craig can write

Writes checks ofUp to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

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Career

  1. Collaborative Fund · Managing Partner
    2010-present
  2. Collab Fund
    Now

Companies founded

Collaborative Fund

Investments named in public bios

The Farmer's DogLyftOLIPOPRedditScopelySpeakUpstartWHOOPFacebookKickstarter

Focus

profit with purposeearly-stage investmentspositive change

Education

Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. in Political Science

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Questions

Who is Craig Shapiro?

Craig Shapiro is the founder and Managing Partner of Collaborative Fund, an investment firm managing over $1.8 billion in assets. He has made early-stage investments in several billion-dollar companies and serves on advisory boards.

How much does Craig Shapiro invest?

Craig Shapiro invests through Collab Fund, which writes checks of Up to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Craig Shapiro?

A warm intro from a founder Collab Fund backed works best.

What did Craig Shapiro do before Collab Fund?

Managing Partner at Collaborative Fund.

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