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Will it be Utopia, or Oblivion?

The world feels full of potential, yet completely off its axis. The band of possible outcomes has widened, and the margin for error is deadly sharp.

At BlueYard, we invest in only two kinds of technologies: those that move us toward utopia, and those that hold the line against oblivion.
N-of-1 visions for an era of Black Swans.
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Computation & Intelligence

We invest in applied computation fueling technological breakthroughs enabling a safe‌,‌ stable‌,‌ and prosperous world to come – fabric‑layer applications and functionality most people won’t ever see or know about‌.‌
Corintis
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $10m Series A by Lip Bu Tan
Filecoin
Partnered at inception. $200m ICO + live network with exabytes of storage
Exit
Privy
Partnered at seed, with Sequoia. Series A by Paradigm, Ribbit. Acquired by Stripe.
Exit
AnySignal
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from Upfront
Foresight Data Machines
Partnered at seed, together with Kindred.
Grid
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by NEA.
Groq
GPs invested early from prior funds
Exit Prior Work
InPho
Manex AI
Partnered at seed, together with Lightspeed.
Next Matter
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $16m Series A, led by Omers.
Rapidata
Spaceknow
Transcripta Bio
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Jazz.
Chemify
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $20m Series A by Triatomic
Flashbots
Partnered at Series A. Has since raised a $60m Series B led by Paradigm
Protocol Labs
Partnered at seed, with USV. $200m ICO for Filecoin
DXOS
FreedomFi
Acquired by Nova Labs
Exit
Grouphug
Ingonyama
Partnered at seed, together with Walden Catalyst.
IonQ
Exit Prior Work
Miren
Co-led seed round with USV.
Pitch
Partnered at seed. Raised follow-on funding from Index, Thrive, Tiger and others.
SEEQC
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from EQT
Stealth
Vectary
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from EQT

Engineering, Aerospace & Defense

From engineering our way through planetary challenges‌,‌ to defending resilient‌,‌ democratic societies‌,‌ we fund solutions to the hypermodern problems facing humanity‌.‌
Corintis
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $10m Series A by Lip Bu Tan.
Chemify
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $20m Series A by Triatomic.
AnySignal
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from Upfront.
FreedomFi
Exit
Pinkbot
VSParticle
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Plural.
Castelion
Partnered at pre-seed. Raised seed from a16z and $100m Series A by Lightspeed.
Marvel Fusion
Partnered at inception. Since raised $400m in funding from EQT, HV, Siemens.
Farcast
InPho
Spaero

Biology & Chemistry

We support foundational bio and chemical technologies that could unlock a longer‌,‌ healthier human arc … and prepare us for threats we can’t yet see‌.‌
bit.bio
Partnered at seed. Since then raised $200m across two follow-on rounds.
Chemify
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $20m Series A by Triatomic.
clock.bio
Partnered at inception. Has since raised $5m seed round led by LocalGlobe.
Cytosolix
Partnered at seed, together with Backed.
Insempra
Momentous
Transcripta Bio
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Jazz.
Zafrens
CPTx
Partnered at seed stage.
Biomia
Creasallis
Partnered at seed. Raised $10m Series A by KdT.
ExpressionEdits
Meatable
Sensible Bio
Visolis

Crypto

The way we move and orchestrate capital must level‑up in order to accommodate faster‌,‌ tech‑enabled economies‌.‌ We invest in futuristic capital coordination systems that are open‌,‌ resilient‌,‌ and frictionless‌.‌
Filecoin
Partnered at inception. $200m ICO + live network with exabytes of storage
Exit
Infinex
Partnered at NFT Patron stage
Privy
Partnered at seed, with Sequoia. Series A by Paradigm, Ribbit. Acquired by Stripe.
Exit
Agnostic
Centrifuge
Exit
*Cosmos
Decred
Exit
DXOS
*Ethereum
Graviton
Partnered at seed, together with True Ventures.
Ingonyama
Partnered at seed, together with Walden Catalyst.
MetaPals
Radworks
Co-led seed with Placeholder. Now a liquid network.
Exit
*Solana
Tephra
Partnered at seed, together with Variant.
3NUM
Flashbots
Partnered at Series A. Has since raised a $60m Series B led by Paradigm
Kiln
Partnered at seed. Has since raised a Series A by 1kx and Illuminate
Protocol Labs
Partnered at seed, with USV. $200m ICO for Filecoin
AirTM
Chaos Labs
Cryptio
Partnered at seed. Has since raised a $15m Series A led by 1kx and Alven
*Dimo
ETHGas
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from PolyChain
Forta
Partnered at seed, together with Placeholder. $23m a16z Series A. Now a liquid network.
Exit
*Helium
Massa
*Polygon
*Render
Syndicate
Partnered at seed. Now live network
Vigil Markets
*Liquid Crypto

Who We Are

We are a small and equal partnership based in the US and Europe‌‌,‌‌ founded in 2016‌‌,‌‌ managing $500M in ‌‌A‌‌uM‌‌,‌‌ and deploying our third fund‌‌.‌‌ Blueyard invests $500K – $5M in pre‑seed to Series ‌‌A‌‌ rounds as a lead or co‑lead investor‌‌.‌‌