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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.
At BlueYard, we invest in only two kinds of technologies: those that move us toward utopia, and those that hold the line against oblivion.
Selected Track Record Highlights
Castelion
Partnered at pre-seed. Raised $100m Series A and $350m Series B.
Corintis
Partnered at seed. Since then has raised $10m Series A by Lip Bu Tan
Flashbots
Partnered at Series A. Has since raised a $60m Series B led by Paradigm.
Harmattan AI
Autonomous warfare systems
Prior Work
Marvel Fusion
Partnered at inception. Since raised $400m in funding from EQT, HV, Siemens.
Peak Games
Acquired by Zynga
Exit Prior Work
Protocol Labs
Partnered at seed, with USV. $200m ICO for Filecoin
Chemify
Partnered at seed. Has raised $20m Series A and $50m Series B by Wing & Insight Partners
Filecoin
Partnered at inception. $200m ICO + live network with exabytes of storage
Exit
Groq
GPs invested early from prior funds
Exit Prior Work
IonQ
Quantum computing, IPO
Exit Prior Work
Parloa
AI service infrastructure
Prior Work
Privy
Partnered at seed, with Sequoia. Series A by Paradigm, Ribbit. Acquired by Stripe.
Exit
Stark
Unmanned surveillance and strike systems
Prior Work
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.
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
Chemify
Partnered at seed. Has raised $20m Series A and $50m Series B by Wing & Insight Partners
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
Quantum computing, IPO
Exit Prior Work
Miren
Co-led seed round with USV.
Rapidata
Spaceknow
Transcripta Bio
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Jazz.
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. Has raised $20m Series A and $50m Series B by Wing & Insight Partners
AnySignal
Partnered at seed. Raised Series A from Upfront
FreedomFi
Acquired by Nova Labs
Exit
Pinkbot
ZeroPhase
Resilient communication for unmanned defense systems
Castelion
Partnered at pre-seed. Raised $100m Series A and $350m Series B.
Marvel Fusion
Partnered at inception. Since raised $400m in funding from EQT, HV, Siemens.
Farcast
InPho
VSParticle
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Plural.
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. Has raised $20m Series A and $50m Series B by Wing & Insight Partners
Biomia
Creasallis
Partnered at seed. Raised $10m Series A by KdT.
ExpressionEdits
Momentous
Transcripta Bio
Partnered at seed. Since raised a $15m Series A, led by Jazz.
Zafrens
CPTx
Partnered at seed stage.
Aerska
RNA medicines to treat, delay, and prevent diseases of the brain
clock.bio
Partnered at inception. Has since raised $5m seed round led by LocalGlobe.
Cytosolix
Partnered at seed, together with Backed.
Insempra
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
Blockspace Forum
Improving the transaction rails of Ethereum
Chaos Labs
Chomp
A new form of social media that closes the gap between perception and reality
Decred
Exit
DXOS
*Ethereum
Graviton
Partnered at seed, together with True Ventures.
Ingonyama
Partnered at seed, together with Walden Catalyst.
Massa
n0
Less net work for networks
Syndicate
Partnered at seed. Now live network
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
Centrifuge
Exit
*Cosmos
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
Ink & Switch
The future of tools for thought
MetaPals
Radworks
Co-led seed with Placeholder. Now a liquid network.
Exit
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.
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Castelion raises $1bn Series C at a $13bn valuation
Castelion raises $1bn Series C at a $13bn valuation
Castelion raises $1bn Series C at a $13bn valuation
Castelion raises $1bn Series C at a $13bn valuation