Bloom Ventures

TERA Group specializes in Terahertz technology for non-invasive gender classification of eggs and various industrial applications. They aim to commercialize Terahertz technology for consumer products, providing real-time analysis and precise identification of organic compounds.

Multi-stage investor offering founders a 600+ person community of operators and executives that co-develops theses, supports companies, and advocates for systemic diversity.

Battery operates a stage-agnostic model under one brand, investing from seed to buyouts rather than splitting activities into separate funds, and built a dedicated buyouts arm alongside venture practice after the dot-com crash to back themes in both minority growth deals and full-control transactions. The firm provides a formal Portfolio Services platform that functions like an internal consulting group covering talent, go-to-market, marketing and finance, while deliberately doing fewer deals than comparable funds to concentrate capital and time on building category leaders.

Oregon's first institutional venture capital fund that focuses on underrepresented founders. Maintains a 50/50 male/female founder split among its investment portfolio and has 100% of its investments where at least one co-founder is from a minority group. Invests out of two funds: Inclusive Fund for women, minorities and veterans at the Pre-Seed and Seed Stage and Capital Fund II for local, regional, or global startups at the early-stage.

A venture capital fund with a single corporate backer (Bloomberg LP) where all profits go to Bloomberg Philanthropies. All partners can unilaterally approve investments without needing committee consensus. The fund operates with radical transparency by open-sourcing their internal operating manual on GitHub and uses a data-driven model to predict and email hundreds of "future founders" before they have even decided to start companies.

Seed-stage co-investor alongside specialist seed investors. Reserves 25% of capital for follow-on investments. Provides portfolio company access to 500,000+ member network for hiring, customer introductions, and expertise. Focuses on deeptech and AI sectors across early-stage funding rounds.