Investing in Founders helping families live healthier, cleaner, more balanced lives.

At Black Jays we help passionate founders grow their startups into strong, sustainable, commercially successful enterprises.

From a founder’s desk...

“Black Jays supported our
organization from the very
beginning. They trust the people
they invest in and find ways to
support”

-- Matthew Scanlan

who we are

We invest early and actively support our companies as they grow.

We aim to provide a cohort of resources to help our founders disrupt legacy industries and grow their startups into sustainable, commercially successful enterprises.

About the fund

We’re an ally in helping you reach product market fit and nailing go to market.

We help source exceptional candidates for your growing team.

We actively help you secure follow-on capital, leveraging our network and resources.

Portfolio

Investing in founders and teams building trusted products and services for the modern needs of families.

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Our Place

Our Place is a direct to consumer kitchenware business that develops thoughtfully designed, ethically sourced, and sustainably built home-cooking products.

Founders:

Amir Tehrani, Shiza Shahid, Zach Rosner

Quip

Quip designs and delivers oral care products, advice, and services like its famed electric toothbrush.

Founders:

Simon Enever & Bill May

Oula

Oula offers modern, personalized, convenient, and comprehensive maternity care.

Founders:

Adrianne Nickerson and Elaine Purcell

Naadam

Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in responsibly sourced cashmere.

Founders:

Matthew Scanlan

Jukebox Health

Jukebox's mission is to help older adults age safely and gracefully in their own homes.

Founders:

Seung Bak, Romanos Fessas, Oren Shatken

Coterie

Coterie is a premium direct to consumer baby care business, starting with a reimagined baby diaper. A better diaper, in every way.

Founders:

Frank Yu

Fi

Fi offers next generation smart pet accessories, starting with the world’s first LTE connected pet collar.

Founders:

Jonathan Bensamoun

Figure 1

Figure 1 is an innovative, clean, anti-aging skincare brand.

Founders:

Kimmy Scotti, Courtney Rubin, Lizzy Trelstad, and Jorge Cosano

Ceremonia

Ceremonia is a clean hair care brand rooted in Latinx heritage.

Founders:

Babba Rivera

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“Black Jays supported our organization from the very beginning. They trust the people they invest in and find ways to support”

Matthew Scanlan, Founder @ Naadam

“Amit brings a level of professionalism and insight to the table that has been invaluable and really set us up for success”

Ariane Goldman, Founder @ Hatch Collective

"I feel very lucky to have Amit in my corner. His advice and insights have been invaluable and he has been able to open many doors through his fellow investor network which is top-notch.”

Babba Rivera, Founder @ Ceremonia

“Amit and his team at Black Jays continue to keep us top of mind as they learn about new developments in our space. They are proactively thinking about ways in which they can help us grow and have been an invaluable partner.”

Jonathan Bsamoun, Founder @ Fi

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Our Investment in Ceremonia

We are excited to announce our participation in Ceremonia’s Seed raise alongside Silas Capital, Beliade, and early backers SoGal Ventures.

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The Software Tools That Power Modern E-commerce

Shopping/Commerce has experienced a secular shift in recent years as consumers have reallocated their spending from physical retail to online.

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Investing in Founders helping families live healthier, cleaner, more balanced lives.

We invest early and actively support our companies as they grow.

We’re an ally in helping you reach product market fit and nailing go to market.

We help source exceptional candidates for your growing team.

We actively help you secure follow-on capital, leveraging our network and resources.

Portfolio

Our Place

Quip

Oula

Naadam

Jukebox Health

Coterie

Fi

Figure 1

Ceremonia

“Amit was one of our earliest believers; seeing the value of what we were building before others. Along the way he has been a great ally; offering thoughtful insights and counsel across a number of areas (e.g. GTM, Hiring, Fundraising). We are fortunate to have Black Jays on our cap table. ”

“Amit brings a level of professionalism and insight to the table that has been invaluable and really set us up for success”

“I feel very lucky to have Amit in my corner. He has been a great ally to me and the business, and understood immediately what we were building and who we were building it for. Amit has a great eye for founder fit and knows how to be helpful without getting in the way.”

“Amit and his team at Black Jays continue to keep us top of mind as they learn about new developments in our space. They are proactively thinking about ways in which they can help us grow and have been an invaluable partner.”

“Black Jays supported our organization from the very beginning. They trust the people they invest in and find ways to support”

“Black Jays supported our organization from the very beginning. They trust the people they invest in and find ways to support”

“Amit brings a level of professionalism and insight to the table that has been invaluable and really set us up for success”

"I feel very lucky to have Amit in my corner. His advice and insights have been invaluable and he has been able to open many doors through his fellow investor network which is top-notch.”

“Amit and his team at Black Jays continue to keep us top of mind as they learn about new developments in our space. They are proactively thinking about ways in which they can help us grow and have been an invaluable partner.”

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The Blog

Our Investment in Ceremonia

The Software Tools That Power Modern E-commerce

Building something? Let's chat.