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BlueRun Ventures portfolio
BlueRun Ventures has 2 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding. It is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, US, founded in 1998. Its most recent investment on record is Jackpocket's $5M Series B+ round in May 2019, alongside Subversive Capital, PROOF, Gavin Isaacs and 5 others. By category, its portfolio leans toward Gaming (1) and Consumer and social (1). It has co-invested with Digital Currency Group, Bullpen Capital and Conductive Ventures, most often Digital Currency Group (2 rounds).
About BlueRun Ventures
Fund returns
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRV Lotus Fund III, L.P. | 2022 | — | 4.4% | 1.12x | 0.06x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Blue Run Ventures V, LP | 2014 | — | 2.5% | 1.23x | 0.37x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Blue Run Ventures IV | 2008 | — | 22.3% | 2.45x | 2.36x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Bluerun Ventures IV, L.P | 2007 | — | 36.8% | 2.85x | 0.46x | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Blue Run Ventures | 2005 | — | 5.5% | 1.42x | 1.33x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| BLUERUN VENTURES, L.P. | — | — | 6.6% | 1.39x | 0.85x | Sep 30, 2014 |
Net returns as reported by the public-pension and foundation LPs invested in each fund.
Firm profile and fund returns: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-09, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.
Funds raised
| Fund | Fund # | Size | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
Bay Area | VI | $130Mvia Shai Goldman's fund list | |
Bay Area | V | $140Mvia Shai Goldman's fund list |
Venture funds BlueRun Ventures raised, from the list of new VC funds compiled by Shai Goldman (Brex). Each size links to the article that states it, or to that list where no article was found. All new funds: new VC funds.
What BlueRun Ventures invests in
- Gaming · 1 · 50%
- Consumer and social · 1 · 50%
- AI infrastructure and compute · 1 · 50%
- Robotics and hardware · 1 · 50%
How BlueRun Ventures invests
| Stage | Deals | Capital in rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Series B+ | 2 100% | $21M |
Share is of the 2 rounds on Recent Funding that name BlueRun Ventures. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
BlueRun Ventures portfolio companies
JJackpocket$5MSeries B+ · May 2019
MMicro-Nine Optoelectronicsbacker
| Company | Round with BlueRun Ventures | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Gaming |
Series B+ · $5M | $193M | Dec 21, 2021 Series B+ |
AI infrastructure and compute |
backer | undisclosed | Oct 8, 2026 Seed |
Most frequent co-investors
DDigital Currency Group2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
BBullpen Capital2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
CConductive Ventures2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
- SSubversive Capital2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
DDCM Ventures2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
- DDavid Stern2 shared rounds · last May 23, 2019
PPROOF1 shared round · last May 23, 2019
- GGavin Isaacs1 shared round · last May 23, 2019
- GGrit Capital Partners1 shared round · last Oct 30, 2018
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Gaming).
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists BlueRun Ventures, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/bluerun-ventures (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.
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