Investors / Black Jays
Black Jays
Venture capital
Black Jays is an early-stage venture fund that invests in founders building products and services for modern families. It takes pre-seed and seed positions, often as the first institutional capital, and works closely with founding teams.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsconsumerfamilydigital healthcaregivingpersonal financeeducation
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Or find every investor that fitsBlack Jays lists 50 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (43%), Consumer (12%) and Fintech (10%). 90% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Torch Capital, Female Founders Fund and Lerer Hippeau.
No funding round on record names Black Jays yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Black Jays' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 50. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 43% | 15% |
| Consumer | 12% | 3% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Food & Agriculture | 10% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 3% | 18% |
| Education | 2% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Torch Capital | 6 |
| Female Founders Fund | 4 |
| Lerer Hippeau | 4 |
| 8VC | 3 |
| Advancit Capital | 3 |
| GingerBread Capital | 3 |
| Great Oaks Venture Capital | 3 |
| PLUS Capital | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 84th | 50 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 78th | 43% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4896%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company24%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Black Jays head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
50 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Acorns provides an automated saving and investing app for individuals and families | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Afresh provides an AI platform for grocery retail to help with decision making and operations | AI & Machine LearningFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Air provides digital asset management and creative workflow solutions for various industries | Media & EntertainmentSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Akari Sauna operates sauna houses with various amenities in different locations. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Allara Health provides virtual women's health services, including personalized treatment plans and ongoing support, covered by insurance or available through self-pay options. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Birches Health provides online therapy for treating various addictions, including gambling and sex addiction. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ceremonia sells haircare products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers various cosmetic laser treatments, including laser facials, hair removal, and tattoo removal. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Coterie produces and sells baby care products, including diapers, wipes, and skincare items. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Daylight Computer designs and sells computers focused on deep focus and wellbeing. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Delphia uses data and artificial intelligence to make investment predictions and offer investment services | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells skincare products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells non-toxic cookware and kitchen essentials. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Paloma provides an instant checkout service for sales on Instagram and other platforms | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells electric toothbrushes, flossers, and other oral care products. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hally Hair Inc sells hair color and hair dye products | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Avela Health provides virtual autism evaluations and strengths-based therapy | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Jukebox Health helps organizations preserve member independence at scale—from home modifications to critical insights that advance value-based care. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Level Zero Health develops wearable technology for real-time hormone monitoring | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- blackjays.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 50
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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