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Blue Cloud Ventures V

United States
Growth
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About Blue Cloud Ventures V

Blue Cloud Ventures V (BCV V) is the latest growth-stage fund from NYC-based Blue Cloud Ventures, pushing firm AUM past $1B. Founded in 2012, BCV writes $10-30M lead and co-lead checks into AI-first enterprise software companies with $10-50M revenue and 3-5 year exit horizons. BCV V already booked its first exit: Zendesk's March 2026 acquisition of Forethought, where BCV led the $25M growth round just 11 months earlier. The firm's 100+ tech founder/CEO LP network provides portfolio companies with customer intros and operational support.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageGrowth
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

B/C-round enterprise software founders, $10M+ ARR, AI-native products

AI-first enterprise software
growth-stage SaaS
AI infrastructure
GTM platforms
AI-powered security
open-source

Bullish Signals

Common Room acquisition by Zoom; second portfolio exitsocial
Forethought exit (Zendesk) 11 months post-Series Bblog
AUM past $1B; 14-year track record across fundsblog
100+ tech founder/CEO LP network for customer accessblog
Writer portfolio company leading enterprise gen-AI spaceblog
$10-30M checks filling Series B/C missing middleblog
Horizon3 $250M raise validates AI-security thesis expansionsocial
Market demand: AI-powered continuous security > annual pentestingsocial

Contrarian Signals

Concentrated 12-20 positions; every check highly materialblog
AI valuations resetting; multiple compression risk remainsblog
Fund size undisclosed; estimated $250-400M range onlyblog

Founder Do's

Target if Series B/C, $10M+ ARR, enterprise-focused
Leverage 100+ founder/CEO LP network for customer intros
BCV runs structured M&A advisory for exits
Want capital + operator access without founder dilution
AI-native or AI-leveraged product advantage (validation: Horizon3 $250M)

Founder Don'ts

Not for early-stage or seed
BCV is supportive, not board-control driven
Avoid if needing heavy-hands growth strategy lead

Key GPs & Partners

RR
Rami Rahal
Founder, Managing Partner
growth-specialistsoftware-nativeM&A-driven
MA
Mir Arif
Founder, Managing Partner
growth-specialistenterprise-software
JL
Joel Lou
Founder, Operating Partner
LP-relationsoperations

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Fund Overview

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Key People

Rami Rahal, Mir Arif, Joel Lou

Rami RahalFounder, Managing Partner
Mir ArifFounder, Managing Partner
Joel LouFounder, Operating Partner

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