Collide Capital Fund II

About Collide Capital Fund II

Collide Capital Fund II is a $95M fund for pre-seed and Series A companies in fintech, supply chain, and future-of-work. NYC-based firm founded in 2021, total AUM past $170M. Writes $1M–$3M checks, targeting 30+ companies over 3.5 years. UC Endowment re-upped from Fund I.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Supply Chain

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Operator-turned-founder in fintech, supply chain, workforce, or agri-tech selling into enterprises

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future-of-work

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Bullish Signals

UC Endowment re-upped — strongest institutional validation signal possibleblog

Fund II closed at $95M, a 44% step-up from Fund Iblog

Direct Fortune 500 procurement introductions compress enterprise sales cycle to 3 monthsblog

Compute credits from Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet reduce portfolio burnblog

NYC Tech Week 'Ones to Watch' feature — rising visibilityexternal

Both GPs named among 58 Black investors driving VC changeexternal

Agri-tech portcos Lasso & Helios show thesis expandingexternal

Active MBA Fellowship pipeline — steady talent & deal flowexternal

Contrarian Signals

PLG or consumer GTM founders will not benefit from corporate pipelineblog

Fund size still below comparable non-diverse peers — structural LP gap persistsblog

Concentration in three verticals creates downturn exposure riskblog

Thesis creep into agri-tech — focus dilution riskexternal

Founder Do's

Highlight enterprise sales motion and Fortune 500 customer potential upfront

Emphasize domain expertise from operating inside the industry you are rebuilding

Mention if you are a founder from an underrepresented background — it is a sourcing thesis fit

Show how compute credits from cloud providers would accelerate your roadmap

Target pre-seed or Series A raise between $1M and $3M

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch if your GTM is purely PLG or consumer-first — corporate pipeline won't help you

Don't lead with diversity as your primary differentiator — returns are the headline

Don't approach without a clear fit in fintech, supply chain, future-of-work, or agri-tech

Key GPs & Partners

Brian Hollins

Co-Founder / General Partner

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Aaron Samuels

Co-Founder / General Partner

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$95M

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Key People

Brian Hollins, Aaron Samuels

Brian HollinsCo-Founder / General Partner

Aaron SamuelsCo-Founder / General Partner