Blu Venture Investors
Overview
Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital firm that supports early-stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and North Carolina). The firm's members are experienced, successful operating executives with experience in a broad range of industries and business models. They focus on technology companies that have SaaS and/or enterprise software models in diverse domains such as Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Media, and non-invasive Biological Sciences, and technology companies targeting solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, Homeland Security and Intelligence Community sectors.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardshell | Mar 2026 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
| Dark Watch | Mar 2026 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Hardshell | Feb 2026 | Pre Seed | Co-investor |
| Cydelphi | Feb 2026 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Dark Watch | Dec 2025 | Seed | Co-investor |
Key People
Bill Fields
Venture Partner
Paul Silber
Venture Partner
Bill Phelps
Partner Investment Committee Member
Bob Proctor
Partner Emeritus
Deb Fitzgerald
Partner
Hal Shelton
Partner
Jim Hunt
Partner Emeritus
Joseph Callanan
Partner
Michael Kostoff
Partner
Michael Sutton
Partner
Michael Sutton
Partner
Pete Hayes
Partner
Ted Olsen
Partner
Kathleen Lineberger
Vice President, Investor Relations
Benjamin Ebenezer
Managing Principal
Dendy Young
Principal
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
