Blue Scorpion Investments

What Blue Scorpion Investments does

Blue Scorpion Investments, L.P. is a New York-based early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2016 by Gautam Ahuja (former Managing Director and Head of Structured Products Trading for the Americas at Credit Suisse) and Jamison Ernest (creative executive with leadership roles at Warner Music Group, Red Bull USA, and Diesel USA). The firm invests exclusively in U.S.-based consumer-facing businesses with annualized revenue run rates between $2 million and $12 million, often leading rounds and providing what it terms "momentum capital." The stated thesis targets "socially conscious" companies that disrupt consumer behavior while improving everyday life, and the fund differentiates by integrating creative brand-building expertise into portfolio management alongside conventional financial oversight.

The fund's 14 active portfolio companies span jewelry (The M Jewelers), beverages (Matchaful, Boisson, Hampton Sun), home goods (Material Kitchen, Cleancult), oral care (Quip), sleep technology (Eight Sleep), ice cream and food (Van Leeuwen, Back to the Roots), apparel (Ten Thousand, Thursday Boot Company), baby products (Smilo Baby), and other consumer verticals. Notable outcomes include Quip's $40 million raise co-led with Sherpa Capital (May 2019), Cleancult's $25 million Series B, Boisson's $12 million seed (August 2022), and exits including Butterfleye (acquired by Ooma) and The Game Agency. The fund's revenue model follows conventional VC economics — management fees from limited partners and carried interest on exits — though fund size, AUM, fees, and LP composition are not publicly disclosed. The firm operates with 1-10 employees and an advisory bench that includes Christopher Burch, Rande Gerber, Baron Davis, and PepsiCo CDO Mauro Porcini, sourced via direct outreach and portfolio/advisor referrals.

Name

Blue Scorpion Investments

Legal name

Blue Scorpion Investments, L.P.

Website

http://www.bluescorpioninv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blue Scorpion Investments is a New York-based early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2016 that invests exclusively in U.S. consumer-facing businesses with $2-12M revenue run rates, often leading rounds and integrating creative brand-building into portfolio support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Consumer brand investing
• Venture capital fund
• Seed-stage investing
• Momentum capital

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns from Portfolio Companies: As a venture capital fund, Blue Scorpion Investments generates returns through equity investments in early-stage consumer-facing companies. The fund takes equity stakes in portfolio companies and realizes returns through exits, IPOs, or secondary sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blue Scorpion Investments is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in U.S.-based consumer-facing businesses. The firm often leads investment rounds, providing momentum capital to high-growth companies with annualized revenue run rates between USD 2 and 12 million, and remains actively involved in portfolio companies by integrating creative and analytical strategies into their existing visions.

Product overview

Blue Scorpion Investments is an early-stage venture capital fund that provides investment capital and strategic support to U.S.-based consumer-facing businesses. Rather than offering a software product or platform, the firm invests in portfolio companies including The M Jewelers, Matchaful, Boisson, Hampton Sun, Material Kitchen, Quip, Eight Sleep, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, Cleancult, Back to the Roots, Ten Thousand, Thursday Boot Company, OneOf, and Smilo. The firm does not offer a product suite in the traditional sense; its offering consists of venture capital funding, momentum capital, and active portfolio management integrating creative and analytical strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment
• Active Portfolio Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Quip raised $40M in Series B (co-led with Sherpa Capital)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered advisory.

• Baron DavisadvisoryStrategic or Co-development Partner2x NBA All-Star turned serial-entrepreneur and investor serving as advisor. Founded SLiC, B.I.G., UWish, and LAUNFD. Advocate for financial literacy and VC leaders from underrepresented communities.
• Christopher BurchadvisoryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital with nearly 40 years as entrepreneur and active investor. Contributed to brands including Faena Hotel + Universe, Jawbone, Tory Burch, Poppin, and Voss Water.
• Rande GerberadvisoryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntertainment industry businessman who founded Midnight Oil and the Gerber Group. Launched Caliche Rum and co-founded Casamigos Tequila with George Clooney and Mike Meldman.
• Mauro PorciniadvisoryStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Design Officer of PepsiCo, leading design thinking innovation. Awarded Business and Culture Award by Italy America Chamber of Commerce (2016) and Fortune's 40 Under 40 (2012).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Female Founders Fund: Female Founders Fund invests at the seed and Series A stages in consumer and consumer-infrastructure startups, often leading rounds — directly comparable to BSI's early-stage, lead-investor consumer model.
• Lerer Hippeau: Lerer Hippeau is one of the most prominent early-stage consumer-focused venture capital firms in NYC, actively leading seed and Series A rounds in DTC and consumer brands — closely comparable to BSI's thesis, stage, and geography.
• Forerunner Ventures: Forerunner is a leading consumer-focused early-stage VC, investing in DTC and retail-anchored brands — sharing BSI's exclusive concentration on U.S. consumer-facing businesses and similar stage preferences.
• Halogen Ventures: Halogen Ventures invests early in consumer-facing companies led by diverse founders, often leading seed rounds — comparable to BSI in stage, lead behavior, and consumer-brand focus.
• BBG Ventures: BBG Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on consumer and consumer-internet startups, leading seed rounds in brands and digital-first businesses — directly comparable to BSI's consumer-lead thesis.
• BrandProject: BrandProject is a venture firm specifically built to incubate and fund early-stage consumer brands, providing operational and brand-building support — directly comparable to BSI's "creative and analytical strategies" value-add thesis.
• Cowboy Ventures: Cowboy Ventures is a seed-stage fund backing consumer and enterprise founders, often leading early rounds with an emphasis on long-term company building — strongly comparable to BSI's lead-investor, brand-focused approach.
• Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC): Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm with a long history in consumer and SaaS startups, often leading rounds at similar ARR ranges — closely aligned with BSI's stage and lead-investor model.

Emerging players

• Frog Ventures (now Tempo Ventures): Tempo Ventures (formerly Frog) is a consumer-focused early-stage VC investing in marketplace and brand-led startups at seed — partial overlap with BSI in stage and consumer focus but different sub-vertical emphasis.
• Anthemis (Financial Services VC): While focused on fintech, Anthemis invests early in consumer-facing financial services with brand-building components — overlapping with BSI's early-stage consumer exposure but in a different sub-sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bluescorpioninv

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments20 records

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