Blu Venture Investors

Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital and private equity firm focusing on seed and early-stage technology investments and related special situations such as acquisitions and spin-offs. It backs software, SaaS, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, digital media, and technology companies across B2B and B2C models, with interest in materials, chemical and biological sciences, and solutions for defense, homeland security, and intelligence communities. The firm targets the mid-Atlantic region—Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina—and typically invests between $50,000 and $3 million per round, often syndicating larger rounds with partners. It aims to take majority stakes and provides board seats, advisory support, and, when needed, C-level executives. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Blu Venture Investors combines capital with active mentorship from experienced operators to help early-stage companies scale.

Eric Adler

Principal

Bikram Bakshi

Partner

Keith Bozeman

Principal

Joe Callanan

Partner

Michael Denning

Partner

Benjamin Ebenezer

Principal

Bill Fields

Venture Partner

Deb Fitzgerald

Partner

J.S. Gamble

Principal

Matt Gittleman

Principal

Matt Hanson

Principal

Donya He

Partner

Howard Horowitz

Venture Partner

Sassan Kimiavi Ph.D

Partner and Innovations Investment Committee Member

Pawan Malhotra

Partner and Member of Executive Committee, Cyber Fund Investment Committee and Innovations Investment Committee

PK Malhotra

Principal

Joshua Miller

Associate

Kim Nguyen

Partner

Theodore Olsen

Partner

Hal Shelton

Principal

Paul Silber

Principal

Robert Struble

Partner and Cyber Fund Investment Committee Member

Bob Struble

Partner

Tarun Upadhyay

Partner and Member of Cyber Investment Committee

Pradeep Wahi

Partner

Past deals in Hunting

Huntress

Seed Round in 2019
Huntress is a cybersecurity provider for small and mid-sized businesses and the managed service providers that support them. It offers a managed security platform and a 24/7 Security Operations Center, delivering technology, services, education, and expertise to protect critical assets from cyber threats. The platform combines automated detection with human threat hunting to uncover and stop threats that bypass preventive tools, including ransomware and persistent footholds. Founded in 2015 by former NSA operators, Huntress serves thousands of partners and more than 100,000 organizations, protecting millions of endpoints.

Huntress

Seed Round in 2017
Huntress is a cybersecurity provider for small and mid-sized businesses and the managed service providers that support them. It offers a managed security platform and a 24/7 Security Operations Center, delivering technology, services, education, and expertise to protect critical assets from cyber threats. The platform combines automated detection with human threat hunting to uncover and stop threats that bypass preventive tools, including ransomware and persistent footholds. Founded in 2015 by former NSA operators, Huntress serves thousands of partners and more than 100,000 organizations, protecting millions of endpoints.
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