Collab

Collab Capital is an investment fund that provides social and financial resources to Black-owned companies. The firm is creating a growth solution for Black founders seeking capital, who value profitability, ownership, and optionality. They leveraging financial, human, and social capital to help founders build sustainable, technology-enabled businesses. Collab Capital's mission is to establish an institution that provides a viable pathway to sustained wealth for the Black community. Through their investment programs, they guide portfolio companies to increased revenue and profitability instead of continuously raising valuations through modern venture capital funding. Collab Capital was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Jewel Burks

Managing Partner

Justin Dawkins

Managing Partner

Barry Givens

Managing Partner

9 past transactions

Goodr

Venture Round in 2022
Goodr Inc. is a sustainable food surplus management platform that utilizes technology to mitigate food waste and address hunger. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a real-time food rescue application that assists businesses in managing their edible food waste. Through its platform, Goodr enables businesses to donate surplus food to local nonprofit organizations while providing logistics, analytics, and security to ensure compliance with tax regulations. The software offers insights into food waste patterns, real-time donation tracking, and community impact reports, which help organizations quantify their contributions. Goodr’s blockchain-enabled platform also ensures an IRS audit-friendly record of donations, fostering a transparent process. By facilitating these donations, Goodr aims to create a triple-win scenario: enhancing the financial benefits for businesses through tax deductions, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and alleviating hunger in communities.

Intus Care

Seed Round in 2022
The Intus Care care management software allows provider organizations to track the efficiency of care providers through electronic visit verification (EVV). In addition, Intus Care has developed a machine learning approach for the prediction of hospital readmissions and utilization risks that leverage electronic health record (EHR) data through automation. This automation is paired with a patient-centered assessment to decrease hospitalizations for patients in long term care facilities. Additionally, the Intus Care platform allows for the sharing of this information between relevant stakeholders in a patient’s care continuum to assist timely, data-driven interventions.

BoxedUp

Seed Round in 2022
BoxedUp is an on-demand rental marketplace, connecting connect content creators with equipment owners all in one platform, delivering products directly to the door of customers. BoxedUp does this by aggregating listings from individual owners, local rental shops, and manufacturers, providing creators access to equipment, and equipment owners an easy to use platform to earn money on gear.

U Scope Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
U SCOPE Technologies is a B2B SaaS technology solution provider that develops software and mobile applications geared to assist businesses that inspect residential and commercial properties specifically designed to provide them a more safe and efficient process of collecting property data. By utilizing emerging technological advances, U Scope offers solutions that revolutionize the methods used to conduct property inspections either on-site or remotely with their virtual inspection mobile and desktop platforms. U Scope also leverages computer vision and AI technology within its virtual inspection camera to usher a new era of image and data recognition for inspecting building structures that may be damaged or might be at high risk. The company strives to help industry professionals estimate smarter, faster, and more efficiently by offering affordable and reliable mobile inspection equipment and tools to safely and efficiently scope property damage to complete a final repair assessment. Our first revolutionary product, the PHOTO iD app, is a property inspection camera that essentially allows property inspectors to capture and label their inspection images in a more streamlined fashion with just a single touch of their mobile device’s camera screen, therefore, allowing them to eliminate the drawn-out process of labeling countless images after each inspection and literally saving them hours every day. By utilizing our app, users can simply aim and shoot while taking their images on the fly, which allows them to inspect an average of 2 to 3 more properties on a daily basis in the same timeframe, thus increasing their bottom line and providing a better customer experience.

Please Assist Me

Seed Round in 2021
Please Assist Me, Inc. operates as a home management company that partners with apartment complexes to provide living experience for residents in in Nashville, Tennessee and Washington, District Of Columbia. It provides services in the areas of groceries, dry cleaning and laundry, alterations and shoe care, mail and packages, and special requests. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Music Tech Works

Seed Round in 2020
Music Tech Works help video production companies find out who owns the rights to the songs they want to use in their productions. They are creating a system to make this part of producing songs less frustrating, and expensive. The first product from Music Tech works is RightsHolder.io, a music copyright search platform that connects those who want to license music, with the rights holders that can grant them a license.

Hairbrella

Seed Round in 2020
Hairbrella LLC, founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in manufacturing and selling rain hats designed specifically for women. The company offers its innovative products online, focusing on protecting women's hair from rain and humidity while ensuring comfort. Hairbrella's rain hats feature a moisture-wicking exterior that repels water, paired with a satin-lined interior that helps preserve hairstyles. By prioritizing both functionality and style, Hairbrella aims to empower women to navigate their daily lives without the worry of inclement weather affecting their appearance.