Blue Scorpion Investments

Blue Scorpion Investments is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that specializes in Series A and early-stage investments. The firm targets consumer-facing businesses poised to leverage growth opportunities arising from advancements in e-commerce and social media. Its investment focus encompasses a variety of sectors, including consumer electronics, disruptive technologies, the shared economy, single and multi-platform applications, beauty and cosmetics, retail and lifestyle brands, as well as beverages and packaged foods. Blue Scorpion Investments primarily seeks investment opportunities within the United States.

Gautam Ahuja

Co-Founder & General Partner

Jamison Ernest

Co-Founder & General Partner

20 past transactions

Ten Thousand

Venture Round in 2021
Ten Thousand, Inc. designs and manufactures men performance apparel for athletics and weight lifting sports. It manufactures shorts, socks, water bottle, hats, pants, and shirts. It sells it apparel online. The company was formerly known as Electric Performance Inc. and changed its name to Ten Thousand, Inc. in March 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Hooch

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Hooch Inc. develops subscription based mobile application which offers its members cocktail drinks at network bars in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California. It offers its mobile application on Android and iOS platform. The company is based in New York, New York.

quip

Series A in 2018
Quip NYC, Inc., doing business as quip, designs, manufactures, and sells oral healthcare products. It offers electric toothbrushes; toothpastes; refillable floss pick and string; toothpaste; and supplies, such as toothbrush heads, travel cover mounts, manual toothbrushes, and refresh bag and chargers. The company sells its products through its online platform. Quip NYC, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Back to the Roots

Series C in 2019
Back to the Roots offers gardening kits to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at homes. Founded in 2009 by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora as a 100% sustainable urban mushroom farm, BTTR has transformed into a company focused on bringing sustainable grow-at-home products into households. Their Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden is completely indoors and can grow up to 1lb of oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days. They provide a simple, eco-friendly, and quick way to have fresh oyster mushrooms right in the kitchen.

Hooch

Private Placement in 2017
Hooch Inc. develops subscription based mobile application which offers its members cocktail drinks at network bars in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California. It offers its mobile application on Android and iOS platform. The company is based in New York, New York.

Smilo

Series A in 2019
Smilo is the new direct-to-consumer brand for essential baby products lovingly perfected by doctors, scientists, and engineers. From fuss-free bottles to palate-supporting pacifiers, Smilo's got you and your baby covered! Web: https://www.smilobaby.com

Thursday Boot Company

Private Equity Round in 2017
Thursday Boot Company designs, produces, and distributes boots for men and women. The company also produces boots and accessories, such as boot brushes, belts, leather balms, socks, hats, leather card holders, t-shirts, and gift cards. The company distributes its produces through online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Ten Thousand

Series A in 2023
Ten Thousand, Inc. designs and manufactures men performance apparel for athletics and weight lifting sports. It manufactures shorts, socks, water bottle, hats, pants, and shirts. It sells it apparel online. The company was formerly known as Electric Performance Inc. and changed its name to Ten Thousand, Inc. in March 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Private Placement in 2019
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC produces ice cream. The company’s product include vegan couch potato, classic peppermint stick, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter marshmallow crunch, salted caramel, and choco chip cookie ice cream. It sells its products through its ice cream shops and online medium. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was formerly known as Churn LLC. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with store locations in New York and Los Angeles, United States.

The Game Agency

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
The Game Agency, LLC develops video games. The company offers game-based solutions for individual employee training needs, corporate event training needs, tradeshows, traditional classrooms, and consumer marketing needs. It serves Fortune 500 clients. It offers various training games, namely Jump, Match, Scramble, Maze, Recall, Scenarios, and Grid. In addition, the company develops cloud based platform, motivate cloud to train, engage, and to reward teams and offers motivate meeting, a platform for organizing virtual meetings. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California.

Momma Goose, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
Momma Goose, Inc. operates in the retailing industry. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Weston, Massachusetts.Smilo is a platform that connects with the group of scientist, doctors, and engineers who have taken their parenthood responsibilities. The company provides the platform in order to make buying pacifiers and other essential baby products easier for parents. The company is based in United Sates.

quip

Series A in 2017
Quip NYC, Inc., doing business as quip, designs, manufactures, and sells oral healthcare products. It offers electric toothbrushes; toothpastes; refillable floss pick and string; toothpaste; and supplies, such as toothbrush heads, travel cover mounts, manual toothbrushes, and refresh bag and chargers. The company sells its products through its online platform. Quip NYC, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

quip

Private Placement in 2018
Quip NYC, Inc., doing business as quip, designs, manufactures, and sells oral healthcare products. It offers electric toothbrushes; toothpastes; refillable floss pick and string; toothpaste; and supplies, such as toothbrush heads, travel cover mounts, manual toothbrushes, and refresh bag and chargers. The company sells its products through its online platform. Quip NYC, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Cleancult

Series B in 2021
Sustainable packaging and an effective clean, powered by nature’s finest ingredients.

Hooch

Seed Round in 2018
Hooch Inc. develops subscription based mobile application which offers its members cocktail drinks at network bars in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California. It offers its mobile application on Android and iOS platform. The company is based in New York, New York.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Series B in 2020
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC produces ice cream. The company’s product include vegan couch potato, classic peppermint stick, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter marshmallow crunch, salted caramel, and choco chip cookie ice cream. It sells its products through its ice cream shops and online medium. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was formerly known as Churn LLC. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with store locations in New York and Los Angeles, United States.

The Game Agency

Venture Round in 2016
The Game Agency, LLC develops video games. The company offers game-based solutions for individual employee training needs, corporate event training needs, tradeshows, traditional classrooms, and consumer marketing needs. It serves Fortune 500 clients. It offers various training games, namely Jump, Match, Scramble, Maze, Recall, Scenarios, and Grid. In addition, the company develops cloud based platform, motivate cloud to train, engage, and to reward teams and offers motivate meeting, a platform for organizing virtual meetings. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut with additional offices in Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California.

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Private Placement in 2020
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC produces ice cream. The company’s product include vegan couch potato, classic peppermint stick, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter marshmallow crunch, salted caramel, and choco chip cookie ice cream. It sells its products through its ice cream shops and online medium. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was formerly known as Churn LLC. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with store locations in New York and Los Angeles, United States.

Boisson

Seed Round in 2022
Boisson provides non-alcoholic drinks, pre-mixed cocktails and elixirs, mixers, bitters, home bar supplies, glassware, ice molds, trays, and gift cards. It is a beverage company that produces and sells non-alcoholic drinks to consumers. For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website.

Back to the Roots

Private Placement in 2018
Back to the Roots offers gardening kits to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at homes. Founded in 2009 by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora as a 100% sustainable urban mushroom farm, BTTR has transformed into a company focused on bringing sustainable grow-at-home products into households. Their Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden is completely indoors and can grow up to 1lb of oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days. They provide a simple, eco-friendly, and quick way to have fresh oyster mushrooms right in the kitchen.