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Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close

of a $95 million fund two.

Now, the firm founded in 2021 backs early stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and

the future of work.

It's backed 75 companies to date after closing its inaugural $66 million fund won all the way

back in 2022. Hollins said it took them around 13 months to raise this latest fund, which

they hoped to deploy over the next three and a half years. Now, the landscape for many

emerging fund managers is, well, tough, but the Collide

Capital team comes with a track record and strong pedigree. You see, Hollins spent a decade at

Goldman, light speed and slow, while Samuels worked at Bain, Lightspeed, and co-founded AfroTech,

one of the largest tech conferences in the world.

Limited partners and fund too include the University of California Endowment, which anchored their last fund,

accolade partners, Fairview Capital, Goldman Sachs, and good old JP Morgan.

The average check size, well, that's going to be between $1 million and $3 million,

and the team's hoping to back at least 30 companies

having already cut checks to five.

Other companies in the firm's portfolio include Kalina Health and Helios.

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