Collaborative aims to be the leading source of capital and strategic support for creative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The fund focuses on two themes: the increasing importance of values as they relate to the decisions we make about who we work for, what we buy, and how we spend our time; and the shift from an economy based on hyper-consumption to one based on Collaborative Consumption. These two forces present a significant opportunity for new technologies, products, and services to reinvent how we do business and transform our daily lives.
We believe this is the way business will be conducted down the road. Learn more about how this idea plays out in Data.
We are investors who partner with and support entrepreneurs. We focus on two macro themes: the increasingly values-based decisions we make as individuals in choosing the businesses we buy from and the shift from an ownership economy to a sharing economy.
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A new way to fund & follow creativity. 
Outsourcing chores made easy. 
Games for your brain. 
The easiest way to learn how to code. 
Medicine needs a design renaissance. 
A monthly lecture series supporting creativity. 
Share and sell your digital goods with just a link. 
Access is the new ownership. 
Grow + sustain local food systems worldwide. We are a team of advisors and investors with a collective history of building successful businesses, iconic brands and innovative technology.
The founder of Collaborative, Craig has over a decade of experience ranging from working within a large public company to managing an early stage startup. More »
Jessica Jackley is the founder & CEO of Profounder. She also co-founded Kiva, the world's first peer-to-peer online microlending service. More »
Rachel Botsman is the co-author of the influential book What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption (HarperCollins 2010). More »
Douglas Smith is a Vice President and principal of Wesray Capital, LLC and Van Beuren Management, Inc. (family office organization for Raymond Chambers) and has worked for Wesray and affiliates since 1986. More »
Michael Karnjanaprakorn is the CEO/co-founder of Skillshare, which is a community marketplace for offline classes. More »
Kanyi serves as entrepreneur-in-residence at Collaborative Fund. More »
Karyn is an investor and leads Collaborative's content and partnerships. More »
CHUCK TEMPLETON (OpenTable) »
SCOTT HEIFERMAN (Meetup) »
CHAD HURLEY (YouTube, AVOS) »
NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE (MIT Media Lab, OLPC) »
CHRIS CERF (Sesame Street) »
RON GONEN (RecycleBank) »
GM O'CONNELL (Modem Media) »
BEN GOLDHIRSH (GOOD) »
BRENDEN SYNNOTT (Bear Naked Granola) »
JASON KRIKORIAN (Sling) »
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PARK »
DANIEL
ZUCKERMAN »
JEREMY D.
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The graphic above shows how commodities from modern life can be shared collaboratively. Objects with the most "down time" have the greatest potential advantage to being shared. More »
Car Sharing is becoming increasingly popular with its promise of personal convenience and social improvement. It is time to explore this new age where access is better than ownership.
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