WE ARE AN EARLY STAGE VENTURE CAPITAL FUND THAT INVESTS IN VISIONARY ENTREPRENEURS WITH U S BASED CONSUMER-FACING BUSINESSES. WE FOCUS ON SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS COMPANIES THAT DISRUPT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR WHILE IMPROVING EVERYDAY LIFE AND PROVIDING MOMENTUM CAPITAL

WE OFTEN LEAD THE INVESTMENT ROUND, PROVIDING MOMENTUM CAPITAL TO HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES WITH ANNUALIZED REVENUE RUN RATE BETWEEN USD 2 AND 12 MILLION.

AFTER INVESTMENT, WE REMAIN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ALL OF OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES BY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING CREATIVE AND ANALYTICAL STRATEGIES TO THEIR EXISTING CREATIVE VISION AS WE BUILD THEIR BRANDS FROM THE GROUND UP.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

DO WE BELIEVE IN THE VISION AND POTENTIAL OF THE FOUNDERS AND MANAGEMENT?

ARE WE PERSONALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PRODUCT?

DOES IT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE?

DOES THE BUSINESS MODEL MAKE SENSE?

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

Boisson, founded by Nick Bodkins and Barrie Arnold, is a brand that specializes in non-alcoholic options for the modern drinker. With a thriving web business and a rapidly expanding brick and mortar presence on both coasts the company is poised to be the premier destination for discovering new and inventive mocktails and alcohol-free spirits.

“Exasperated by the pandemic’s side-effects on drinking habits, the current alcohol-free movement gained space to grow, and even become mainstream, with restaurants prioritizing mocktails on their menus and the sober-curious extending dry months beyond the traditional ‘Dry January.'”

Hampton Sun was founded in 2006 with the idea of starting a business that would allow the founders, Salvatore Piazzolla and Grant Wilfley, to ‘follow the sun’. Having lived in the Hamptons and been inspired by its beaches, beauty, and luxury, Salvatore Piazzolla wanted to bring back the lost art of sunbathing with added glamor and elegance. With rising awareness of the harmful effects of sun exposure, it was important to him and his partner, Grant Wilfley, that they formulate products that not only enhance the sunbathing experience but also provide consumers with protection from the harmful UVA and UVB rays.

Using high-quality natural ingredients, formulating the silkiest formulas, luxe packaging, and captivating scents, the founders ensured that the Hampton Sun brand reflects luxury, beauty and glamour. The founders also made certain that the brand’s products are safe, natural and environmentally friendly

Material Kitchen is a cutting-edge cookware company that specializes in aesthetically-pleasing and high-performance tools for the at-home chef for an affordable price. This marriage of form and function is the brainchild of co-founders Eunice Byun and David Nguyen, both seasined retail executives before starting the business in 2018.

“Our approach has consistently been: How can this feel like a practical indulgence? And that’s something we hold true and try so hard with every new product, and it shows in the way we’ve built our assortment that we aren’t a one trick pony.” Eunice Byun

Quip is the first ever subscription-based oral health service. Named one of TIME magazine’s best inventions of 2016, this electric toothbrush has revolutionized the industry through its incredible product design and transparency on oral health education

“A simple, affordable, battery-powered toothbrush that works like its counterparts from Oral-B and Sonicare—a two-minute timer vibrates every 30 seconds, reminding users to switch positions—but looks and feels like something you’d find in an Apple store; customers can also opt for a matte metallic finish.”
—TIME

Eight Sleep is a revolutionary technology company focused on helping people live a healthier life via the understanding and optimization of their sleeping habits. They create both complete mattresses as well as mattress covers, among other bedding accessories. These products are app-connected for you to have a total image of one of the most important parts of your life – sleep.

“The company invented a system that tracks time awake, breathing rate and number of tosses and turns through a mattress cover embedded with sensors. An app then “grades” user’s sleep, allowing them to adjust their sleeping habits.” – NYTimes

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream started in Spring 2008 with a single ice cream truck and a dream to create the best ice cream from the simplest ingredients. Since then, they’ve expanded to a factory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn that creates all of their Classic and Vegan flavors for their stores and trucks in NYC and LA. From humble beginnings to a mini ice cream empire, Van Leeuwen is quickly expanding to more grocery stores and locations.

Cleancult is throwing away the conventional cleaning model and building a better system from scratch. One that’s good for you, your home, and our world. Along the way, they’ve discovered sustainable design, zero-waste packaging, and real, coconut-based ingredients that actually do the dirty work..

Co-founders, Ryan Lupberger & Zachary Bedrosian, set out to rethink every aspect of cleaning. Conventional cleaners contain untested, potentially toxic chemicals, and even some natural cleaners still use plastic bottles that end up in landfills, while others don’t produce a powerful enough clean. A shipment from Cleancult arrives in fully-loaded, evergreen glass bottles, and your refills are delivered in eco-friendly packaging like milk cartons.

“Back To The Roots” is a start-up that aims to change the way the next generation views and experiences its relationship to everyday foods. Founded by two eager and dedicated Berkeley grads, this company wants to introduce families, especially urban families and kids, to the sources of their food, and provide a template for healthier eating, especially in underserved and low-income communities.

Like so many of the progressive companies created by millennials that are springing up across the social and economic landscape, this one is fueled by creativity and powered by passion. Chasing the almighty dollar without conscience or concern has become passe; chasing down values with an emphasis on workable models is the new norm. The conscience of an emerging generation has fused with technology and business savvy to create a new paradigm, and one that is sorely needed and decidedly admirable

Ten Thousand is a timeless training gear line made of the highest standards of quality-without the gimmicks, trends or BS. The company is dedicated to total transparency and moving forward to become “Better Than Yesterday”

Ten Thousand is unique in its commitment to environmental sustainability, adopting the “One In / One Out” policy to eliminate the landfill waste and fast fashion. With every Ten Thousand order, customer receive a pre-paid postage kit to recycle their old training gear once it has run its course. Ten Thousand rewards customer for recycling their gear a 10% discount on their next purchase.

Founded in New York City in 2014 by co-founders and classmates Nolan Walsh and Connor Wilson, Thursday Boot Company has grown rapidly from a bootstrapped startup to one of the fastest growing consumer brands in the country. The Company specializes in men’s and women’s footwear that combines durability, sophistication and comfort into products versatile enough for everyday wear. Thursday’s premium footwear offering features the highest quality materials and construction methods, resulting in classic products that age beautifully over time while still providing the practical protection needed for slushy streets and crowded bars. The company’s vibrant social media presence and enthusiastic customer base have quickly established Thursday Boot Company as a leader amongst digitally native brands.

OneOf is a green NFT platform built for the music community to connect fans and collectors at all levels with their favorite artists. OneOf is built on the Tezos blockchain, an energy efficient proof-of-stake network. OneOf chose Tezos because of its energy efficient design as well as its unique ability to self-amend, allowing it to undergo regular upgrades that keep it at the cutting edge of innovation.  

 

Artists, too, have chosen Tezos and OneOf because they care deeply about their environmental footprint. Because of its proof-of-stake design, minting an NFT on Tezos uses over 2M times less energy than other proof-of-work blockchains. For example, 3 OneOf NFTs creates a carbon footprint equivalent to the weight of a snowflake vs. the equivalent of 900 lbs in carbon emissions on competing proof-of-work platforms. Visit Website

For a basic baby item, picking the right pacifier is surprisingly daunting. Many new parents have no idea how many different pacifiers are on the market until they are staring bleary-eyed at store shelves. Babies are also notoriously picky about their soothers and often reject several brands before finding their favorite, but it’s also important to use pacifiers that won’t hinder teeth development.

Founded by a team including a biomedical engineer, dentist and industrial designer, Smilo is a new direct-to-consumer brand that wants to make buying pacifiers and other essential baby products easier for parents.

EXITS

Connected cameras let you peek into your home while you’re away—or peek at whatever parts of your home the camera can see from its tether to an open power outlet, anyway. Butterfleye is a web-connected camera with sensors, so it’s a little like the Dropcam or the Piper. But the Butterfleye is easier to move around your house since it doesn’t require AC power.

Butterfleye’s lack of wires means it’s easy to move around your house without needing to stick close to outlets. Sensors let Butterfleye intelligently decide what to record and what not to. For instance, it’s got Wi-Fi, iBeacon, and Bluetooth, and a companion app lets you set up a geofence around your house for any number of Android and iOS smartphones. When your phone is within the geofence, Butterfleye thinks you’re home, and it stops recording you. It can also sense ambient light, heat, and infrared waves, which help it determine if it’s seeing a human being or pet (which it will record) or just your TV left on (which it can ignore).

An award-winning digital products and gaming services company that focuses on providing Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies with educational, marketing, and training solutions that utilize games, contests, and loyalty programs. We devise and execute proven strategies Powered By Play™ that target consumers, clients, and employees in order to drive awareness, engagement, and retention.

Specialities

  • Web, mobile, and app design & development
  • Custom game design & development
  • Global contests and sweepstakes management
  • Strategic marketing services

TEAM | GENERAL PARTNERS

Gautam Ahuja is General Partner of Blue Scorpion Investments and has been instrumental in deal sourcing, deal structuring and actively managing the fund on an everyday basis. On the business side, Gautam is actively engaged with each portfolio company helping them manage growth effectively and efficiently while having a clear path to profitability. Currently, Gautam sits on the board of Thursday Boots and Smilo Baby. Prior to co-founding BSI, he worked at Credit Suisse Investment Bank for 15 years. His previous position was as Managing Director in the Equities Division as Head of Structured Products Trading for the Americas, where he structured and risk managed various derivative instruments for large blue chip corporations, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension and pension funds, and high net worth individuals. While at Credit Suisse, Mr. Ahuja had a strong track record and as a Trader he always generated positive returns. Under his leadership ‘Structured Products’ remained a profitable business of the bank. Prior to Credit Suisse, he was a successful and visionary entrepreneur and co-founded the first wireless Internet company to stream audio over mobile phones called Movingaudio.


In addition to his knowledge and expertise in finance and venture capital, Mr. Ahuja conducts expertise in consumer markets through his direct and lengthy experience as an investor, entrepreneur and advisor / board member to several successful focused consumer brands both within and outside the BSI portfolio.


Gautam has a BSc (Hons) in Business Management from King’s College, University of London.

Jamison Ernest is a General Partner of Blue Scorpion Investments and has been instrumental in building brand culture for all companies within the BSI portfolio. In addition, he has been very hands on and actively involved in building brand partnerships; creative and marketing strategies with implementation; celebrity engagement and investment into BSI portfolio companies such as Quip, Thursday Boots, Smilo, Van Leeuwen, Back to The Roots and, Hooch. Jamison is a limitless creator with a unique ability to seamlessly integrate art and commerce authentically and with integrity. Prior to co-founding BSI, Mr. Ernest was a self made creative entrepreneur responsible for in excess of $100 million of successfully funded projects from various stages of development, from conception to takeover. Mr. Ernest has extensive experience with both art and startup investments and has been contacted by select individuals from Fortune 500 companies, Forbes 400 billionaires list, and A-list celebrities.

Mr. Ernest was the founder of Yellow Fever Creative, he was a private investor for Soli, later sold to Acision Nederland, Creative Director for Red Bull USA, Chairman and Founder of Brooklyn Beat Records, a division of Warner Music Group, Creative Director and Senior Vice President of Digital for Warner Music Group, and Creative Marketing Director of Diesel USA.

Mr. Ernest brings expertise as Creative Director through his successfully executed marketing strategies for many top performing brands and his inherent artistic ability. Mr. Ernest has successfully conceptualized and produced events ranging from product branding, to clothing lines, to large-scale art galleries – all of which were well received by the press and consistently attended by a variety of notable guests. Ernest has regularly proven his skill to take an idea from conception to realization with astonishing and alluring marketing prowess.

ADVISORS

Baron Davis

2x NBA All-Star, Entrepreneur, Investor, CEO of BDE
Baron Davis is a two-time NBA All-star turned serial-entrepreneur, investor, and creator of thought-provoking content and digital platforms. He has become an outspoken advocate for financial literacy, ed-tech and VC leaders from underrepresented communities. He is the founder of several companies, including Sports, Lifestyle in Culture (SLiC), Business Inside the Game (B.I.G.), UWish, and LAUNFD.

Christopher Burch

CEO/Founder, Burch Creative Capital

Christopher Burch, founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, has been an entrepreneur and active investor across a wide range of industries for nearly forty years. He has contributed to the rise of multiple brands, including Faena Hotel + Universe, Jawbone, Tory Burch, Poppin and Voss Water. Burch has an intuitive understanding of consumer behavior and his experience utilizing superior sourcing infrastructure.

Rande Gerber

Rande Gerber is an American entertainment industry businessman. He founded nightlife companies Midnight Oil and the Gerber Group. His portfolio has consisted of restaurants, bars and lounges worldwide. In March 2012, he launched Caliche Rum, and in January 2013, with partners George Clooney and Mike Meldman, launched Casamigos Tequila..

Richard Perry

Founder of Perry Capital LLC

Richard Perry is a self-made billionaire. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he interned at Goldman Sachs directly under one of its partners, L. Jay Tenenbaum. After graduation, he was hired by Goldman Sachs on an equity options trading desk. During this time, Perry earned a M.B.A. at night from NYU's Business School. He eventually left to form Perry Capital in 1988.

Mauro Porcini

Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo

In this newly created position, Mauro is infusing design thinking into PepsiCo’s culture and is leading a new approach to innovation by design that impacts the company’s product platforms and brands. In 2016, the Italy America Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Business and Culture Award, and in 2012, Fortune listed him on its “40 under 40” list.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

OUR STRATEGY

Limited VC Exposure

Out of the many venture capital funds in the United States, there are only a select few that exclusively invest in and focus on consumer-facing businesses. Blue Scorpion Investments is one of them. Blue Scorpion Investments is able to provide superior advice and funding to consumer-facing companies because of its unique history focusing exclusively on such businesses.

Increased Entrepreneurship

Today’s consumer-facing market is quickly growing due to its overall lower customer acquisition costs thanks to e-commerce and social media expansion. Realistically, entrepreneurs no longer must lay out millions opening retail stores or spearheading traditional marketing initiatives. This new market, combined with technological advances in both mobile devices and online platforms, has changed how customers consume, leading to more specialized vertical businesses.

Unique Team

The Founding GPs have forged a powerful combination of brand marketing and financial resources, which in turn will benefit Blue Scorpion Investments’ portfolio companies through active management guided by knowledgeable partnerships. Such a foundation resonates with owners and management teams of high-growth consumer-facing businesses, allowing Blue Scorpion Investments to hold a competitive stance during the investment process and an informed and effective stance as partners after closing.

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CONTACT

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Location

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Lower Level

New York, NY 10007

USA

contact

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