BlueYard Capital

Venture capital firm
Berlin, GermanyFounded 2016$500M AUMblueyard.comSee connections →

Pre-seed to Series A venture firm investing $500K-$5M in computation, AI, aerospace, defense, biology, chemistry, and crypto technologies.

Strategy

Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Sectors
ComputationIntelligenceAerospaceDefenseBiologyChemistryCrypto
Geographies
Berlin, Germany
Check size
$500K–$5M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Check size updated: $500K–$5M blueyard.com
  2. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Computation, Intelligence, Aerospace, Defense, Biology, Chemistry, Crypto blueyard.com
  3. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A blueyard.com
  4. Dec 5, 2025Invested in Castelion (Series B, $350M) Castelion
  5. Jan 1, 2019New fund: BlueYard Capital Fund II ($127M) Value Add VC funds tracker
Earlier changes (1)
  1. Jan 1, 2016New fund: BlueYard Capital Fund I ($120M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

2
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
BlueYard Capital Fund II2019$127MFlagship
As of 2019Value Add VC funds tracker
BlueYard Capital Fund I2016$120MFlagship
As of 2016Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

7 total

Recent Investment Activity

1

Track record: led 0 and participated in 1 of 1 tracked venture round · 1 in the last 12 months

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Quantum computing
2 · 29%
Defense
1 · 14%
Insurtech
1 · 14%
Crypto
1 · 14%
Semiconductors
1 · 14%

Co-Investors

12

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BlueYard Capital FAQ

How large are BlueYard Capital's funds?

BlueYard Capital funds Value Add tracks include BlueYard Capital Fund II ($127M, 2019); BlueYard Capital Fund I ($120M, 2016), out of 2 BlueYard Capital funds tracked in total.

What companies has BlueYard Capital invested in?

BlueYard Capital's portfolio includes IonQ, Groq, Castelion, Corgi, Ethereum, SeeQC, and 1 more tracked companies.

Who does BlueYard Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, BlueYard Capital most often invests alongside Altimeter Capital (2 shared deals), Alumni Ventures (2 shared deals), Andreessen Horowitz (1 shared deal), Avenir Growth Capital (1 shared deal), BlackRock (1 shared deal).

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Where these figures come from
  • Castelionprimary source1 fact
  • Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data2 facts

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