Jelly Collective is a Start-Up Studio + Venture Fund

We turn great ideas into sticky companies

Collaboration is key to building big ideas. Jelly’s unique studio format and processes let our builders produce amazing companies, really fast. We invest in growing companies at the ground level and beyond.

The Jelly Process

Lightbulb Ideation
Ideation
Surface ideas, categorize them into themes, and score them in order to push the best prospective ideas to the top.
Incubator
Incubation
We work with our Builders to develop selected ideas into our Business Case, leveraging the Collective wisdom and resources of the studio.
Accelleration Dial
Acceleration
Only the most promising of companies will meet our selection criteria and secure funding for the next phase.

The Jelly Team

We are a diverse and experienced team driven by a relentless focus on customers. Collectively we share centuries of experience building at some of the world's most innovative companies. Our seasoned builders and leaders are supported by a robust network of advisors and investors.

Stacy Saal
Stacy Saal
Managing Director | GP
Previously:
Amazon (13 yrs) | Babylon Health | fabric.inc | Glydways : Williams-Sonoma, Inc
Sara Otepka
Sara Otepka
Studio Operations | GP
Previously:
Amazon (13 yrs) | Varsity Tutors | Level 5 Capital Partners (growth equity firm)
Eric Chan
Eric Chan
Finance
Previously:
fabric.inc | Ondine Biomedical | Cardiome | Kit and Ace
Natalie Anderson
Natalie Anderson
Studio Operations
Previously:
Insurance Quantified | General Electric
Garth Mader
Garth Mader
Builder: New Company Coming Soon!
Previously:
Amazon (13 yrs) | Nordstrom (13 yrs) | Trade Coffee | Consulting
Lauren Cappell
Lauren Cappell
Builder: New Company Coming Soon!
Previously:
Amazon (4 yrs) | Caastle | Thomson Reuters | Blackberry

Our Advisors

We are supported by an incredible network of Advisors.

Jim Roseblum
Jim Rosenblum
Engineering @ Coinbase
Ryan Bartley
Ryan Bartley
Founder @ Canopy | fabric.inc
Kevin Crosby
Kevin Crosby
Github
Amber Taylor
Amber Taylor
CPO/CDO Les Mills
Matthew Matsudaira
Matthew Matsudaira
CEO | Biz Dev | Biz Ops Ex-Amazon & Ex-Chewy
John Busby
John Busby
Chief Marketing Officer @ Centerfield

Our Companies

Para Home Services
Launched!
Ben Spencer, CEO
Jelly Stealth
Stealth
Coming Soon
Lauren Cappell, Builder
Jelly Stealth
Stealth
Building Something New
Garth Mader, Builder
Jelly Jar

The Jelly Fund

The Jelly Collective Fund predominantly invests in companies originating from our venture studio. Only the most promising of companies will meet our selection criteria. Our Fund invests in early-stage companies with a focus on consumer, health, and technology companies solving problems in innovative ways.

We use AngelList's Rolling Fund product to raise and manage our Fund. A rolling fund is similar to a traditional venture fund, with the main differences being flexibility on commitment terms and consistency of quarterly capital calls. Participants set their own term and capital commitment.

Learn more about the fund

FAQs

Common questions anticipated here, feel free to reach out if we missed yours!

What is a Start-up Studio?

There is no true standard definition of start-up studios, venture studios, incubators, or accelerators. We create companies, starting from idea and support our companies throughout their evolution. Our studio selects the ideas that we want to invest in, incubates them through our standardized process, and fund our best candidates through our companion fund, external investors, or a combination of both.

Does your studio focus on a particular domain area?

Some studios, incubators, and accelerators focus on a specific domain area such as company formation and supportive services, product definition and engineering, or marketing and go to market. We support all elements of company building and scaling starting from identifying great ideas through scale.

Do you have a specific thesis?

We aim to build companies that help people lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. Generally our companies fall into the Consumer, Heath & Wellness, and Technology categories.

How can I get involved?

Want to share an idea? Join our team? Become an advisor? Invest in our Fund? Have another idea on how you might get involved? Please reach out to us at hello@jellycollective.com or use our contact form.

I have my own idea, can you help me bring it to life?

Our process is to capture ideas from everywhere and then select the ideas that we want to invest in developing. There are opportunities to participate in our collaborative process. Please reach out to discuss or learn more.

How can I share ideas?

You can drop us a note at ideas@jellycollective.com, or fill out the contact form below!

What is a Rolling Fund?

AngelList's rolling funds allow fund managers to continuously raise capital instead of raising larger, intermittent funds; this provides more flexibility and accessibility for investors to put money into early-stage startup investments.

Simply put, a Rolling Fund is an AngelList product that creates and manages a series of quarterly funds, allowing Limited Partners (LPs) flexibility on capital commitment and subscription term.

Like a traditional fund, rolling funds charge management fees and have a fund-wide (crossed) carry across a two-year pool of deals (not per-deal carry like syndicates).

Unlike a traditional fund investment a rolling fund offers increased Flexibility for LPs. You can change your investment amount, raising or lowering it for future investments. A rolling fund is evergreen, allowing us to raise capital incrementally and over time, rather than a one-time, big-bang fundraise and then lock the fund for four years.

Contact us

Have more questions? Want to share an idea? Join our team? Become an advisor? Invest in our Fund? Have another idea on how you might get involved? Drop us a note at hello@jellycollective.com or use the form below!

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