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Firms / Bluestein Ventures Management LLC
Bluestein Ventures Management LLC
Bluestein Ventures: we invest in the future of food. We look for game-changing, early-stage ventures across the food industry.
venture manager, reported GAV $45.0M across 1 vehicles
Importance
23
moderate
Active deployment
30
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
10
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Chicago, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 415 N LASALLE DRIVE, SUITE 700A, Chicago, IL, 60654adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 305-978-7732adviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Feb 2, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 1 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $45.0Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 305-978-7732adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
28 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- consumer, agtech, b2b, b2c
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- chicago
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 89%Other 4%Retailing 4%Biotechnology 4%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 28
Funds and vehicles
1 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestein Ventures Fund III, L.P. | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $45.0M Mar 4, 2024 | 97 | $44.3M of $44.3M | Dec 28, 2023 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
8 current, 0 departed
Ilene Gordon Bluestein
Board or advisoryAdvisor
Bram Bluestein
Founder or executiveCo-Founder
Andrew Bluestein
Managing partnerCo-Founder & Managing Partner
Ashley Hartman
Managing partnerManaging Partner
Andrew Bluestein
PartnerMember And Manager · since May 1, 2022
Ashley Hartman
PartnerMember And Manager · since May 1, 2022
Emily Bluestein
PartnerMember And Manager · since May 1, 2022
Amira Khatib
Vice presidentVice President
Investments on record
28 edges, 28 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
17 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Hyde Park Angels, Inc. 2 shared · recurringHyde Park Venture Partners 2 shared · recurringSiddhi Capital, LLC 2 shared · recurringTransform Capital 1 shared · one timeTribeca Venture Partners 1 shared · one time · they led 1OCA Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeGreycroft LP 1 shared · one timeBlackbird Ventures Pty Ltd. 1 shared · one timeGood Friends, LLC. 1 shared · one timeChampion Hill Labs, LLC 1 shared · one timeFlyover Capital Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeMoment Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeCollaborative Fund Management LLC 1 shared · one timeRockstart Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeCorazon Group LLC 1 shared · one timeGolden Angels Investors, LLC 1 shared · one time1st Course Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
2 dated events
- Jul 7, 2022Bluestein Ventures Management LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jul 7, 2022Bluestein Ventures Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Bluestein Ventures Management LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $26,550,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactBluestein Ventures Fund III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $45.0M across 1 vehicles
Evidence
46 observations from 3 sources