Thesis

The Invest Blue network is a global community of individuals with an affinity to support Kentucky and who are driven to solve society's most pressing challenges through investment in an early-stage startup.

Invest Blue’s thesis is based on the Hyper-Intersected Angel philosophy, popularized by Gordon Daugherty in his book “Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture.” Hyper-intersected angels are investors who are deeply passionate about some aspect of a startup, such as the problem being solved, the product, the market or industry sector being served, or the entrepreneur. This passion is what drives them to invest at the early stage.

Invest Blue prioritizes startups that are:

— Kentucky based

— Have a scalable, venture-track business model

— Have demonstrable, stage-appropriate startup traction

— Have a dedicated startup team

— Seeking pre-Seed or early Seed stage funding

— Seeking investor-partners (more than money) to help the startup achieve its mission

— Referred by an Invest Blue ecosystem partner