Black Opal Ventures

Black Opal Ventures investment thesis

We Support Founders Building a Brilliant Tomorrow Investing in companies using technology to solve the world's biggest problems How We Got Started Tara Bishop and Eileen Tanghal met 30 years ago while studying at MIT. There, they became roommates, classmates, and close friends. Since graduating, they have spent their careers innovating and building resilient infrastructure in their respective fields. ​ They kept in close contact in the proceeding years as they embarked on various personal and professional journeys. Prior to starting Black Opal, Eileen had an over 20-year career in venture capital, including Amadeus Capital Partners, Applied Ventures, and most recently, In-Q-Tel. At these firms, she invested in startups such as Twist Bioscience and Cerebras. Prior to that, she held a senior

Black Opal Ventures team (8)

Partners and principals at Black Opal Ventures:

• Lilly Alexander — sweet spot $1.5M
• Tara Bishop — sweet spot $1.5M
• Heather Eve Castel — sweet spot $1.5M
• Hanna Edgren — sweet spot $1.5M
• Jodi Hubler — sweet spot $1.5M
• Tamra Lair — sweet spot $1.5M
• Seema Parmar — sweet spot $1.5M
• Simon Segars — sweet spot $1.5M

Black Opal Ventures portfolio companies

Companies listed on Black Opal Ventures's public materials include: Team, Impact Impact Reports, Impact, Impact Reports, Portfolio, Fellows, Features, Insights, Brilliant Tomorrows, More, Investor Portal, Next, LinkedIn, Medium.

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