Collide Capital, the firm founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, has just closed its second $95 million fund. Since launching in 2021, it has already backed over 75 early-stage companies across fintech, supply chain, and future-of-work sectors.

The team aims to deploy these funds over the next three and a half years, with an average check size of between $1 million and $3 million. They hope to support at least 30 new startups, having already issued checks to five.

With a pedigree including Goldman Sachs and Slow Ventures, Collide Capital is now expanding its Collide Campus programme – aimed at mentoring the next generation of founders and venture capitalists. This initiative includes an undergraduate campus program on over 20 campuses, training students in VC and entrepreneurship, alongside a graduate fellowship that sees them work with the Collide team.

“We’re most interested in platforms enabling automation, real-time collaboration, and faster data-driven decision making,” Hollins said. The firm is excited to expand its mentorship programme, launched in 2022, as they wish someone had done the same for them when younger.

The expansion of Collide Campus suggests a growing recognition that preparing students for future opportunities in finance and tech can be mutually beneficial – connecting the brightest minds with potential jobs at firms like Collide itself.