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The BFM Fund
AddedFeb 16, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
The BFM Fund

The BFM Fund

Operating

BFM Fund: A seed-stage venture fund investing in US-based, Black-led ventures, partnering with industry firms for scalability.

Location
Portland, OR, US
Founded
2020
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The BFM Fund is a seed-stage venture fund focused on investing in Black-led ventures based in the United States. The fund is industry-agnostic and sources high-quality deal flow from accelerators, universities, competitions, fund networks, and open-source applications. The BFM Fund aims to build industry verticals around their investments and collaborates with industry-specific Series Seed and Series A lead firms to ensure their portfolio companies are well-capitalized and resourced for growth.

Notable portfolio companies include Fridie Outdoors, Hued, MDisrupt, and Stimulus, with total raises ranging from $5,000 to $3,000,000. The BFM Fund's investment philosophy centers on empowering Black entrepreneurs and ensuring their ventures have the necessary support to scale. The firm offers unique value-add services by partnering with industry-specific firms to provide additional capital and resources, enhancing the growth potential of their portfolio companies.

The BFM Fund - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments7
Current Portfolio Count6
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Seed4 (57.1%)
Grant1 (14.3%)
Pre-Seed1 (14.3%)
Series Unknown1 (14.3%)

Stage Mix

Seed 57%Grant 14%Pre-Seed 14%Series Unknown 14%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Fridie Outdoors logo

Fridie Outdoors

MDisrupt logo

MDisrupt

Stimulus logo

Stimulus

Hued logo

Hued

OpConnect logo

OpConnect

A Kids Book About logo

A Kids Book About

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The BFM Fund - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 6 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end