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Orange Collective

Orange Collective Fund I L.P.

Open, writing first checksEmerging manager

Open: first sale Jan 2025, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2025
Fund size
$4.42M to $59M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
AI infra, Devtools, AI applications
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Orange Collective backs breakout YC founders building in AI infrastructure and applied AI, from physical infrastructure and developer tools to computer use, agentic coding, vertical agents, and full-stack AI companies.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$44K to $983K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D: $4.42M sold of a $59M target

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Ryan Bednar, Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner and Management Company
  • Jason Freedman, Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner and Management Company
  • Dave Yen, Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner and Management Company

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideOrange Collective invests in YC founders building the next AI stack, from physical infrastructure and developer tools to computer use, frontier evals, agentic coding, vertical agents, and full-stack AI companies.

    We invest in YC founders building the next AI stack, from physical infrastructure and developer tools to computer use, frontier evals, agentic coding, vertical agents, and full-stack AI companies.
    https://www.orangecollective.vc/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.orangecollective.vc/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2057015/000206340925000002/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026