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J.J. Kasper

Critic · DISC type C
Director at ScriptCo Pharmacy
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

J. J. Kasper is the Founder and Partner at Blue Collective, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments. His varied career includes being a Partner at McKinsey, an attorney, and an academic, leveraging this diverse experience to invest in founders first. He holds a J. D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Outside of work, he has a wide array of interests, including painting, running, cooking, and music—he plays guitar and sings rock, show tunes, and even opera. He also founded an investment group to support hospitality entrepreneurs in Brooklyn and enjoys walking his dogs, Louis and Kiwi.

He humorously describes his career as that of a "failed attorney, disgruntled academic, reformed consultant, and retired turnaround guy. "

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How J.J. shows up

Precise
Objective Thinker
Information Seeker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics J.J. cares about

Early-Stage Investing
His firm's thesis is to invest in "phenomenal entrepreneurs as early as possible, " focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds across all industries.
Founder Community
Actively builds the startup ecosystem by organizing events like coffee meetups for local VCs and founders to connect and share insights.
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Career

Work history

10-2020
Director
ScriptCo Pharmacy
6-2017
Founder
Black Napkin
6-2017
Investor
Ally - Recruiting Robot
8-2014
Founder and Partner
Blue Collective
8-2014
Founder and Principal
Blue Advisory
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2008
MA
University of Virginia
2004 - 2007
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
University of Virginia School of Law
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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