Blake Robbins is Founder and Managing Partner at Hidden Capital, a $60 million seed-stage venture capital firm focused on high conviction investments in early-stage startups. He previously served as Principal at Benchmark and Partner at Ludlow Ventures, with over a decade of experience in venture capital.

Blake graduated from Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business with a degree in Supply Chain Management in 2015. He held operational roles at leading technology firms including SpaceX, Nest, Google, and General Assembly before transitioning to venture capital.

Blake co-hosts Gamecraft, a podcast exploring the modern history of the video game business with industry veteran Mitch Lasky. He has invested in companies such as Captions, Backbone, Deepgram, Boulevard, and Flex, and served as Board Observer at 100 Thieves.

Blake spent seven years at Ludlow Ventures progressing from intern to Partner, followed by a two-year Principal fellowship at Benchmark before launching Hidden Capital in July 2024. His investment range is $500K to $3M with a sweet spot of $1.5M.

Hidden Capital operates from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a focused portfolio approach making a small number of commitments annually to lead or co-lead seed rounds. Blake invests across hardware, gaming, entertainment, media, logistics, consumer internet, and enterprise applications.