Paul Silber, Blu Venture Investors

Paul Silber is the Founding Principal of Blu Venture Investors, a Vienna, VA-based venture capital firm. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Paul Silber

Paul Silber is the Founding Principal of Blu Venture Investors, a Vienna, VA-based venture capital firm, and previously spent 15 years as President and CEO of In Vitro Technologies before its $30 million sale in 2006. His investment thesis targets early-stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and North Carolina), focusing on cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and healthcare life sciences. Blu Venture typically writes initial checks between $100,000 and $1 million for seed through Series B rounds, though Silber recently participated in a $7 million seed round for SplxAI. Notable portfolio companies in his track record include PathSensors, Oculis Labs, Straighterline, Encore Path, LiveLook, and Kanasao. Silber holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology (also cited as Pharmacology & Toxicology) and five patents, leveraging his deep bioscience background to guide early-stage healthcare and biotech firms. He serves as Chair of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council’s Biotech Roundtable and is an active member of the Baltimore Angels, authoring numerous publications while advising regional startups.

Paul Silber at a glance

Role
Founding Principal
Organization
Blu Venture Investors
Location
Vienna, VA
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Software

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Paul Silber is based in Vienna, VA.

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