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Honors Fund

Delray Beach, FL · Invests in US; North America; UK · Website

Pre-SeedSeedConsumer Apps & SocialB2B SaaSDeveloper ToolsHealthcare & BiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthcare & Digital HealthDeveloper Tools & Infrastructure

Thesis

University-based founders are underestimated and underfunded. Honors Fund writes the first institutional check — $250K SAFE at $2M post-money — into student and faculty software startups, providing capital, mentorship, and network access to accelerate the next generation of founders.

Likely not a fit for

No hardware, no physical consumer products, no non-software business models. At least one founder must be a current student, recent graduate (within 12 months), postdoc, or faculty member.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$25M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

4 contacts on file

BH

Blake Hatten

PartnerJunior Partner, Lead Investor · Primary contact

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b•••@ce•••.com

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NI

Noah Isserman

Platform & OpsFounding Advisor

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MW

Mike Wohl

InvestorChief Investment Officer

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RM

Ronnie Martinez

PartnerJunior Partner

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Portfolio

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Neru HealthHealthcare Digital

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BiomonadicBiotech Life Sciences

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Vovy
AgentPhoneEnterprise Software

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ProbatManufacturing Industrial

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Honors Fund Research Overview Honors Fund is a $25 million venture fund operated as a dedicated sub-fund within CEAS Investments, a Delray Beach, Florida-based single-family office with the capital base and risk appetite of a top-tier venture firm. Launched in August 2023 under the leadership of Junior Partner Blake Hatten, Honors Fund was created on the thesis that university-based founders are s

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