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About Investor

Hal Shelton is a Principal and Partner at Blu Venture Investors, a primary-source venture capital firm based in the Washington, D.C. region. He generally invests $500K to $1M in early-stage B2B technology companies, with a focus on cybersecurity, SaaS, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, and biotech at the seed and Series A stages. Beyond capital, he is known for working closely with portfolio founders on planning, governance, and strategic growth, drawing on his experience as a longtime corporate CFO and board member. Shelton has served as CFO and Senior Vice President at USEC (now Centrus Energy), sits on multiple boards, is a SCORE-certified mentor, and authored the Amazon best-seller “The Secrets to Writing a Successful Business Plan.”