Ross Baird

Active Investor

Founder at Blueprint Local

Purcellville, Virginia

Ross Baird, Founder at Blueprint Local is an active investor based in Purcellville, Virginia. This profile covers what Ross Baird backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ross Baird is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at Village Capital. Mr. Baird is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Blueprint Local. He is an Angel Investor. He also served as Advisor at Capria Ventures. He serves as Board Member at University Venture Fund. He has led the development of programs worldwide. Before launching Village Capital, he worked with First Light Ventures, a seed fund focused on impact investments. Prior to First Light, he worked on the development of four education-related start-up ventures: the Indian School Finance Company in Hyderabad, India, the National College Advising Corps in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and two ventures using technology to promote civic participation. He has an M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and a BA from the University of Virginia, where he was a Truman Scholar and a Jefferson Scholar.

Investor type: AngelPE
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyPropTech & Real EstateEdTechImpact & Social Enterprise
Location: Purcellville, Virginia
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 11

Notable investments

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