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Colin Beirne

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Smart Money Rating: 95 out of 100

Founding Partner, Deviation Capital

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Consumer apps & social
  • E-commerce & D2C brands
  • Family, parenting & kids
  • Food & beverage brands
  • Insurance
  • Media, entertainment & gaming
  • Robotics & automation
  • Travel & hospitality
  • Consumer
  • Insurance tech
  • Manufacturing industrials
  • Robotics
Firm
Deviation Capital
Title
Founding Partner
Role
General partner
Location
New York
Known as
Investor
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

Before launching Deviation, Colin founded Two Sigma Ventures in 2012, where he invested in companies leveraging data and advanced software across manufacturing, industrials, robotics, insurance tech, and consumer products. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Two Sigma, where he helped shape the firm's business strategy. Earlier in his career he worked as a technology investment banker and corporate strategist, and first came to New York for a summer stint at Doubleclick. Born in Ireland and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Colin's love of startups traces back to summer internships at companies like Andromedia during the late '90s dot-com bubble. He holds a dual BA in Economics and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought from Amherst College

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Background

Expertise
Manufacturing/Industrials; Robotics; Insurance Tech; Consumer
Education
He holds a dual BA in Economics and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought from Amherst CollegeSource (opens in a new tab)

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