Venture Capital Analyst
As a Venture Capital Analyst, you’ll be a full member of our investment team, working closely with managing partners at every stage of the investment process: sourcing new investments, performing due diligence, and working with portfolio companies. You will evaluate technology investments across a range of vertical and regional geographic markets, network with startup founders, […]
Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO of Fooda – on Episode 13, “Execution is King”
In this episode, we talk about management styles and goal setting, and uncover some gems about granting equity and hiring from our guest, Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO of Fooda. Orazio has taken the startup ride from early on through exit twice already, before founding Fooda. Fooda is a food technology platform that connects restaurants […]
$40M Fund II Raised!
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! The big news this month is the closing of Fund II! We have closed our $40M Fund II! Great North is excited to build on its Fund I success investing in startups from Seed to Series A, with a new, larger fund. Fund II Snapshot: Investment Themes: “Digital […]
Eric Martell, Founder of Pear Commerce: Episode 13, Execution is King
In this episode, we talk about early-stage scaling. What it looks like, how to think about it, and what it takes to generate growth. We are joined by Eric Martell, Founder of Pear Commerce. Eric is a former founder of EatStreet, and a former Managing Director and Venture Partner at gener8tor. With a background as a […]
Great North Ventures Raises $40 Million Fund II
Doubling Down on Success Investing in Trailblazers Minneapolis – May 23, 2022 – Early-stage VC firm Great North Ventures announced today it has closed $40 million for its second venture fund (“Fund II”). The fund aims to continue the firm’s success investing in startups from Seed to Series A stages. New investments will address three […]
Investment Thesis: Fund II Strategy
Intro to Great North Ventures Great North Ventures is an early-stage VC located in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, MN. Our investment team consists of ex-operators with significant experience across stages of growth from startup to public companies and M&A, and broad and deep technical, sales, marketing, and transactional expertise. Starting in 2017, we have raised […]
Investment Theme: Community-Driven Applications
Great North Ventures Investment Themes Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional execution. Founded by founders, for founders – we back repeat founders, we back strong first-time founders, and we form founder teams in our venture studio. Our innovator network and team’s connections drive our value-add to startups, and our […]
Investment Theme: Digital Transformation Through AI
Great North Ventures Investment Themes Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional execution. Founded by founders, for founders – we back repeat founders, we back strong first-time founders, and we form founder teams in our venture studio. Our innovator network and team’s connections drive our value-add to startups, and our […]
Investment Theme: Solving Labor Problems
Great North Ventures Investment Themes Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional execution. Founded by founders, for founders – we back repeat founders, we back strong first-time founders, and we form founder teams in our venture studio. Our innovator network and team’s connections drive our value-add to startups, and our […]
Trends in the Gig Economy + Work in the Metaverse
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We talk about labor trends this month, with some original research from Branch and some Metaverse updates. First the pandemic, now inflation is driving growth of the gig economy. According to a Pew Research Center survey, as of Aug 29th, 2021, 16% of Americans had earned money via an online gig platform. Specifically, driving […]