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 […]
Portfolio raises $125M + talking fundraising with Branch CEO
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have a couple of big raises to report, along with updates and job listings from our portfolio. Branch has raised $75M in Series C funding. With $133M raised to date, Branch has grown 2,000% in the last three years and has had 700% year-over-year platform growth in 2021. […]
Newsletter: “Podcast Launched: Execution is King!”
Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! (Sign up here!) We are excited for the launch of our new podcast and Fund II investing! Our new podcast is live! Check out “Execution is King” on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Join me, Josef Siebert, and either Ryan or Rob Weber as we […]
Newsletter: Fund II is open for business!
Execution is our North Star Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! (Sign up here!) Summer is in full swing, as is our Fund II investing. Fund II is open for business! If you’re raising a seed or pre-seed funding round, check out our criteria and application on our website. Or just reply to Rob’s tweet. […]
Fund II is open for Business!
Great North Ventures Fund II is now actively investing! Investors can learn more on our Investors page. If you have a pre-seed or seed stage startup, check out our Founders page for our criteria: Great North Ventures invests in companies using breakthrough technologies to transform industries in a variety of verticals including: Consumer, Financial services, […]
Mike Schulte Promoted to Venture Partner
Great North Ventures is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Schulte to Venture Partner! Mike joined Great North as an Associate in January 2018. He was previously employed in the venture practice of Soffer Charbonnet Law Group in the Twin Cities. Mike received his BA degree from Minnesota State University Mankato in 2013 and […]
New Name + New Venture Studio
Welcome to the Great North Ventures newsletter! Yes, you read that correctly: Great North Ventures. We have had some big news come out lately, and the name change to Great North Ventures better reflects our organization. We Launched a Venture Studio The Great North Venture Studio co-creates startups to tackle focused market opportunities. We pair with talented founders […]
Great North Launches Startup Studio
We are pleased to announce the launch of our venture studio, Great North Venture Labs. Great North Venture Labs will design and build companies with world-class founders and operators that are in focused market segments with substantial opportunities. Promising studio startups will be funded with capital from the second Great North venture fund. The venture […]