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Great North Ventures

North America, Minnesota, United States, Maple Grove

Description

We invest in early-stage startups using breakthrough technologies to innovate industries dominated by inefficient processes.

Investor Profile

Great North Ventures has made 38 investments, with 4 in the past 12 months and 16% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (50%)
  • Series A (24%)
  • Series B (8%)
  • Series Unknown (5%)
  • Series C (5%)
  • Pre Seed (5%)
  • Series D (3%)

Country Focus

  • United States (95%)
  • Mexico (3%)
  • Canada (3%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Information Technology
  • Cloud Management
  • Delivery
  • E-commerce
  • Marketplace
  • Internet
  • Analytics
  • Fintech
  • Saas
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Great North Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Service Provider Capital
North America, Colorado, United States, Golden
Co-Investments: 3
8VC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Beringea
North America, Michigan, United States, Farmington Hills
Co-Investments: 3
Hyde Park Venture Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 5
MATH Venture Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 3
M25
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 3
Rally Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 4
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 4
Capital Midwest Fund
North America, Wisconsin, United States, Milwaukee
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Great North Ventures often collaborate with?

Taro Fukuyama
Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo
Shared Deals: 1
MT
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 1
Daniel Curran
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 1
JM
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Daren Cotter
North America, Minnesota, United States, Saint Paul
Shared Deals: 7
DR
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
AG
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
NC
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Shared Deals: 1
PV
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Great North Ventures?

Waterlily

San Francisco, California, United States

Waterlily is an AI software platform that offers an approach to their health and wealth.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ServicesInformation Services
SeedJan 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
LendAPI

Irvine, California, United States

LendAPI is capable of deploying any custom Python code, PMML, PKL files, and machine learning models.

Financial Services
SeedNov 6, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,200,000
OCN

Cuajimalpa, Tabasco, Mexico

OCN offers online car rentals with all-inclusive subscription services.

AutomotiveFinTechSubscription Service
Series AJul 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $86,000,000
Coldcart

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Orchestration and optimization for perishable parcel logistics

E-CommerceLogisticsSoftwareSupply Chain Management
SeedJun 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,546,893
HLRBO

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

HLRBO is an online hunting network that connects landowners and hunters.

HuntingInternetOnline PortalsOutdoorsRecreation
SeedFeb 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,035,000
BetterYou

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

BetterYou is a digital wellness platform that helps people make better health and wellness decisions.

FitnessHealth CareInternetWellness
Series ADec 6, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Flywheel.io

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Flywheel.io is a data management and analysis platform built specifically for scientists and the researcher's workflow.

AnalyticsCloud Data ServicesCloud ManagementData ManagementSoftware
Series DJun 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $54,000,000
Skillit

New York, New York, United States

Skillit is a data-driven recruiting platform for skilled full-time construction labor.

ConstructionHuman ResourcesRecruitingSoftware
SeedJan 20, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,100,000
Pitchly

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Pitchly is a B2B SaaS data enablement platform for firms and businesses to automate document and content generation.

B2BEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Series AOct 14, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Soiltech Wireless

Rupert, Idaho, United States

Soiltech develops products that improve crop production; providing actionable data through wireless monitoring and it analytics platform.

AgricultureAgTechAnalyticsFarmingSoftware
SeedJul 21, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,635,185