Grand Ventures
Venture capitalGrand Rapids · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as GRAND VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Grand Ventures backs visionary founders disrupting large markets through software. The firm invests in early-stage B2B technology companies across the United States and Canada, concentrating on fintech, devops, and digital health.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 40 of 72 portfolio companiesSaaS ×29AI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×17Data & Infrastructure ×10Fintech ×10Developer Tools ×7Logistics & Supply Chain ×6Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×21Germany×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Grand Valley State University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Fiverr ×2ServiceNow ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 72 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12015 · 110 dated
Manatee provides a mental health platform designed for families, offering care that addresses the needs of both children and parents.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessDenver, US
Damayanti Dipayana(Founder)in
Board seatCamila NoordeloosTim Streit· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactGreyMatterStone Mountain VenturesTechstarsProgression
TimeDoc Health provides tech-enabled care management services and software for healthcare organizations, medical groups, and practices, covering chronic care management, remote patient monitoring, and behavioral health monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSChicago, US
William Boeglin(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Knoff(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatTim Streit· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesChaifetz GroupSerra VenturesVocap PartnersAldrichImpact Engine+1 more
Autopilot is an AI-powered test automation platform that autonomously discovers, designs, and maintains enterprise tests using generative AI and Q-GPT across the full testing lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDallas, US
Mahendra Alladi(Founder & CEO)
Sualeh Asif(Cofounder)Arvid Lunnemark(Cofounder)Aman Sanger(Cofounder)Micheal Truell(Cofounder)
Astronomer provides Astro, a platform for running Apache Airflow, the open-source data orchestration tool used by enterprises to manage AI, ML, and analytics pipelines at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsCincinnati, US
Ry Walker(Founder)Viraj Parekh(Founder)inJoe Otto(Founder)inGreg NeiheiselTim BrunkTimothy Brunk(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalAngelPadBain Capital VenturesBosch VenturesCincyTechConnetic Ventures+10 more
Besty is an AI property management platform for short-term rental and hospitality operators, offering workflow and SOP builders, automated guest messaging, an upselling engine, a unified inbox, direct booking widget, VoIP, owner inbox, and SmartLock/IoT integrations.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsAIX VenturesBungalow CapitalArmory Square Ventures
US based money manager offering investing and retirement solutions
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureFrancisco PartnersGlobespan Capital PartnersKhosla VenturesKinnevikSecond Alpha Partners+1 more
Brokerbot AI provides a compliant AI assistant for brokerages that integrates with a company's documentation, rules, and workflows to support team operations with role-based permissions and embedded compliance controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsModerne Ventures
Carputty offers digital auto financing for U.S. car buyers, providing fixed-rate single-vehicle loans through a lending partner along with tools to track and predict vehicle value over time.
FintechMobility & TransportationSaaSAtlanta, US
J. Patrick Bayliss(President and CEO)
BoardMichael Tannenbaum(Resigned as a Director 7/16/2021)
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersKickstartKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Porsche VenturesTTV Capital
Coupa provides an AI-native platform for business spend management, covering procurement, finance, and supply chain operations for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Jon Stueve(Executive Officer)Rob Bernshteyn(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman)in
BoardJonathan Ebinger(Director)inBryan Stolle(Director)inNeeraj Agrawal(Director)inCharles Beeler(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCapitalGCraft VenturesCrosslink CapitalElevate Innovation Partners+12 more
Datavant operates a health data collaboration platform and data network that connects, protects, and activates patient-level data across the U.S. healthcare ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health
Co-investorsFlex Capital PartnersHealth Catalyst CapitalSixth StreetTensility Venture PartnersTRANSFORMATION CAPITAL
DevPlan delivers role-specific project briefings to team members via Slack and email, highlighting action items, risks, changes, and decisions relevant to their work.
Developer ToolsSaaSBoca Raton, US
Chris Bee(Founder)inAnton Safonov(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatoreLab VenturesMighty CapitalService Provider CapitalAcequia Capital (AceCap)AI2 Incubator
Digit Software develops a unified operating system platform that integrates organizational planning, execution, measurement, and external connectivity in a single system.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesService Provider CapitalTech Square VenturesHyde Park Angels
Drop is an urban micromobility company that builds internet-connected, app-based small electric vehicles — including e-bikes, retrofit kits, scooters, cargo, and adaptive vehicles — along with rider apps, a cloud monitoring platform, and turn-key bike-share operations.
HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Qiming Weng(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFirebrand VenturesTrucks VCDecathlon Capital Partners
Elements provides financial planning software that lets financial advisors collect client data and generate quick financial assessments using a standardized set of "vital signs" (Financial Vitals) to score a client's overall financial picture.
FintechSaaSWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFlyover CapitalForward Venture Capital
FourKites provides supply chain visibility software across multiple transportation modes including trucking, rail, and ocean freight.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Matt Elenjickal(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBluestein VenturesFundamentumHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby CapitalQualcomm Ventures+4 more
iink operates a digital platform for processing multi-party insurance claim checks, letting users remotely capture checks, collect electronic endorsements, coordinate with mortgage companies, and disburse claim proceeds via ACH or RTP.
FintechInsurTechPropTechSaaSTampa, US
THOMAS MCGRATH(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Lollar(Co-founder)inRyan Holliday(Co-founder, President & Chief Revenue Officer)Tom McGrath(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Ryan Wetzel(Co-founder & Head of Operations)inKENNETH LOLLAR(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersMotley Fool VenturesGreen Egg VenturesHeadlineIU VenturesMotivate Venture Capital
InvestNext offers a white-label investor portal and deal room software for real estate sponsors and fund managers to raise capital, manage cap tables, automate distribution waterfalls, and share investor reports and tax documents.
FintechPropTechSaaSDetroit, US
Kevin Heras(Founder)inMATTHEW ATTOU(Executive Officer)KEVIN HERAS(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAEL GISI(Executive Officer, Director)KATE HERNANDEZ(Director)
BoardGUY TURNER(Director)in
Co-investorsBeringeaID VenturesWhitecap Venture PartnersHyde Park Venture Partners
Iron Sheepdog is a platform for managing dump truck hauling logistics, offering digital dispatch, GPS load tracking, time-stamped ticketing, automated invoicing, and direct hauler payments.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsSJF Ventures
Knockri builds AI-powered, skills-based assessment tools that measure candidates' skills to reduce bias and improve fairness in hiring for organizations.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSToronto
Jahanzaib Ansari(CEO)Faisal Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)Murtaza Rana(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalDifferential VenturesGreen Egg VenturesBDMI
Levelset provides a lien rights management and notice automation platform for credit and finance teams in the construction industry, helping materials suppliers, equipment rental companies, subcontractors, and general contractors protect payments and track lien deadlines.
Construction TechFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesHorizons VenturesNew Orleans Startup FundS3 VenturesAltos Ventures
MedZero provides employee benefits solutions focused on reproductive health and fertility coverage.
FemTechHealthtechHR TechPortland, US
CRAIG FROUDE(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHOWARD MICHALSKI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsBlue Hour VenturesNueterra CapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc
Navidence offers a platform for health research teams to build Computable Operational Definitions (CODefs) that standardize data definitions for study design and fit-for-purpose real-world data assessment.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechAurora, US
Craig Parker(Chief Technology Officer (CTO))Aaron Kamauu(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))Matthew Delton Veatch("Member and Head of Operations (""COO"")")Amanda Ruth Shields(Member and Head of Project Management)Matt Veatch(Chief Operating Officer (COO))Michael Buck(Chief Solutions Officer (CSO))
Co-investorsNina CapitalTeamworthy Ventures
Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.
AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBerlin, DE
Sascha Konietzke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paolo Negri(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Kaiser(Co-founder and CEO; later VP Product at Contentful)Alexander Braunreuther(Co-founder)Steve Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)Margo M Smith(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCherry VenturesGaia VenturesHeavybitMosaic VenturesOMERS Ventures+11 more
Paccurate provides a packing control system that uses intelligent optimization to improve how parcels are packed in logistics operations.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBrooklyn, US
James Malley(CEO)inPat Powers(CTO)in
BoardVasant Kamath(Director)in
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesHigh AlphaLas Olas Venture CapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcTech Square VenturesHyde Park Angels
Palm provides an identity verification and management platform for business identity verification and compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesMGV.VCPath Ventures
Payload is an open-source Next.js backend platform serving developers and marketers who need flexibility beyond traditional content management systems.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGrand Rapids, US
James Mikrut(Founder)inElliot DeNolf(Founder)inDan Ribbens(Founder)inRyan Rybolt(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Halpern(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPatricia Felts(Director)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesY CombinatorBaillie GiffordBlackRockCaruso VenturesCoatue Management+6 more
Piere is a personal finance app for iOS, Android, and web that uses AI to create budgets, track spending, income, and investments, and automate transfers between banks to save money, repay debt, and round up spare change.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech
Co-investorsSamvid VenturesFabric VCSelah VenturesTruStage Ventures
Pinwheel provides API-based connections to payroll, income, investment, and payments data sources, giving businesses real-time access to their customers' financial information.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCircadian VenturesCoatue ManagementEQUIAMNotable CapitalTq Ventures LlcTriton Capital+3 more
Preczn is a payments infrastructure platform built for Vertical SaaS companies, letting them own their payment stack, migrate merchant and card data, and manage multiple processors from a single control layer.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSReno, US
Jason Key(Co-Founder, Product and Technology)inMalik Velani(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlank VenturesFlyover CapitalOwl CapitalRosecliff VenturesGilgamesh VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.
Shippeo provides a real-time supply chain visibility platform that combines carrier network connections, AI enrichment, and data validation to deliver reliable shipment tracking and predictive ETAs.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Lucien Besse(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFrstGaia VenturesLFX Venture PartnersNGP CapitalWoven Capital+2 more
RemoFirst provides Employer of Record (EOR) and international contractor management services, handling onboarding, payroll, local compliance, and benefits administration for companies hiring global talent.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Volodymyr Fedoriv(Cofounder)Nurasyl Serik(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesMouro CapitalOctopus VenturesQED Investors
Scorbit is a connected-play platform for pinball and arcade machines that lets players track scores, view leaderboards, earn achievements, and enter cash tournaments at bars and arcades or from home collections.
GamingIoTSports Tech
Co-investorsID VenturesMichigan RiseWakestream Ventures
Terminus provides an account-based marketing (ABM) platform that helps B2B companies identify, prioritize, and engage target accounts across multiple channels including advertising, chatbots, email, and web personalization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSIndianapolis, US
Daniel Hanrahan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCharmides CapitalElevate VenturesGeekdomGlasswing VenturesHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture Partners+3 more
Sisense provides embedded analytics software that enables teams to integrate data visualization and insights into business applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Ariel Katz(Chief Executive Officer)Amir Orad(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Sloan(Executive Officer)
BoardTeddie Wardi(Director)inBob Goodman(Director)inItzik Parnafes(Director)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersAUTHENTIC VENTURESClaltechFounders Circle Capital+7 more
Chain.io builds AI-based software for global freight forwarders, offering data integration and automated monitoring of shipments against companies' standard operating procedures.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersHigh AlphaMercury FundTech Square Ventures
Supplier.io (Tealbook) provides a supplier diversity and intelligence platform that helps procurement teams discover, vet, and source from new, local, small, and diverse suppliers using a database of over 20 million suppliers.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stephany Lapierre(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsReciprocal VenturesRTP GlobalStand Up VenturesBDC Capital CorporationRefinery Venture+1 more
Tembo builds a platform that serves as an operating layer for software engineering teams, providing secure execution, shared context, and workflow coordination for AI coding agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ry Walker(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesCincyTechCintrifuse CapitalWireframe VenturesAscensionAviva Investors+4 more
Terminal49 develops software to track and automate the movement of shipping containers from ports to warehouses, originally built to support its own drayage operations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Philipp(Co-founder)Akshay(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAPA Venture PartnersStage 2 CapitalInitialized Capital
Traceloop provides debugging and monitoring tools for developers building machine learning systems and large language model applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Nir Gazit(Co-Founder & CEO)inGal Kleinman(Founder)in
Co-investorsIbex InvestorsY CombinatorSamsung Next
Vacasa is a full-service vacation rental management company that provides property care, booking distribution, and revenue management for owners of more than 40,000 vacation homes across North America.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
Eric Breon(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalLevel EquityPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)Riverwood CapitalSilver Lake Partners+1 more
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioNinetailedacq. by ContentfulTealbookacq. by Supplier.io
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPiere · piere.com · Aug 11, 2026
InvestNext · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 22, 2026
Manatee · mysuncoast.com · Jul 19, 2026
Coupa · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
MedZero · koreabiomed.com · Jul 13, 2026
Nuvalence · storagenewsletter.com · Jul 9, 2026
Sisense · calcalistech.com · Jul 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Grand Ventures made?
- Grand Ventures has 72 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Grand Ventures invest at?
- Grand Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Grand Ventures's typical check size?
- Grand Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Grand Ventures focus on?
- Grand Ventures focuses on Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Grand Ventures located?
- Grand Ventures is headquartered in Grand Rapids, US.
- Does Grand Ventures lead rounds?
- Grand Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Grand Ventures co-invest with?
- Grand Ventures most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, High Alpha, Tech Square Ventures, among 155 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Cackle: Episode #25: Camila Noordeloos, Grand Ventures - Navigating a Career in Venture Capital
EntryPointMI · Camila Noordeloos
Co-investors · 5
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.
Nina Capital is a specialized venture capital firm investing exclusively at the intersection of healthcare and technology, backing need-driven, data- and compute-focused founders.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs companies at their earliest moments, often before they are named, across enterprise, AI, consumer, healthcare, fintech and hardware sectors.
This is the Analysis and Research section of BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada), publishing studies, surveys and reports on issues affecting Canadian small and medium-sized businesses.
Firms observed investing alongside Grand Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Grand Ventures's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Hoxton Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed companies, often investing before revenue or product and offering hands-on support to founders.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.