Great North Ventures
Venture capitalMaple Grove · Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Also known as GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
Investment thesis
Great North Ventures backs early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups. The firm concentrates its investments on two core themes: Vertical AI and Embedded Finance, targeting companies at the early stage of their development.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Great North Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 33 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×7Consumer ×6HR Tech ×6Healthtech ×5Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×27Mexico×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×53 founders×54+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 22023 · 12020 · 12017 · 17 dated
Allergyamulet develops a portable food allergen and ingredient sensor to help people with food allergies safely identify potential allergens in food before consumption.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Abigail Barnes(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAllerfund Ventures, LlcColle Capital PartnersDipalo VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHealthX VenturesLightship Capital+1 more
Backhouse consolidates orders from multiple food delivery platforms (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub) into a single management system for restaurants, offering order processing, delivery tracking, and unified financial reporting.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
BetterYou uses AI and cognitive science to build workplace wellness programs that encourage healthier habits such as better sleep, more physical activity, and social connection.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAtland VenturesCapital Midwest FundEvolution VenturesForefront VentureGeekdomGROOVE CAPITAL+2 more
Branch is a workforce payments platform that accelerates wage payments to employees and provides financial services.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechMinneapolis, US
Atif Siddiqi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesBonfire VenturesGeneral AtlanticMatchstick VenturesTechstarsAddition+1 more
DispatchOne is an AI-powered delivery logistics platform that enables businesses to customize and optimize their last-mile delivery operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAtland VenturesHyde Park Angels
Enso Data provides AI-powered analysis of physiological waveforms, particularly sleep studies, to enable clinical diagnosis and patient monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMadison, US
Samuel Rusk(Director)Christopher Fernandez(Executive Officer, Director)inSamuel J. Rusk(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher R. Fernandez(Executive Officer, Director)inJustin Mortara(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew D Dobereiner(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsColle Capital Partnersgener8torHealthX VenturesNecessary VenturesQuesta CapitalSupermoon Capital+1 more
FactoryFix operates a recruiting platform with AI recruiters that source, screen, and engage candidates from a pool of over 10 million manufacturing and skilled trades professionals.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesHR TechChicago, US
Patrick O'Rahilly(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundGrid CapitalGrotech VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersTIMIA Capital
Flywheel provides a platform for organizing, managing, and sharing medical imaging data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechMedical DevicesMinneapolis, US
Brian Wandell(Co-founder)Gunnar Schaefer(Co-founder)inColby Moosman(Executive Officer)inMatthew D. Michela(Executive Officer, Director)inSarah Fazio(Executive Officer)Jim Olson(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors8VCBeringeaIntuitive VenturesiSelect FundLightbankNovalis LifeSciences+2 more
Brainerd, US
Heath Schubert(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Weber(Director)Jeffrey Peterson(Director)
Inhabitr offers furniture with delivery options and rental/plan selection for homes.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Hamilton VenturesInventus Capital Partners
IRALOGIX provides a white-labeled, purpose-built IRA platform that lets financial institutions manage individual retirement accounts at any balance, including low-balance accounts.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSPittsburgh, US
Peter Littlejohn(Founder)inTHOMAS G. ANDERSON(Director)ANNE ARCHIBALD(Executive Officer)DAVID BERNARD(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRYAN WEBER(Director)inMICHAEL B. DOWDLE(Director)in
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCircadian VenturesCreativeCoRiverfront Ventures, LLC
LendAPI provides a platform for building and launching fintech products, handling compliance, onboarding, fraud detection, and credit risk management.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSOrange, US
Timothy Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsPlug and Play VenturesCohen CircleInterlock CapitalAlleyCorp
Micruity operates a platform connecting insurers, asset managers, record keepers, and plan sponsors to enable lifetime income products within retirement benefit plans.
FintechInsurTechSaaSToronto
Robert Foregger(Director)Trevor Gary(Co-Founder, CEO)Ed Dengler(CISO)Leanne Arsenault(Head of Operations)Amanda Pardy(Head of Product)Ketan Gangatirkar(Head of Engineering)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesGlobal Insurance AcceleratorRebalance Capital VenturesSixThirty Ventures
Mustard connects local businesses with a network of micro-influencers for social media promotions, using AI to automate creator scheduling, content tracking, fraud prevention, and payments.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMarketplacesSocial
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalNewfund CapitalThe Fund
St. Paul, US
Karl Holub(Executive Officer, Director)Keith Kallmes(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Kallmes(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTomas Philipson(Director)inDheerendra Kommala(Director)
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALMEDA VenturesTeamworthy Ventures
NROC provides visibility and governance tools for AI usage within organizations, enabling enforcement of security policies and prevention of sensitive data exposure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew Rochelle, US
Ville Mattila(Chief Architect)inMarkus Melin(COO)inAntti Reijonen(CEO)in
BoardRobert Weber(Director)
Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesLeo Capital
OneCarNow (OCN) offers a car subscription service that lets customers get a new car for the medium or long term through a fully digital experience, bundling everything except gasoline.
CleantechConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsBlustone CapitalInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcLoup VenturesNeer Venture PartnersNew Stack VenturesNuMundo Ventures+1 more
Omnia Fishing runs an e-commerce platform that lets anglers shop for fishing tackle and gear filtered by specific lakes ("shop-by-lake"), alongside fishing reports and lake condition data.
ConsumerE-commerceSports TechGolden Valley, US
Christopher J. Morgal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew B. Johnson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Daniel G. Wick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSeth Peter(Director)Weston Fricke(Director)Greg Beaufait(Director)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcDundee Venture Capital
Parallax is a strategic resourcing and forecasting platform that helps agencies manage capacity, revenue, and margin risk.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsRally Ventures Management, LlcGeneral Catalyst
Chicago, US
NOVACK JULIE(Executive Officer, Director)Julie Novack(Founder)inJohn Haro(Founder)in
Co-investorsDundee Venture CapitalForefront VentureHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcHearstLabHyde Park Venture PartnersInvestHER Ventures+4 more
Pear Commerce provides shoppable commerce tools for CPG brands, including onsite where-to-buy locators and in-ad "Pear Connect" experiences that surface inventory-verified, in-stock retailers to move shoppers from digital ads to purchase.
E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechMinneapolis, US
Alex Wyler(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Martell(Chief Executive Officer)Ian Lavey(Executive Officer)
BoardElizabeth Christo(Director)inGreg Beaufait(Director)in
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCDundee Venture CapitalHeartland VenturesHeartland Ventures S7Homegrown CapitalNewlin Ventures+2 more
Percent Pledge provides a platform for corporate volunteer management, employee engagement, and workplace giving, enabling companies to organize volunteer campaigns, track volunteer hours, coordinate donations through Dollars for Doers programs, and access a database of volunteer opportunities for their teams.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
BoardMarc Pollick
Co-investorsRevUp Capital
Pitchly offers a data enablement platform with data pipeline, data workspace, and data productivity tools that automate data workflows to save time and improve performance for business teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDes Moines, US
Ryan Gerhardy(Co-founder & CEO)inMichael Brook(Co-founder & CPO)
BoardMatthew Paulson(Director)inWendy Batchelder(Director)
Co-investorsHomegrown CapitalInnoventures IowaISA VenturesNext Level Ventures
Quicklly is an online marketplace for authentic Indian and South Asian groceries, restaurant meals, meal kits, ethnic wear, cultural events, and astrology/puja services, delivered across the US and Canada.
E-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesChicago, US
Keval Raj(Founder)Pritesh Velankar(Director)Hanish Pahwa(Director)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Lofty VenturesTime Zero Capital
Rest provides IoT-based smoke detection sensors and monitoring services for hotels to enforce no-smoking policies and maintain air quality.
HealthtechIoT
Co-investorsPlains VenturesBigfoot Capital
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALHomegrown Capital
Skillit provides an AI-powered hiring platform connecting construction and skilled trade recruiters with vetted craft workers across the United States.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechHR TechNew York, US
Co-investorsBow CapitalBuilding VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesDPR Construction
Meridian, US
Ehsan Soltanmohammadi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsCORI InnovationHomegrown CapitalInnova Memphis, Inc.SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Sunlight provides AI agents that process B2B payments by card through suppliers' existing billing portals, enabling AP platforms and card issuers to capture card-based payments without requiring supplier enrollment or integration.
FintechNew York City, US
Guy Ziv(Founder)inLeo Chanea(Founder)inGil Peretz(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesCohen CircleCota CapitalWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures
TeamGenius provides software for managing tryouts, camps, and player development in youth sports, used by youth sports organizations to form teams, operate more efficiently, and give feedback to players, coaches, and referees.
SaaSSports TechWyoming, US
Todd Larson(Co-founder & CTO)Chris Knutson(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Schoenborn(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITAL
Co-investorsKnoll Ventures
Coldcart offers a technology platform for perishable and temperature-sensitive logistics, providing real-time network and carrier monitoring, per-shipment cost analysis, and automated routing and packout decisions.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Matt Salzberg(Founder)
Co-investorsCollide CapitalService Provider Capital
HLRBO operates a marketplace platform that connects hunters with landowners offering hunting land leases across the United States.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSports Tech
Heath Schubert(CEO & Founder)Cookie Lithyouvong(Co-Founder)Matt Simon(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBand of Angels
Mango operates a technology platform that connects construction contractors with building-material distributors in Mexico, offering an interest-free commercial credit line so contractors can buy materials now and pay later.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechFintech
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesIncisive Ventures
Vocxi Health develops MyBreathPrint, a noninvasive breath-analysis device that detects volatile organic compounds to screen for lung cancer and other diseases early.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesArden Hills, US
Ping Yeh(Chief Executive Officer)Greg PetersonGreg Sherwood(Chief Technology Officer)Randy Schiestl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Yung-Ping Yeh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMorgan Evans(Director)
Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsGROOVE CAPITALSamsung NextTaiwan Global Angels
Yardstik provides AI-powered workforce trust infrastructure combining fraud prevention, background screening, credential verification, and continuous monitoring for employers and platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMinnetonka, US
Matthew P. Meents(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardCharles Beeler(Director)Justin Kaufenberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJeffrey Hinck(Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalGrotech VenturesMissionOGRally Ventures Management, LlcBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Yardstik · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Hunting Land Rentals By Owner · nextinthenorth.com · Jun 4, 2026
Branch · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Parallax · finsmes.com · Nov 25, 2025
NROC Security · nextinthenorth.com · Nov 5, 2025
LendAPI · finovate.com · Sep 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Great North Ventures made?
- Great North Ventures has 37 tracked investments.
- What stage does Great North Ventures invest at?
- Great North Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Great North Ventures focus on?
- Great North Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Great North Ventures located?
- Great North Ventures is headquartered in Maple Grove, US.
- Does Great North Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Great North Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Great North Ventures co-invest with?
- Great North Ventures most often shares deals with GROOVE CAPITAL, Homegrown Capital, Dundee Venture Capital, among 93 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 6
Riverfront Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Pittsburgh that invests in early-growth stage technology companies, serving as the venture capital arm of Innovation Works.
Walden Catalyst is a venture capital firm backing founders at the frontier of scientific discovery and engineering innovation, with a focus on deep technology.
Innovation Works is a nonprofit early-stage investor supporting the growth of Southwestern Pennsylvania's tech economy through venture funding, accelerator programs, and ecosystem support.
Caravela Capital is a Brazil-based investment firm whose portfolio includes Brazilian and Latin American technology startups in areas such as fintech, proptech, and health, alongside co-investors like Canary, Monashees, Quona Capital, and Valor Capital. Its site primarily lists portfolio companies, founders, and co-investors rather than detailing its investment strategy.
Wedbush Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that backs founders solving problems through technological innovation, positioning itself as hands-on partners focused on helping companies grow.
An early-stage venture capital firm that provides committed capital and hands-on operational support to founder-led companies. The firm deploys capital into a select number of high-potential ideas and offers cross-functional expertise in go-to-market, product, operations, hiring, and fundraising.
Firms observed investing alongside Great North Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Great North Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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