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Vine Street Ventures

Venture capital

Cincinnati · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked

Also known as Vine St. Ventures

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Fund manager profile

Vine Street Ventures is a venture fund manager based in Cincinnati. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Vine Street Ventures Fund II LLC ($10M offering) filed August 2015.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
4
Acquisitions
2

Team · 3 people

from public directories
J. Brian Kropp· General Partner
Robert Wade McDonald· General Partner

What they invest in

from 3 of 4 portfolio companies

AdTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Enterprise Software ×1IoT ×1Marketing Tech ×1Marketplaces ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×4

Investments · 4 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2018 · 22014 · 12013 · 14 dated

FlightCarflightcar.comFeb 2013Defunct

FlightCar operates a peer-to-peer car rental marketplace connecting arriving travelers with local vehicle owners at major airports.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Rujul Zaparde(Founder/CEO)inShri Ganeshram(Founder/CTO)inKevin Petrovic(Founder/President)

BoardHans Tung(Director)inGreg Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator8capitaAlexis OhanianAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesEmmett Shear+17 more

Losantlosant.comin𝕏Feb 2018 · $5MAcquired

Losant is an enterprise IoT application enablement platform that helps organizations build and deploy connected device solutions.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTCincinnati, US

Michael Kuehl(Chief Technology Officer)inBrandon Cannaday(Chief Product Officer)inCharlie Key(CEO)in

BoardMike Venerable(Director)in

Co-investorsCincyTechService Provider CapitalTechstarsRevolutionTechNexus Venture Collaborative

Terminus Softwareterminus.comin𝕏Jul 2018 · $11Macquired by DemandScience · Nov 2024

Terminus is an account-based marketing (ABM) platform that helps B2B companies identify, prioritize, and engage high-value target accounts through data-driven insights and integrated advertising tools.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechAtlanta, US

David Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)inEric Spett(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageElevate VenturesGeekdomGlasswing VenturesHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture Partners+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Exits · 2

2 acquisitions · showing 1

Terminus Softwareacq. by DemandScience

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Vine Street Ventures invest at?
Vine Street Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Vine Street Ventures focus on?
Vine Street Ventures focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS.
Where is Vine Street Ventures located?
Vine Street Ventures is headquartered in Cincinnati, US.

Co-investors · 6

Hyde Park Venture Partners

Hyde Park Venture Partners is an early-stage venture firm backing founding teams with Midwest roots, investing from pre-seed through early Series A.

$500K – $3M
Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based seed and early-stage investor that backs founders building enduring businesses across the United States.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $500K
TSVC

TSV Capital (TSVC), formerly TEEC Angel Fund, is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm that backs technical founders at the earliest stages, having invested in over 200 early-stage companies.

Both backed · 1
$1M
Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

$5M – $50M
Bowery Capital

Bowery Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology founders, partnering with them to modernize how business is done and providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support.

$1M – $2M
Brand Foundry Ventures

Brand Foundry Ventures is a consumer product-only seed investor that focuses exclusively on "things you can see, touch, feel, and interact with" rather than software, targeting sustainable $250M-$750M outcome brands instead of chasing billion-dollar unicorns. The firm was born from Andrew Mitchell's successful angel investments in Warby Parker, Birchbox, Harry's, and Peloton, and maintains an unusually hands-on approach through their "People/Product/Pipeline" framework that requires founders to think as deeply about supply chain and margins as they do about design and marketing.

$500K – $1.5M

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