Barrel Ventures is a venture capital firm. Based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Among the 9 companies in the known portfolio are Digit, Iris Finance, Helaina, Confido, Great Wrap and Silkline.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- ConsumerFoodHealthcare
Who to pitch at Barrel Ventures
Barrel Ventures portfolio companies (9)
- Digit
- Iris Finance
- Helaina
- Confido
- Great Wrap
- Silkline
- Partake Brewing
- Celleste Bio
- LinokTech
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About Barrel Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer, Food and Healthcare, and focus areas AgriTech, Alt Protein, Beverages and Biotech; known deals cluster at Seed, Series A and Series B.
Nathan Cooper (Founder & Managing Partner) and Rob Schoder Jr. (Venture Partner) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Barrel Ventures.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Barrel Ventures, including HPA (Hyde Park Angels), Watchfire Ventures and Hyde Park Angels.
Frequently asked questions
What is Barrel Ventures?
Barrel Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Barrel Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, Food and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Alt Protein, Beverages and Biotech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Barrel Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Barrel Ventures include Seed, Series A and Series B rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Barrel Ventures?
Both people on file at Barrel Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Barrel Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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