Refinery Ventures is a venture capital firm. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Among the 7 companies in the known portfolio are KERNEL, FoodHealth, RedCircle, StoryFit, Livegistics and Redi.Health.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- Data AnalyticsDigital HealthEnterprise SaaSHR TechLogisticsSupply Chain
Who to pitch at Refinery Ventures
Refinery Ventures portfolio companies (7)
- KERNEL
- FoodHealth
- RedCircle
- StoryFit
- Livegistics
- Redi.Health
- FRAYT
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About Refinery Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Data Analytics, Digital Health, Enterprise SaaS and HR Tech; known deals cluster at Seed, Series A and Series B.
Of the 5 people on file at Refinery Ventures, Tim Schigel (Managing Partner), Mike Palackdharry (Venture Partner) and Kristina Daiker (Venture Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Refinery Ventures, including Mudita Venture Partners, Capital Midwest Fund and Cypher Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Refinery Ventures?
Refinery Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with a known portfolio of 7 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 Refinery Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Data Analytics, Digital Health, Enterprise SaaS and HR Tech. 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 Refinery Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Refinery 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 Refinery Ventures?
3 of the 5 people on file at Refinery Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 5 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Refinery Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 5 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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