The Middleby is a corporate venture arm. Based in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Among the 4 companies in the known portfolio are Fresco, Botrista Technology, Leslie and Sustainable Beverage Technologies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- BeveragesFood ProcessingFoodTechFoodservice EquipmentIoTKitchen AutomationRobotics
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Who to pitch at The Middleby
The Middleby portfolio companies (4)
- Fresco
- Botrista Technology
- Leslie
- Sustainable Beverage Technologies
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About The Middleby
The firm's listing covers sectors Food and Hardware, and focus areas Beverages, Food Processing, FoodTech and Foodservice Equipment; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
The contacts to approach at The Middleby are Korey Kohl (Group President), Scott Jordan (President) and Rebecca Ellin (Senior Vice President).
The Middleby shares portfolio companies with 11 other investment firms, among them Act Venture Capital, Morpheus Ventures and Cleveland Avenue.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Middleby?
The Middleby is a corporate venture arm based in Elgin, Illinois, United States, with a known portfolio of 4 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 The Middleby invest in?
Listed sectors include Food and Hardware; listed focus areas include Beverages, Food Processing, FoodTech and Foodservice Equipment. 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 The Middleby invest at?
The known deals of The Middleby include Growth, Seed and Series A 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 The Middleby?
All 3 people on file at The Middleby are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact The Middleby?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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