Great North Ventures (www.greatnorthventures.com) is a Minnesota based venture capital fund focused on helping startup founders with our capital, network and time. We invest in early stage rounds (from idea to Series B, but primarily with first check in pre-seed/seed). The startups can be from any industry. Our fund is managed by founders with previous exits and includes support by advisers in the region as well as in Silicon Valley.

After several years successfully running our own software companies, Ryan Weber and I created a family office called 32 Degrees to support up and coming entrepreneurs (through direct early-stage investments as well as backing other early-stage fund managers) and to invest in real estate.We appreciate the support we had from early angel investors at our prior company. The capital investment was nice but more valuable was their relationships, encouragement, business savvy, and leadership. Now we hope we can pass along some of our good fortune to others as excited about entrepreneurship as we have always been.32 Degrees supported companies:eBureau (now owned by TransUnion)/TruSignal- Predictive Analytics and Data SolutionsNeurotic Media (now owned by Peloton)- Music download shop services for brick & mortar merchantsFieldNation (funded by Susquehanna Growth Equity)- Technician workforce management solutionsZencoder (now owned by Brightcove)- Live and cloud file transcodingOptimine- Measure your media ROI cross-channelPouncer Media (now owned by BigDish PLC) - Last minute deals, first class restaurantsLeagueSafe (now owned by Sports Hub Technologies)- Collect dues for fantasy leaguesHomeSpotter (now owned by LoneWolf)- Creating conversation around home searches Interior Define- Custom furniture directKidizen- Kids merchandise resale marketplacePartySlate- Luxury Event Ideas, Inspiration, Event Pros NetworkArena (GetArena.co) - Enriched sports experience in the moment (UFC, etc.)Branch (branchapp.com)

minne✱ is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting the Minnesota technology community and promoting high tech entrepreneurship. Over 20,000 members.

minne✱ is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting the Minnesota technology community and promoting high tech entrepreneurship. Over 20,000 members.

Native ad tech for mobile games and apps.

Publisher of PC apps as well as native ad tech for PC app publishers.

Publisher of PC apps & games.