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Bread and Butter Ventures

Minneapolis, MN · Invests in North America; Global; US · Website

Thesis

Invest in companies reimagining backbone sectors of the 21st century economy. Three focus areas: Food Technology (post-farmgate through foodservice), Digital Health & SaaS (democratizing quality care), and Enterprise SaaS (supply chain, commerce, core systems). Leverage Minnesota's unique ecosystem of Fortune 500 companies, medical innovation legacy, and deep industry networks.

Likely not a fit for

No traditional consumer packaged goods (CPG), FDA-regulated medical devices or pharmaceuticals, pure hardware plays, or companies not addressing essential sector problems.

How they invest

Lead or follow
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Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$40M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

4 contacts on file

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Stephanie Rich

Platform & OpsPartner, Platform · Primary contact

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Mary Grove

General PartnerManaging Partner

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Brett Brohl

General PartnerManaging Partner

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Anna Willgohs

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Portfolio

DelfinaHealthcare Digital

Delfina is an integrated pregnancy platform delivering personalized care based on deep insights into each member's needs, providing equitable access to education, continuous doula support, telehealth services, and at-home monitoring for pregnant individuals.

First BiteFood Beverage

First Bite is a foodservice sales platform that provides tools for prospecting, CRM, rebates, and operator data to enhance sales and transparency in the foodservice industry.

BetterMyndHealthcare Digital

BetterMynd offers online therapy specifically designed for college students, aiming to reduce barriers to mental health support and expand the impact of campus counseling services.

BetterLeaveHealthcare Digital

BetterLeave provides comprehensive support and engagement services for family caregivers, focusing on bereavement care and improving caregiver satisfaction through technology-enabled solutions.

VoiceCare AIHealthcare Digital

VoiceCare AI is a company focused on healthcare technology. It offers services to healthcare professionals.

Clean Crop TechAgetech Longevity

Clean Crop Technologies is transforming the future of food by addressing challenges at the farm level with their proprietary DriPRIME™ technology, which uses cold plasma to improve seed vigor and protect crops from pathogens.

Milk MovementEnterprise Software

Milk Moovement is a rapidly expanding dairy SaaS company that provides cloud-based software to optimize the dairy supply chain, focusing on sustainability and efficiency.

ConverSight AIEnterprise Software

ConverSight AI provides decision intelligence and AI solutions specifically designed for supply chain management, offering features like demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and AI-driven analytics.

CaddyEnterprise Software

Caddy is a modern inventory management and traceability software designed specifically for small to medium-sized food and beverage manufacturers, replacing traditional paper and spreadsheet methods with a cloud-based solution.

Champion HQEnterprise Software

Champion is the AI-powered Customer Marketing Platform that helps you engage your happiest customers and build lasting relationships that deliver ROI.

NimblemindHealthcare Digital

Nimblemind offers a faster and safer way to structure, label, and manage multimodal health data with automation, audit trails, and APIs.

Heavy ConnectAgetech Longevity

HeavyConnect is a leading agricultural technology company dedicated to modernizing farm operations through innovative software solutions. They provide comprehensive technology solutions designed specifically for the unique needs of modern agricultural operations.

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Research briefRead more
Bread & Butter Ventures Research Investment Thesis Bread & Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies reimagining and redesigning the backbone sectors of the 21st century economy. Founded with a strategic focus on leveraging Minnesota's unique position as an innovation hub, the firm believes that the best companies emerge from founders with bold ideas who want

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