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8 Seed Investors in Madison

It can be hard find local investors that back companies at your stage. In person meetings (still) matter, and you want to exhaust your local options before searching for investors outside of your city. Here are 8 investors based in Madison that invest at Seed.

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1) Caroline Arenz

  • Fund: HealthX Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Enterprise

2) Cliff Bartholomew

3) Cooper LaRue

  • Fund: American Family Ventures
  • Title: Senior Venture Analyst
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Transportation

4) Haley Medved Kendrick

  • Fund: gener8tor
  • Title: Senior Managing Director, Investment Accelerators
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, DEI, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Proptech

5) Laura Sievert

  • Fund: CMFG Ventures
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Fintech, Insurtech

6) Lauren Usher

  • Fund: gener8tor
  • Title: VP of gBETA
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Other, Travel, Transportation, Space, Social Impact, Sex, Sales Tech, Robotics, Food Services, Quantum Computing, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Parenting, Other Tech, Enterprise, Consumer, Media, Chemicals, Marketplaces, Manufacturing, Logistics, Legal, Internet of Things, Insurtech, DEI, Hospitality, Recruiting, Government Tech, eSports

7) Linda Janes

  • Fund: gener8tor
  • Title: Director, gBETA Anchorage Startup Accelerator
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

8) Nikki Johnson

  • Fund: gener8tor
  • Title: Director Bronze Valley Accelerator
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Insurtech, DEI, Recruiting, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Other Tech, Social Impact

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies at your stage. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC

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