9 Seed Investors in WI

Sometimes you should prioritize investors in your own state before searching outside state lines. Investors like backing local talent, and your odds of securing funding are higher from local investors than they are from investors outside of your state. Here are 9 investors based in Wisconsin that invest at Seed.

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

Fund: American Family Insurtech Institute for Corporate and Social Impact
Title: VC Associate
Location: Madison, WI
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Social Impact

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) Jacob DeZarn

Fund: Capital Midwest Fund
Title: Associate/Analyst
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, Marketing, Communications, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Sales Tech

6) Laura Sievert

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

7) 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

8) 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

9) 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