Bread and Butter Ventures Fund IV

Bread and Butter Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Minneapolis, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

FoodTech
AgriFood
Enterprise Software
B2B SaaS
Supply Chain

About
Bread and Butter Ventures is a Minneapolis-based early-stage venture firm backing foodtech, agtech, and enterprise software startups. Their thesis leverages the strengths of the Midwest food and ag ecosystem. The firm invests at pre-seed and seed stages with strong corporate partnerships.

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Investment Thesis

Bread and Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in software, food and ag technology, and enterprise solutions. They partner with founders leveraging the unique strengths of the Midwest agricultural and food innovation ecosystem. The firm differentiates itself through its Minnesota roots, deep corporate network, and female-led partnership.

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Manager's Experience

Managing Partner Brett Brohl brings rare food-tech specialization from building Techstars' food-tech practice, and hosts the "Full Stack Food" podcast, giving him deep network access across the foodtech founder community. Co-founder and Managing Partner Mary Grove spent 15 years at Google leading their global startup programs before investing nationally at Revolution's Rise of the Rest. Based in Minneapolis since 2017, the firm uniquely leverages Minnesota's dense Fortune 500 base (Target, 3M, General Mills, Mayo Clinic) to provide founders with commercial partnerships and customer pilots, executing over 100 investments with a distinctive seed-stage strategy.