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Great Circle Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Early-Stage Fund backing the future of Food & Sustainability

Investor Profile

Great Circle Ventures has backed more than 11 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Pre Seed, Seed, Convertible Note rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Mexico.
  • Strong thematic focus on Food Processing, Food and Beverage, Agriculture.

Stage Focus

  • Pre Seed (45%)
  • Seed (36%)
  • Convertible Note (18%)

Country Focus

  • United States (82%)
  • Mexico (9%)

Industry Focus

  • Food Processing
  • Food And Beverage
  • Agriculture
  • Sustainability
  • Robotics
  • Greentech
  • Nutrition
  • Snack Food
  • Cleantech
  • Water Purification
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Great Circle Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Climate Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Draper Cygnus
South America, Distrito Federal, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Co-Investments: 1
Amplifica Capital
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico City
Co-Investments: 1
SOSV
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 2
MC
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney
Co-Investments: 1
Lifely
Europe, Sardegna, Italy, Sassari
Co-Investments: 1
GoingVC Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Essential Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Cavallo Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
IndieBio
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Great Circle Ventures often collaborate with?

Shared Deals: 1
SB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
KL
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
RC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
KH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
LR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Great Circle Ventures?

Alec's Ice Cream

Petaluma, California, United States

Alec's Ice Cream is a frozen food manufacturing company that offers organic, creamy, and delicious ice creams.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingOrganic Food
Series AJul 1, 2025
Supergut

Los Angeles, California, United States

Supergut is a tasty product with clinical validation that affects the gut to produce demonstrable health effects.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturing
SeedApr 16, 2024
Equii

San Ramon, California, United States

Equii is a food technology company tha produces the high-protein grain flours.

Food ProcessingNutritionSnack Food
Convertible NoteNov 2, 2023
Bend

New York, New York, United States

Bend is a financial technology company that provides corporate cards built for climate-friendly businesses.

Credit CardsFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Pre SeedMay 1, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,000,000
Sobo Foods

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Sobo Foods is a plant based comfort food provider.

Food ProcessingNutrition
Pre SeedMay 1, 2023
demi

Chicago, Illinois, United States

demi makes composting smart, cool, and convenient for urban residents

Environmental ConsultingGreenTechReal EstateRecyclingResidentialSustainabilityWaste Management
Pre SeedApr 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $800,000

Hedgehog enables low-cost production of fungi-based products like mushrooms, mycelium protein, feed amendments, and bulk animal feed.

AgricultureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Food ProcessingOrganic FoodRobotics
Pre SeedSep 10, 2022
Pow.bio

Berkeley, California, United States

Pow.bio provides a genetically engineered solution for fermentation scientists.

BiotechnologyGenetics
Convertible NoteDec 31, 2021
Serve Robotics

Los Angeles, California, United States

Serve Robotics develops self-driving robots to deliver food and supplies.

Food DeliveryLogisticsRobotics
SeedDec 6, 2021
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
microTERRA

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Creating functional food ingredients, sustainably

AgricultureCleanTechFood and BeverageFood ProcessingSustainabilityWater Purification
SeedOct 31, 2021
Amount Raised: $2,500,000