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Bread and Butter Ventures
Venture capital · Minneapolis, MN, United States · North America
Bread and Butter Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota. It invests globally while using its local industry networks and corporate access to support the companies it backs, and it stays actively involved post-investment.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsfood techhealth techenterprise softwaresupply chaincommercedigital health
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Or find every investor that fitsBread and Butter Ventures lists 62 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (23%), Healthcare & Biotech (17%) and Food & Agriculture (13%). 88% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, Matchstick Ventures and Groove Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Bread and Butter Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Bread and Butter Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 62. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 67% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 89th | 62 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 80th | 67% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 58th | 3% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 27th | 23% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 23% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Food & Agriculture | 13% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 3% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 21 |
| Matchstick Ventures | 7 |
| Groove Capital | 6 |
| M25 | 5 |
| Silicon Road Ventures | 4 |
| Atland Ventures | 3 |
| Comeback Capital | 3 |
| Coyote Ventures | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers6097%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company23%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Bread and Butter Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Bread and Butter Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Bread and Butter Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Bread and Butter Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
62 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhouse provides equipment and supplies to restaurants, handling specification, sourcing, and delivery for their clients. | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Betterleave provides support and engagement services for caregivers and employers to address caregiver needs and improve quality outcomes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| BetterMynd provides online mental health services to college students | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bizzy Coffee produces and sells organic cold brew coffee products. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Bridge Money offers a debit card and app that rewards users with cash back and other incentives for everyday purchases and activities | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| BYBE provides a digital platform for managing and distributing promotions for beer, wine, and spirits | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Carbon Origins automates dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks with its robot Bobby, allowing teams to focus on safer, high-value work. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Champion helps businesses identify and utilize customer trust to generate revenue | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Clean Crop Technologies removes pathogens and improves seed vigor using its proprietary DriPRIME seed treatment technology | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ConverSight.ai provides a platform for enterprises to unify their data and build AI agents to make decisions | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Delfina provides personalized pregnancy care solutions to individuals and families through a connected care platform and mobile app. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dispatch Goods provides reusable packaging solutions for food delivery services. | Food & AgricultureSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| EarthSense develops and provides precision robots and AI for oil palm plantations, orchards, and vineyards. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a drive-thru serving plant-based burgers, shakes, and fries. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Extempore provides a platform for managing and administering world language or English language learner programs, including assessments, feedback, and data reporting. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| First Bite provides a foodservice sales platform with tools for prospecting, CRM, rebates, and operator data | Food & AgricultureEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Fulcrum provides cloud manufacturing software for managing various aspects of a manufacturing business, including job tracking, inventory, and finance reporting. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Gabbi assesses the risk of breast cancer in women and coordinates their care. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gencove provides genetic insights and health information through DNA sequencing and analysis. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- breadandbutterventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 62
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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