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Idea Fund of La Crosse

Venture capital · La Crosse, WI, United States · North America

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Idea Fund of La Crosse is a venture capital firm that partners with seed- and early-stage startups, investing before a first sale or even before a first product. It spreads venture capital across diverse technologies, industries and locations throughout the Upper Midwest and reserves capital for follow-on funding.

Invests inFintech

In its own wordsinformation technologyhealth itdata analyticssupply chainagriculturemanufacturing

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5portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record
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Idea Fund of La Crosse lists 5 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (22%), Consumer (11%) and Food & Agriculture (11%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Gateway Capital, Groove Capital and K5 Global.

No funding round on record names Idea Fund of La Crosse yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Fintech22%12%
Consumer11%3%
Food & Agriculture11%3%
Media & Entertainment11%4%
AI & Machine Learning11%18%
Enterprise Software11%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%5%
Healthcare & Biotech11%15%

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers5100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • 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.

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 5 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 22% in its largest sectorReach: 1 countryPortfolio size4th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus25th pctReach19th pct
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Idea Fund of La Crosse compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size4th5 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus25th22% in its largest sector
Reach19th1 country

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
Gateway Capital: 1 shared companiesGateway Capital1Groove Capital: 1 shared companiesGroove Capital1K5 Global: 1 shared companiesK5 Global1
Shared portfolio companies with Idea Fund of La CrosseFirms that also back companies together

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Compare Idea Fund of La Crosse head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

5 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Agent Agnesagentagnes.aiAgent Agnes provides an AI phone agent and receptionist service for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
CardTradecardtrade.comCardTrade protects buyers and sellers of cards across various online platforms with protected payments and scam protection coverage.
FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page
Curategetcurate.com · United StatesCurate helps restaurants get more repeat customers with their own app
Food & AgricultureMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
Insuraviewsinsuraviews.com · United StatesInsuraviews collects and structures insurance rate, rule, and form filings into searchable intelligence for P&C carriers
FintechHealthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Virtuvirtu3d.ioVirtu provides a product creation system for design teams to create products from idea to tech pack
Consumer
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Idea Fund of La Crosse, as last read
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Site
ideafundvc.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Companies checked
5

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