| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.03.2024 | WithMe: A Startup Growth Story Fueled by Profits | Profitable growth is pretty rare to come by in the early stage startup world. This is the story of o... |
| 06.03.2024 | HLRBO Raises $1M Seed Round to Better Assist Landowners in L... | Hunting Land Rentals By Owner, Inc., a Brainerd, MN-based company, provides hunters with direct acce... |
| 29.06.2023 | June Newsletter | Stay up to date with Great North Ventures here! With execution as our North Star we fund, build and ... |
| 27.06.2023 | Revolutionizing Medical AI Development: Flywheel Announces $... | MINNEAPOLIS — (June 27, 2023) — Flywheel, the leading medical imaging data and AI platform, announce... |
| 01.06.2023 | Grant Gibson Joins The Great North Ventures Team | I am thrilled to announce the addition of our newest Associate, Grant Gibson, who brings a unique bl... |
| 01.05.2023 | Demystifying Startup HR | The following is the second guest post in a series written by Victoria Schanen, founder of Ghrow.io,... |
| 26.04.2023 | Joseph Daher Joins The Great North Ventures Team | I’m excited to introduce you all to Joseph Daher. Joseph has played an essential role in sourcing, e... |
| 29.03.2023 | Head of Finance & Fund Administration- Venture Capital F... | Great North Ventures is an established early-stage VC fund with $70M in AUM. GNV is investing out of... |
| 05.01.2023 | Demystifying Startup HR | The following is a guest post by Victoria Schanen, founder of Ghrow.io, a consulting services firm s... |
| 03.09.2022 | 3 Portfolio Companies Make Inc. 5000 + Quicklly & Instac... | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have 3 portfolio companies ranked on Inc. 50... |
| 02.09.2022 | Mike Schulte, Principal at Great North Ventures, on Episode ... | In the second of a two-part episode, we cover the most common concerns startup founders run into on ... |
| 01.09.2022 | Mike Schulte, Principal at Great North Ventures, on Episode ... | In the first of a two-part episode, we cover the most common concerns startup founders run into on s... |
| 23.08.2022 | 3 Portfolio Companies Ranked on The Inc. 5000 List | |
| 04.08.2022 | iraLogix closes $22M + Branch expands with Uber | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have first product shipped, a large funding,... |
| 01.08.2022 | iraLogix closes $22M Series C | iraLogix is a technology company offering fully paperless, white label, IRA record keeping and techn... |
| 11.07.2022 | Flywheel lands Gates Foundation grant | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have grant funding news, as well as our mont... |
| 02.07.2022 | - | As a Venture Capital Analyst, you’ll be a full member of our investment team, working closely with m... |
| 30.06.2022 | Executive Assistant – Venture Capital Firm | We are a leading venture capital firm in the Upper Midwest. We are in immediate need of an Executive... |
| 23.06.2022 | Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO of Fooda – on Episode 13, “Exe... | In this episode, we talk about management styles and goal setting, and uncover some gems about grant... |
| 03.06.2022 | $40M Fund II Raised! | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! The big news this month is the closing of Fund ... |
| 26.05.2022 | Eric Martell, Founder of Pear Commerce: Episode 13, Executio... | In this episode, we talk about early-stage scaling. What it looks like, how to think about it, and w... |
| 23.05.2022 | Great North Ventures Raises $40 Million Fund II | Doubling Down on Success Investing in Trailblazers |
| 18.05.2022 | Investment Thesis: Fund II Strategy | Great North Ventures is an early-stage VC located in Minneapolis and St. Cloud, MN. Our investment t... |
| 13.05.2022 | Investment Theme: Solving Labor Problems | Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional e... |
| 13.05.2022 | Investment Theme: Community-Driven Applications | Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional e... |
| 13.05.2022 | Investment Theme: Digital Transformation Through AI | Great North Ventures is a network-driven, generalist early-stage fund that prioritizes exceptional e... |
| 02.05.2022 | Trends in the Gig Economy + Work in the Metaverse | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We talk about labor trends this month, with som... |
| 20.04.2022 | Tipatat Chennavasin, General Manager and Co-Founder of The V... | In this episode, Josef and Rob talk about the Metaverse, and how important it is for founders and in... |
| 04.04.2022 | Portfolio raises $125M + talking fundraising with Branch CEO | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have a couple of big raises to report, along... |
| 17.03.2022 | Omnia Fishing closes $4M round, joins Great North portfolio! | Omnia Fishing, a new Great North investment, has raised a $4M round! Omnia is the fastest-growing on... |
| 09.03.2022 | Atif Siddiqi, Founder/CEO of Branch: Episode 11, Execution i... | |
| 24.02.2022 | Michael Martocci, CEO and Founder of SwagUp: Episode 10, Exe... | In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about bootstrapping. Rob shares his experience bootstrapping to ... |
| 04.02.2022 | Yardstik new to portfolio, closes $8M Series A | Yardstik is a technology company offering screening, verification, and training solutions tailored t... |
| 01.02.2022 | First venture studio startup comes out of stealth! | |
| 31.01.2022 | Insights for founders from a data guru, + FactoryFix raises ... | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have some great funding news, insights for f... |
| 26.01.2022 | Una Fox: Episode 9, Execution is King | In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about a new book out about network effects, “The Cold Start Prob... |
| 24.01.2022 | Start With a Mobile App, Not a Website | |
| 13.01.2022 | The Rise of Rapid Consumer Detection Technologies: A 2022 Ou... | |
| 03.01.2022 | 2ndKitchen acquired by SoftBank-backed REEF + advice from an... | Welcome to the Great North Ventures newsletter! We have exit news! And for founders, we have a forme... |
| 29.12.2021 | Joe Sriver, 4giving: Episode 8, Execution is King | In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about the impending paradigm shift represented by the metaverse,... |
| 22.12.2021 | 2ndKitchen Acquired by REEF | Fund I portfolio company 2ndKitchen has been acquired by REEF Technologies, Inc. |
| 04.12.2021 | Venture studio startup jobs + advice for founders from found... | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! This month we have advice for founders featured... |
| 24.11.2021 | Best Advice from the Great North Annual Event: Episode 7, Ex... | In this compilation episode, Josef features the best advice for founders that we picked up at our 20... |
| 01.11.2021 | Newsletter: Do you fit our investing themes? | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! (Sign up here!) This month we have some advice ... |
| 21.10.2021 | Jonathan Treble, PrintWithMe: Episode 6, Execution is King | In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about some Twitter controversy over founder extravagances, and t... |
| 06.10.2021 | Anna Mason, Revolution: Episode 5, Execution is King | In this episode, Rob and Josef talk about of-coast investing, and the strategy behind Revolution’s R... |
| 05.10.2021 | Mynul Khan, FieldNation: Episode 4, Execution is King | Ryan and Josef talk about the Weber brothers’ long history, with Ryan tracking Mynul since they took... |
| 05.10.2021 | Newsletter: “Podcast Launched: Execution is King!” | Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! (Sign up here!) We are excited for the launch o... |
| 05.10.2021 | Nick Moran, New Stack Ventures: Episode 3, Execution is King | Rob and Josef talk podcasts, and comes clean about his awkward intro to Nick Moran. |
| 05.10.2021 | Justin Kaufenberg, Rally Ventures: Execution is King Episode... | In Episode 1, Rob and Josef kick around bucket list ideas and shattered Vikings dreams, then dive in... |
| 05.10.2021 | Molly Pyle, Center on Rural Innovation (CORI): Episode 2, Ex... | Ryan and Josef talk about the importance of startup communities and the importance of innovation in ... |
| 12.08.2021 | “Execution is King” – the Great North Ventures Podcast | It’s not what you know. It’s not who you know. It’s knowing how to put it all together. |
| 08.07.2021 | Newsletter: Fund II is open for business!
| Welcome back to the Great North Ventures newsletter! (Sign up here!) Summer is in full swing, as is ... |
| 30.06.2021 | Unlocking the Potential of Anonymized Commercial Real Estate... | Commercial real-estate (CRE), a $12 trillion industry, has been slow to use new technologies and dat... |
| 30.06.2021 | Fund II is open for Business! | Great North Ventures Fund II is now actively investing! |
| 29.06.2021 | Mike Schulte Promoted to Venture Partner | Mike joined Great North as an Associate in January 2018. He was previously employed in the venture p... |
| 29.06.2021 | Founders or Investors: These are the top 5 signs a startup w... | As a tech founder and investor, I have spent a lot of time thinking about why some startups scale an... |
| 29.06.2021 | New Name + New Venture Studio | Welcome to the Great North Ventures newsletter!
Yes, you read that correctly: Great North Ventures. ... |
| 30.03.2021 | Great North Launches Startup Studio | We are pleased to announce the launch of our venture studio, Great North Venture Labs. Great North V... |
| 02.03.2021 | How Founders Spend Big Exit $$$, Flywheel, and St. Thomas: I... | Welcome back to the Great North Labs newsletter!
With so many great startups getting acquired or goi... |
| 09.02.2021 | We Don’t Need No [full-time MBA] Education | The University of St. Thomas (UST) is the largest private university in Minnesota with ~10,000 stude... |
| 01.02.2021 | How the University of Minnesota is Embracing Startup Culture... | Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021!
In our look back on the past year in our last newsletter, w... |
| 19.01.2021 | How the University of Minnesota is Embracing Startup Culture | The University of Minnesota is embracing startup culture across disciplines and producing results in... |
| 04.01.2021 | Top Stories of 2020, iraLogix, and LaunchMN Calls for Mentor... | Welcome to our last newsletter of 2020. It’s been a challenging year. We feel fortunate that the loc... |
| 03.12.2020 | How to Spot a Worthwhile Consumer App Startup, 2020 Gift Gui... | While there are vaccines on the horizon and a potential further stimulus package, possibly in time f... |
| 25.11.2020 | 2020 Minnesota Entrepreneur Gift Buying Guide | Every year, when I begin holiday shopping for friends and family, I always start with a list of gift... |
| 24.11.2020 | Startup Investors Can Get 100% Tax Exclusion for Gains Under... | Section 1202, or “The Small Business Stock Gains Exclusion”, provides a 100% tax exclusion for Quali... |
| 30.10.2020 | The Dollars and Hours of Capacity Building, Ethical Entrepre... | The world is changing, and a new wave of tech entrepreneurs are shaping the new normal. The tech sec... |
| 29.10.2020 | Building Capacity for Innovation | Entrepreneurship is a proven, capital-efficient way to build economic value and transform regions. I... |
| 08.10.2020 | Post-Pandemic Times – Sand Hill Moves to Middle America | It is no secret that during the pandemic, the tech sector is delivering stronger returns than other ... |
| 06.10.2020 | $2M Startup Competition for Black Founders, Winning Startups... | It’s a wrap for Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW), Minnesota’s largest annual startup event. How big i... |
| 02.09.2020 | Seizing Opportunity in a Recession, Allergy Amulet, and Twin... | Last month we wrote about the history of local startups that were formed during a recession and went... |
| 04.08.2020 | Recessionary times, a record-setting IPO, and Minnesota’s Re... | Today it was announced that last quarter’s drop in GDP was the second largest ever recorded. Overall... |
| 30.07.2020 | Minnesota's Resilient Startups | There is a history of successful tech companies in Minnesota founded during recessions. These resili... |
| 08.07.2020 | Jumpstart, the Startup School, and Branch Wins a Webby! | Welcome to the May edition of the Great North Labs newsletter. In this time of economic change, entr... |
| 08.07.2020 | July 4th, Equitable American Dream-ing, and Robots Diagnosin... | On July 4th, 239 years ago, a group of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and leaders came together to free... |
| 05.05.2020 | COVID-19 Trends, the Great North response, and our Founders ... | Forecasts of the economic impact are still developing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Mary Meeke... |
| 10.04.2020 | Giving in the Time of Coronavirus | With unemployment soaring, small businesses shuttering, and even some large chains withholding rent,... |
| 06.04.2020 | COVID-19 Resources for Startups, State-by-State | Welcome to our state directory for startups seeking COVID-19 resources! Last month we whittled the p... |
| 01.04.2020 | COVID-19, the CARES Act, and startups stepping up | The world is in the grip of a pandemic that is testing our health systems, our governments, and our ... |
| 21.03.2020 | New Business Preservation Act | On March 19, 2020, a bill proposing the New Business Preservation Act was submitted to the Senate th... |
| 02.03.2020 | Digital Future Boardroom, PartySlate, and The Lean Startup S... | Welcome back to the Great North Labs newsletter! We are excited to announce that signups for the new... |
| 21.02.2020 | Great North Labs’s Startup Summit 2020 | Great North Labs’s Startup Summit 2020 will be on August 27th at St. Cloud State University. Every y... |
| 21.02.2020 | Great North Labs's Startup Summit 2020 | Great North Labs’s Startup Summit 2020 will be on August 27th at St. Cloud State University. Every y... |
| 03.02.2020 | World Economic Forum, NoiseAware, and the Startup School reb... | Welcome back to the Great North Labs newsletter! 2020 kicked off to a fast start. We were invited to... |
| 31.01.2020 | The Role of VC in Economic Impact: World Economic Forum 2020 | With approximately 500 attendees, uber-founder and CEO Navroop Sahdev and VP Heidi Cuppari conducted... |
| 22.01.2020 | Introducing the new Greater Minnesota focused Startup School... | |
| 21.01.2020 | Great North Labs at the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos | Great North Labs will be participating in a couple of events at the World Economic Forum this year, ... |
| 20.01.2020 | Where to Invest in the Midwest: Venture Across Asset Classes... | Over 10,700 venture-backed companies received a combined $136.5 billion in funding in 2019, and the ... |
| 19.12.2019 | Top 5 Stories of 2019 | 1. The year started with a bang, as we closed our debut fund. Our $23.7M raise is one of the largest... |
| 19.12.2019 | Top 5 Stories of 2019, Clinician Nexus, and the gBETA Greate... | Welcome back to the Great North Labs newsletter! 2019 has been a big year for us. We invested $5.7M ... |
| 27.11.2019 | Founders Pledge: Support the Organizations that Support You | By Rob and Ryan Weber |
| 27.11.2019 | Taking the Founders Pledge, Inhabitr, and gBETA Pitch Night | Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome back to the Great North Labs newsletter!
This is the perfect time of... |
| 01.11.2019 | BETA Showcase, Greater MN, and Launch MN comes to St. Cloud | Twin Cities Startup Week is over! It was a busy week for many of us in the tech and innovation commu... |
| 09.10.2019 | 7 Places to Spot Us at Startup Week | Twin Cities Startup Week kicks off tonight, and goes until October 16th! This is the biggest startup... |
| 03.10.2019 | The Greater MN Meetup, Parallax, and Exponential Medicine | This year, Greater MN is joining Twin Cities Startup Week in a big way! The premier event of TCSW is... |
| 05.09.2019 | Greater MN at the big show, Neela Mollgaard heads Launch MN,... | Summer is coming to an end, but fall is shaping up to be a good time! The ever-growing Twin Cities S... |
| 01.08.2019 | Talking VC, tech kids, and Forge North’s Horizon | July is over! This is the moment where summer fun planning always turns a little earnest, when we tr... |
| 27.06.2019 | June: Great North Labs’s first fund raised! | Great North Labs has closed its first fund with $23.7M in committed capital! This is one of the larg... |
| 25.06.2019 | Great North Labs Raises $23.7M to Invest in Early-Stage Tech... | St. Cloud, USA — June 19, 2019 — Great North Labs closed its first fund with $23.7M in committed cap... |
