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CircleUp Growth Partners — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)

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San Francisco, CA, USAWebsite

CircleUp Growth Partners is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA investing in Consumer, Food / AgTech, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Consumer, Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Developer Tools, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA, USA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-22

How to approach: warm intro
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2018Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

CircleUp Growth Partners specializes in early-stage consumer brands, particularly in food, beverage, and health. They leverage data to identify high-potential companies in these sectors.

How CircleUp Growth Partners invests

CircleUp Growth Partners is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Consumer, Food / AgTech, Healthcare, Developer Tools, Other.

CircleUp Growth Partners typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2017, CircleUp Growth Partners has backed 2 companies in our records, including Nutpods, REBBL. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2018.

Partners & Team

MC

Matt Crafford

Loan Operations Manager

BL

Ben Lee

Managing Director

Consumer
Food & Beverage
Health & Wellness

Ben has led investments in innovative consumer brands like REBBL and Nutpods, which align with this startup's focus on health-conscious consumers.

RC

Ryan Caldbeck

Founder

KH

Karen Howland

Managing Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Food / AgTech
Healthcare
Developer Tools
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

How to pitch CircleUp Growth Partners
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Consumer, Food / AgTech, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • •warm intro
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Matt Crafford, Loan Operations Manager.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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