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Compass Digital Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)

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Charlotte, North CarolinaWebsite

Compass Digital Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina investing in Food / AgTech, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 23 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
23 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Food / AgTech, Other, Consumer, AI / ML, Marketplace
HQ
Charlotte, North Carolina

Last verified: 2026-10-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

23+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Venture and growth capital arm investing in food and hospitality, retail and consumer, and technology. A good fit for restaurant-discovery and consumer dining marketplaces with operational hooks for restaurants.

How Compass Digital Ventures invests

Compass Digital Ventures is a vc firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Other, Consumer, AI / ML, Marketplace.

Compass Digital Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

Compass Digital Ventures has backed 23 companies in our records, including Restaurant Associates, Bon Appetit, Canteen.

Partners & Team

LM

Leydi Mckinney

Director

FM

Fabio Miranda

Director

AL

Anthony Longobardo

General Manager

BD

Beverly Daniele

Director

DD

David Dinuzzo

Director

NH

Nicolette Holthaus

Director

JP

Jennifer Paul

Director

TH

Tanner Harris

General Manager

EC

Elaina Clark

Director

TT

Tyson Torres

General Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Other
Consumer
AI / ML
Marketplace

Funds

Fund III

$200M2023
actively investing

Fund II

$150M2020
actively investing

Fund I

$100M2018
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (23)

Other

RE

Restaurant Associates

BO

Bon Appetit

CA

Canteen

CH

Chartwells Higher Education

CH

Chartwells K12

CU

Culinart Group

TO

TouchPoint

EU

Eurest

ES

ESFM

FI

FISD

How to pitch Compass Digital Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Leydi Mckinney, Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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