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Consumer Advantage Capital

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Consumer Advantage Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech. The firm typically writes $100K–$200K checks and has 27 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$200K
Portfolio
27 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-25

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $200K

Portfolio

27+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in disruptive consumer service models and retail innovations that offer significant value to end-consumers.

How Consumer Advantage Capital invests

Consumer Advantage Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech, AI / ML. It does not invest in Biotech.

Consumer Advantage Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$200K per investment.

Consumer Advantage Capital has backed 27 companies in our records, including DealMaster, Power Gen Components, Pacha Soap Co..

Partners & Team

ML

Michael Lessa

Vice President of Finance

RB

Rachel Branson

Vice President of Underwriting

CW

Chelsea Woodfin

Director of Development

MD

Michael Dubansky

Vice President

AA

Al Alvarez

Director

RB

Rachel Branson

Vice President of Underwriting

CD

Clay Degenhardt

Vice President of Tax

MS

Matt Switzer

Vice President

LA

Lynn Ambrosy

Managing Director

AB

Anthony Billings

Senior Vice President

RK

Rachel Kim

GP

Consumer Services
JD

Jeff DePlanty

Investment Team

Industry Veteran

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Food / AgTech
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Biotech

Portfolio Companies (27)

Other

DE

DealMaster

Consumer Services
PO

Power Gen Components

Small Business
PA

Pacha Soap Co.

Small Business
OP

Opendorse

Small Business
MA

Malone’s CNC Machining

Small Business
MA

Mario’s Westside Market

Small Business
NO

North End Teleservices, LLC

Small Business
LO

Lockers Manufacturing

Small Business
CO

Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings

Small Business
MS

mSeed Group

Small Business
How to pitch Consumer Advantage Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $200K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Lessa, Vice President of Finance.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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