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Granite Creek Capital Partners

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Granite Creek Capital Partners is a Seed, Growth venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $3.0M–$25.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Growth

Check Size

$3.0M – $25.0M

AUM

$700M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

13 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in scalable industrial manufacturing and green materials solutions that enable operational efficiencies while solving environmental challenges.

How Granite Creek Capital Partners invests

Granite Creek Capital Partners is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Growth stages, with a focus on Other, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Consumer Tech.

Granite Creek Capital Partners typically writes checks of $3.0M–$25.0M per investment, backed by approximately $700M in assets under management.

Granite Creek Capital Partners has backed 9 companies in our records, including Green Bay Packaging, Greenleaf Integrative Strategies, Odyssey Aviation.

Meet the Team

PL

Peter Lehman

Co-Founder

private equity transactions
farmland investments
investment operations
JC

Jim Clark

Partner

AZ

Angie Zemen

Chief Financial Officer

NB

Nick Bell

Senior Associate

DJ

Dhani Jones

Senior Business Advisor

MR

Mark Radzik

Co-Founder

private equity
lower middle market
operations
deal structuring
BB

Brian Boorstein

Co-Founder

transaction origination
deal structuring
portfolio management
MR

Michael Ray

Operating Partner

animal health
agribusiness operations
product innovation
MB

Michael Barry

Operating Partner

industrial services
manufacturing
distribution businesses
PP

Pete Pacelli

Principal

deal sourcing
lower middle market investments
operations
KK

Ken Kruger

Principal

deal screening
transaction execution
capital raise transactions
MB

Mark Blumenthal

General Partner

Industrial Tech
Construction Tech
JC

James Clark

Partner

deal structuring
transaction execution
portfolio management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Climate / Energy

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

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Green Bay Packaging

Green Building Materials
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Greenleaf Integrative Strategies

CleanTech
OD

Odyssey Aviation

RI

Ritchie Industries

CY

Cyalume

BI

Big Easy Blends

SU

Sunset Pacific Transportation

MO

Morrow Sodali

RO

Royal Biologics

How to pitch Granite Creek Capital Partners
  • Raising at Seed, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $3.0M – $25.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Peter Lehman, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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