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Grid Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Grid Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Climate / Energy, Other, Real Estate. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports innovative companies transforming energy and power grid systems.

How Grid Ventures invests

Grid Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other, Real Estate. It does not invest in Tech-agnostic.

Grid Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Grid Ventures has backed 16 companies in our records, including PowerFlex, Careerlist Inc., Flashstock Inc..

Meet the Team

MS

Michael Scissons

Managing Partner

SS

Sonam Saggars

VP of Strategy & Investment

PN

Prannoy Nambiar

Venture Builder - ED-TECH

ED-TECH
KS

Kristin Sheridan

Venture Builder - TALENT-TECH

TALENT-TECH
MC

Michael Clark

GP

Energy
Hardware

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Other
Real Estate

Does Not Invest In

Tech-agnostic

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

PO

PowerFlex

Energy
CA

Careerlist Inc.

A recruiting company powered by industry insiders.

FL

Flashstock Inc.

The global exchange of creativity.

PR

Provi

Connecting those in every tier of the alcohol beverage trade.

DE

Deadly Clean

NI

NinthDecimal

The leading omnichannel marketing platform.

RE

RebootWork

Together we can rebootwork the right way.

BA

BANSHO

ST

STEALTH ED-TECH

ST

STEALTH CONSUMER

How to pitch Grid Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other, Real Estate — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Scissons, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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