Groundwork Ventures
Groundwork Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Kansas City, MO investing in Food / AgTech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$1.5M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Food / AgTech, Marketplace
- HQ
- Kansas City, MO
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-12
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $1.5M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Groundwork Ventures focuses on early-stage startups transforming agriculture and food systems, with emphasis on regional food commerce and innovative marketplaces.
How Groundwork Ventures invests
Groundwork Ventures is a vc firm based in Kansas City, MO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Marketplace. It does not invest in Consumer Goods.
Groundwork Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.
Groundwork Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including LocalHarvest Network, Permaculture Provisions.
Partners & Team
Carolyn Winters
Founding GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
LocalHarvest Network
Permaculture Provisions
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Carolyn Winters, Founding GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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