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Heartland Pet Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Heartland Pet Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Heartland Pet Ventures targets innovative startups in the pet care industry, focusing on tech-enabled solutions that enhance pet welfare and owner engagement.

How Heartland Pet Ventures invests

Heartland Pet Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Financial Services.

Heartland Pet Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Heartland Pet Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Pawsome Co..

Meet the Team

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Jessica Solis

Marketing Manager

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Maranda Haluska

Senior Director of Business Development

JB

Joe Bernard

Director of Compliance

KM

Kathleen McKinney

Director of Talent Acquisition

KP

Katie Patterson

Vice President of Integration

EK

Efrosini Karabelas

Marketing Partner

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Keri Horn

Vice President of Operations

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Annie Madigan

Director of Compensation and Benefits

MD

Megan Dunn

Managing Partner

Pet Care
Tech
BJ

Brittnie Jenkins

Vice President of Recruiting

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Financial Services

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

PA

Pawsome Co.

Pet Technology
How to pitch Heartland Pet Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — 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 Jessica Solis, Marketing Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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