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North Star Venture Partners

VC
Nashville, TNWebsite

North Star Venture Partners is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Nashville, TN investing in Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports nascent technology startups with disruptive developer tools and AI solutions.

How North Star Venture Partners invests

North Star Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Nashville, TN. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Developer Tools, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer.

North Star Venture Partners typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment.

North Star Venture Partners has backed 1 company in our records, including DevLink.

Meet the Team

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Christopher Kocourek

Managing Partner

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Brian Schneider

Managing Partner

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Ethan Eid

Partner

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Daniel Kleineman

Partner

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Jared Morris

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Developer Tools
AI/ML
ML

Matt Lilledahl

Vice President

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Douglas Mark

Managing Partner

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Joseph Lingen

Vice President

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Makenzie Murtha

Vice President, Business Development

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Timothy Duffy

Chief Financial Officer

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Audrey Siedlecki

Operations Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

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DevLink

Developer Tools
How to pitch North Star Venture Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Christopher Kocourek, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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