PlateForward Capital
PlateForward Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Food / AgTech. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$10.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $2.0M–$10.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Other, Food / AgTech
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-11
Seed, Series A
$2.0M – $10.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests exclusively in restaurant and hospitality startups differentiated by operational innovation and high-margin offerings.
How PlateForward Capital invests
PlateForward Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Food / AgTech. It does not invest in Deep Tech, Crypto.
PlateForward Capital typically writes checks of $2.0M–$10.0M per investment.
PlateForward Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including CAVA.
Partners & Team
Sarah Connors
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
CAVA
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $10.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Connors, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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