VC  Cascade Seed Fund

https://cascadeseedfund.com/





     Office Locations:

2175 NW Raleigh St., Ste 110
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-319-0261

 

Stages:

  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Consumer Products & Services
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Cascade Seed Fund is a regional early-stage investment fund that brings individual and institutional investors together to back great entrepreneurs and strengthen the regional economy. The firm has made 42 company investments; Deployed over $8 million since 2014; 20% of invested capital in female-led companies; and 50% of portfolio companies have a social minority on the executive team. 44North Ventures LLC manages the Cascade Seed Fund under the leadership of Julie Harrelson and Robert Pease. 44North also serves as Fund Manager of Cascade Angels Fund V. The Fund Manager for the prior Cascade Angels Funds (2014-2017) was HGI under the leadership of Julie Harrelson. The firm initially invests up to $250,000, reserving capital for future financing rounds.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Julie Harrelson Managing Director
    Robert Pease Managing Director

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      03/18/2024


      Flexpoint


      NY


      $35,000,000


      Debt and Equity Financing


      09/25/2023


      Flexpoint


      NY


      $2,400,000


      


      05/18/2023


      Groopit


      WA


      $3,500,000


      Seed


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Fizz & Bubble


      Flexpoint
        web link


      FundMiner


      Groopit
        web link


      Hest


      Hubly


      Kickplan


      Kivo


      Nectarine Credit


      SafeDigit


      Sella


      Upwardli
        web link


     

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