BlueStream Ventures
221 E Myrtle St.
Stillwater, MN 55082
| 651-967-5040
| bluestreamventures.com
| Constance Paiement
(chief financial officer)
| Investment in communications, enterprise, and infrastructure software, storage, and wireless markets; has invested 100 percent of a $280 million fund.
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Brightstone Venture Capital
8000 Norman Centre Dr.
Edina, MN 55347
| 612-232-5839
| brightstonevc.com
| David Dalvey
(partner)
| Start-up to late-stage technology and life-science companies for investments of $1 million to $5 million
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Cedar Point Capital
5354 Parkdale Dr., Ste. 100
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
| 952-259-6249
| No website
| Todd Johnson
(chief compliance officer)
| Boutique firm that raises private funds for early-stage medical, medical device, and technology companies
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Clique Capital, LLC
150 S 5th St., Ste. 1800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-672-3602
| Not provided
| John Larson
(managing director)
| Clique Fund I is focused on seed and early stage companies with experienced management teams, niche markets, or proprietary intellectual property; Clique Holdings focuses on larger-market firms, such as companies moving toward an IPO and that have an established cash flow
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Coordinate Capital, LLC
Not provided
Minneapolis, MN Not provided
| 612-217-2331
| coordinatecapital.com
| Andrew Pulkrabek
(managing partner and CEO)
Philip Goldman
(partner and CTO)
| Seed and early stage biotechnology and life science investments.
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Crawford Capital Corporation
125 Main St. SE, Ste. 270
Minneapolis, MN 55414
| 612-676-1436
| crawcap.com
| Paul Crawford
(CEO)
| Assists early stage technology companies, especially 4G mobile communications and cloud-based SaaS services
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Key Investment
225 S 6th St., Ste. 5200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 612-333-6700
| No website
| Vance Opperman
(president and CEO)
| Investment in information technology and biomedical technology startups
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Lemhi Ventures, LLC
315 E. Lake St., Ste. 304
Wayzata, MN 55391
| 952-908-9680
| lemhiventures.com
| Jodi Hubler
(managing director)
| Investments in companies with disruptive-change business models in health care services
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RAIN Source Capital
P.O. Box 2289
Minneapolis, MN 55402
| 651-632-2140
| rainsourcecapital.com
| Steve Mercil
(CEO)
| Network of 23 angel investor RAIN funds and two venture funds focusing on early stage technology and manufacturing companies and on later stage growth companies
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Space Center Ventures, Inc.
2501 Rosegate
Roseville, MN 55113
| 651-604-4201
| scvinc.com
| Paul Knapp
(president and CEO)
| Invests in Minnesota-based companies raising $1 million to $5 million at a pre-money valuation of less than $10 million; industries served include biotechnology, business services, electronics and instrumentation, health care, medical devices, new media, software, and telecommunications
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Split Rock Partners
10400 Viking Dr., Ste. 550
Minneapolis, MN 55344
| 952-995-7474
| splitrock.com
| Michael Gorman
(managing director)
Dave Stassen
(managing director)
Jim Simons
(managing director)
Steve Schwen
(chief financial officer)
Josh Baltzell
(managing director)
| Seeks emerging opportunities in health care (primarily medical devices, software, and Internet services), particularly in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast; investments range between $1 million and $25 million
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Square One Ventures, LLC
700 S 2nd St., Ste. 70
Minneapolis, MN 55401
| 612-333-0002
| smaby.com
| Gary Smaby
(principal)
| Conception-stage venture capital with focus on forming, funding, and advising early stage IT startups.
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StarTec Investments, LLC
7900 International Dr., Ste. 825
Bloomington, MN 55425
| 952-883-3210
| No website
| Joy Lindsay
(president)
| Actively investing in Midwest-based, early-stage technology companies, with initial and follow-on investments from $100,000 to $500,000; prefers to invest in companies that have a proprietary product with market validation and an experienced management team
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Technology Venture Partners, LLC
8500 Normandale Lake Blvd., Ste. 2170
Bloomington, MN 55437
| 952-646-3000
| tvp.com
| Bryson Hollimon
(managing general partner)
| Early- to mid-stage networking, communications, Internet, and infrastructure companies; investments of $2 million to $10 million over the life of the investment
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Vesbridge Partners
601 Carlson Pkwy., Ste. 1160
Minnetonka, MN 55305
| 952-995-7499
| vesbridge.com
| Jeff Hinck
(senior managing director)
| Early stage opportunities in IT and networking, primarily in Minneapolis and Boston; makes initial investments of $500,000 to $5 million, or $3 million to $8 million over the life of the company
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