Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Early Stage Venture investors for Software startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
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Split Rock Partners | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America | ||
Arthur Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America | ||
Brightstone Venture Capital | Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America | ||
Sofia Fund | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America | ||
Lemhi Ventures | Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Wayzata, Minnesota, United States, North America |
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We’ve ranked the top Software Early Stage Venture investors in Minnesota. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
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Top Software Investors & Funds (Minnesota)

Split Rock Partners
Split Rock Partners invests in emerging healthcare, software and Internet services companies in the Upper Midwest and West Coast. They are an early-stage venture capital firm that was founded in June 2004 by the former healthcare and software investment teams of St. Paul Venture Capital (SPVC). The Split Rock team managed over $1 billion of venture capital during our tenure at SPVC, and continues to manage the SPVC healthcare and software portfolio. In May of 2008, they raised $300 million in the second Split Rock Partners fund, the successor to their inaugural $275 million fund raised in April 2005. The Split Rock team believes that it takes great people to translate promising ideas into compelling businesses. They are grounded in a fundamental respect for entrepreneurs and the rare combination of elements required when pioneering new markets. They start by looking for entrepreneurs with the passion, vision, and skills to build leading companies. They then work with entrepreneurs collaboratively, building partnerships based on integrity and mutual respect. The Split Rock team complements management expertise with over 80 years of venture investing and entrepreneurial management experience. They are proud of the strong relationships they have built with talented entrepreneurs and co-investors throughout their history and look forward to building on that tradition.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Venture Capital
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Brightstone Venture Capital
Brightstone Venture Capital (BVC) has a 30 year history of building successful technology and life-science companies. We love to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs with a unique vision of how to solve a huge problem in a large and growing market, and help them “dream big” and achieve their vision.
Stages: Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America
Industries: Augmented Reality, Biotechnology, Data Storage, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Health Diagnostics, Life Science, Medical Device, Semiconductor
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Sofia Fund
Sofia Fund invests in women-led, technology-based, and business growth. It uncovers and qualifies only the best investment opportunities from thousands of ideas through extensive due diligence and then actively invests to grow its portfolio companies and bring them successfully to profitable exits. Its main office is in Minneapolis, Minnesota and it was founded in 2006.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America
Industries: Health Care, Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Software
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Lemhi Ventures
Lemhi Ventures is a health care services fund formed by a team of experienced innovators, entrepreneurs, and executives. The Lemhi team has been through the start-up process, learned how to grow businesses, and found successful exit strategies. Drawing on varied backgrounds and industry experience, they seek and invest in companies offering innovation in health care services.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Wayzata, Minnesota, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Venture Capital
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