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    Brown Venture Group

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesFounded 2018

    Brown Venture Group is a Black- and Indigenous-owned venture capital firm exclusively backing Black, Latino, and Indigenous technology startups. Founded in 2018 and based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it combines hands-on venture building with pre-seed and seed investing.

    Average disclosed round size is $79.3M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    $50M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Dr. Paul Campbell

    Dr. Paul Campbell

    MANAGING PARTNER

    Chris Dykstra

    Chris Dykstra

    PARTNER

    Jerome Hamilton

    Jerome Hamilton

    PARTNER

    Lara Dreier

    Lara Dreier

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Eyerusalem Woldu

    Eyerusalem Woldu

    INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    ForceMetrics logoForceMetricsSeries A$21.2MOct 2024
    EquipmentShare logoEquipmentShareGrowth$290MApr 2023
    The Hollywood Unlocked logoThe Hollywood UnlockedSeed—Jan 2023
    Hollywood Unlocked logoHollywood UnlockedSeed$1.7MJan 2023
    Nalu Bio logoNalu BioSeries A$12MJan 2023
    EquipmentShare logoEquipmentShareUnknown$150M—
    SSimpli-Fi AutomationUnknown$950K—

    Top Co-Investors

    BDT Capital Partners1 shared
    WndrCo1 shared
    George Kaiser Family Foundation1 shared
    Govtech Fund1 shared
    Incite1 shared
    Gaingels1 shared
    Portfolia1 shared
    L37 Ventures1 shared
    Golden Seeds1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026