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    Cleveland Avenue

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2015
    www.clevelandavenue.comLinkedIn
    ConsumerFood & Agriculture

    Cleveland Avenue is a global venture capital firm founded by Don Thompson, former CEO of McDonald's, that invests in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies positively disrupting large and growing markets. The firm is based in Chicago, Illinois.

    33% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Average disclosed round size is $21.9M (across 40 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    31

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    AZ

    Andy Zopp

    Managing Partner, CAST US

    ML

    Mingu Lee

    Managing Partner, Tech Fund

    RL

    Randall Lewis, CPA

    Managing Partner, Portfolio

    EP

    Evette Phillips Williams

    Managing Director, Investor Relations & Chief of Staff

    ST

    Stephen Tompos

    Managing Director, Communications

    KK

    Keith Kravcik

    Chief Investment Officer

    DT

    Don Thompson

    CEO, Cleveland Avenue

    HC

    Harry Coaxum

    Chief Operating Officer

    JQ

    Joseph Q. McCoy

    President & General Counsel

    LM

    Lisa Merchant-Harrell

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    LT

    Liz Thompson

    CEO, The CAFE Group

    RT

    Ryan Tlusty

    Chief Financial Officer

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    48 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    SparkCharge logoSparkChargeSeries A$15.5MMay 2025
    SparkCharge logoSparkChargeUnknown$15.5MMay 2025
    SparkCharge logoSparkChargeUnknown$15.5MJan 2025
    Hero Bread logoHero BreadUnknown—Jun 2024
    Presto Automation Inc. logoPresto Automation Inc.Unknown$7MNov 2023
    Aigen logoAigenSeries A$12MNov 2023
    CH4 Global logoCH4 GlobalSeries B$29MAug 2023
    Hero Bread logoHero BreadSeries B$47.5MMay 2023
    Believer logoBelieverSeries A$55MMar 2023
    BBeliever EntertainmentSeries A—Mar 2023
    ZeroCater logoZeroCaterSeries C$15MFeb 2023
    ZeroCater logoZeroCaterSeries C$15MJan 2023
    Believer logoBelieverUnknown$55MJan 2023
    Hero Bread logoHero BreadSeries B$15MJan 2023
    NNEUREALITY LTDSeries A$35MDec 2022
    PreciTaste logoPreciTasteSeries A$24MAug 2022
    86 Repairs logo86 RepairsSeries A$15.2MJul 2022
    Five To Nine logoFive To NineSeed$4.3MJun 2022
    Bear Robotics logoBear RoboticsSeries B$81MMar 2022
    Soul Machines logoSoul MachinesSeries B$70MFeb 2022
    Verdant Robotics logoVerdant RoboticsSeries A$46.5MJan 2022
    FoodBoss logoFoodBossUnknown$750KJan 2022
    NNEUREALITY LTDSeries A$20MJan 2022
    Soul Machines logoSoul MachinesSeries A$70MJan 2022
    The Desire Company logoThe Desire CompanySeries A$8MDec 2021
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    Top Co-Investors

    DNS Capital4 shared
    DC Thomson4 shared
    S2G Ventures4 shared
    Riot Games3 shared
    The Tornante Company3 shared
    1Up Ventures3 shared
    BITKRAFT Ventures3 shared
    Lightspeed Venture Partners3 shared
    Composite Capital Management3 shared
    Red Cedar Ventures3 shared
    MATH Venture Partners3 shared
    Lightbank3 shared
    AgFunder3 shared
    MarcyPen Capital Partners3 shared
    Elemental Impact3 shared
    Romulus Capital3 shared
    Y Combinator3 shared
    Ospraie Ag Science3 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health2 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz2 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026