A founder-led VC fund investing in Vertical AI & Embedded Finance. We back software that saves time and moves money.
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1 Oct 2025
Our new focus: Vertical AI Embedded Finance. We back software that does the work and moves the money. š°
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How did @sezzleinc go from a Midwest startup to a $3.5B fintech success? Adaptability and grit. Check out this story by @graemethickins: greatnorthventures.com/the-uā¦
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Most corporate giving software is clunky, expensive, & ignored by staff.
See how our portfolio company @PercentPledge has built a better solution- greatnorthventures.com/how-pā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Apr 18
Long-term care is one of Americaās biggest uninsured risks. See how @greatnorthvc portfolio company @joinwaterlily led by founder @lvittayarukskul is using AI to fix the care crisis. Featured in @nytimes: greatnorthventures.com/the-nā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Apr 9
1/ At 21, while my peers were graduating, my brother and I had to look 1/3 of our team in the eye and tell them they were out of a job.
Our first layoff. It was heavy, personal, and a brutal lesson in what it actually means to be an "operator." š§µ
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Portfolio Newsā¦š
Apr 2
Big milestone for portfolio company @branch!š
Now integrating as the embedded digital wallet for @stripe Connect, enabling platforms to offer instant worker payouts with minimal lift. A perfect example of our @greatnorthvc thesis in action. Details here: greatnorthventures.com/brancā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Mar 17
Nothing beats the energy of a ballpark, especially with the founders and partners who make the journey worth it. ā¾ļø
Great catching up with the @TeamGenius_App team & @BrianSchoenborn at the Twins game. Seeing this crew together is exactly what @greatnorthvc is all about! š
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Feb 22
KLAR is down 70% in 5 months. š
The "smooth" BNPL dream is a subprime nightmare. Stuck between merchant volume and spiraling credit losses, Klarna has no move left.
AI canāt fix bad debt.
Full breakdown: medium.com/@thebittersea/whyā¦ #Klarna #Stocks
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Feb 28
Why are @Affirm & @PayPal chasing bank charters? š¦
Itās not about becoming traditional banksāitās about control & escaping regulatory fragmentation.
BNPL is aging out of the hype phase & into the "infrastructure" phase š
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The flywheel is officially in motion. š
Feb 14
Why wait 6 months to go digital when you can do it in 48 hours?
@Quickllyit is transforming the $100B ethnic grocery market, capturing 10% of all South Asian stores in North America while maintaining a 99% retention rate.
Check out my latest post- greatnorthventures.com/firinā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
Jan 22
Thanks to @greatnorthvc and their team's support of @LendAPI. Check out their year-end review of their portco!
greatnorthventures.com/lookiā¦
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Fintech is no longer just a categoryāitās the efficiency layer beneath every industry. šļø
Weāre sharing the 4 signals weāre watching in 2026, from "unsexy" infrastructure to why integration is the new innovation.
Read more: greatnorthventures.com/finteā¦
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Scaling to Costco and ALDI isn't just about the productāitās about the tech stack.
We're proud to support @QuickllyInc as they use their proprietary marketplace data to bridge the gap between digital demand and mainstream retail. šš
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22 Dec 2025
A look back at the builders we supported in 2025 & what weāre watching for in 2026 š
22 Dec 2025
Scale doesnāt come from spending more- it comes from understanding your unit economics & discipline.
We spent 2025 looking past the hype to back founders building the actual infrastructure of the economy. Hereās our look back:
greatnorthventures.com/lookiā¦
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16 Dec 2025
How do VCs source top-tier investment opportunities?
See the latest from our friend @graemethickins belowš
16 Dec 2025
Want the secret to great VC deal flow? It's not about quantityāit's about relationships.
Our friend @graemethickins unpacks how @greatnorthvc (& other VCs) cultivate quality deal flow, focusing on multi-touch connections over cold pitches.š
greatnorthventures.com/deal-ā¦
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6 Dec 2025
Our co-founders, Rob & Ryan Weber, speak with @graemethickins to share how tracking our anti-portfolio has directly shaped our investment strategy. A must-read for founders & investors. š
6 Dec 2025
Why do VCs celebrate their biggest misses? š¤
We dive into "Anti-Portfolio Thinking" with @graemethickinsĀ to see how strikeouts inform the next big hit.
Learn from the ones that got away (like Stripe & Airbnb):
greatnorthventures.com/how-dā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
19 Nov 2025
.@FieldNation has become the "Uber for field services," solving a MASSIVE problem:
How to quickly find & pay skilled, certified techs for everything from ATM repair to POS installs.
A deep dive on founder Mynul Khanās journey, from bootstrapped startup to over 1 million work orders a year: greatnorthventures.com/insidā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
1 Oct 2025
Great North Ventures is gearing up for @money2020 in Las Vegas!
Want to meetup?
- Reply to this message & weāll circle back.
What we are watching at #Money2020?
greatnorthventures.com/apis-ā¦
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Great North Ventures retweeted
29 Sep 2025
Shadow AI is a huge security risk. With 90% of employees using personal accounts for ChatGPT, Gemini, etc, the threat of data leakage is higher than ever.
We're thrilled to lead the $2M seed round for NROC Security to help enterprises solve this problem.
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