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2About Barshop Ventures
Barshop Ventures is a diversified venture capital investment and portfolio investment management firm. Barshop Ventures has invested in a number of other early-stage enterprises in media and telecommunications, life sciences and medical devices, and other fields.

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Latest Barshop Ventures News
Feb 22, 2021
Foxtrot Market , a Chicago, IL-based corner store and café redefining convenience for the modern consumer, raised $42m in Series B growth funding. The round was led by David Barber’s Almanac Insights and Monogram Capital Partners with participation from David Chang, Founder of Momofuku, Nicolas Jammet, Co-founder and Chief Concept Officer of sweetgreen, Walter Robb, former CEO of Whole Foods, Imaginary Ventures, Wittington Ventures, Fifth Wall, Lerer Hippeau, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, M3 Ventures, The University of Chicago, Collaborative Fund, Wasson Enterprise, Bluestein Ventures, and Barshop Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand its line of private label packaged goods and gift offerings, to continue the investment into nationwide shipping which launched in January, to add as many as nine stores in Chicago and Dallas and expand into new markets including Washington, D.C. Led by CEO and Co-founder Mike LaVitola, COO Sumi Ghosh, SVP, Delivery Scott Holloway, and VP, Strategy Caroline Barry, Foxtrot provides spaces that offer all the aspects of neighborhood cafés, which can be turned to the Foxtrot app for 60-minute delivery of a city’s best goods – from local beers and fine wines to chef-prepared meals, curated gifts and everyday essentials. In addition to grocery staples, the company stores offer a full-service café, sommelier-curated wine shop, and gift bundles for every occasion via on-demand delivery and in its tech-enabled brick and mortar stores. Select gift bundles are also currently available in Foxtrot’s Ship Shop, which will continue to add offerings as it expands its nationwide shipping capabilities. FinSMEs 22/02/2021
Barshop Ventures Investments
12 Investments
Barshop Ventures has made 12 investments. Their latest investment was in Foxtrot as part of their Series B on February 2, 2021.

Barshop Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/22/2021 | Series B | Foxtrot | $42M | No | Almanac Insights, Barshop Ventures, Beliade, Bluestein Ventures, Collab+Currency, David Chang, Fifth Wall Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Monogram Capital Partners, Nicolas Jammet, Revolution Rise Of The Rest Seed Fund, University of Chicago, Walter Robb, Wasson Enterprise, and Wittington Ventures | 26 |
2/5/2020 | Series A - II | Foxtrot | $17M | Yes | 11 | |
12/13/2019 | Seed VC | Verb | $6.4M | Yes | 4 | |
8/5/2015 | Growth Equity | |||||
7/16/2014 | Series A - III |
Date | 2/22/2021 | 2/5/2020 | 12/13/2019 | 8/5/2015 | 7/16/2014 |
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Round | Series B | Series A - II | Seed VC | Growth Equity | Series A - III |
Company | Foxtrot | Foxtrot | Verb | ||
Amount | $42M | $17M | $6.4M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Almanac Insights, Barshop Ventures, Beliade, Bluestein Ventures, Collab+Currency, David Chang, Fifth Wall Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Monogram Capital Partners, Nicolas Jammet, Revolution Rise Of The Rest Seed Fund, University of Chicago, Walter Robb, Wasson Enterprise, and Wittington Ventures | ||||
Sources | 26 | 11 | 4 |
Barshop Ventures Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Barshop Ventures has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Apptive on October 19, 2015.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/19/2015 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 10/19/2015 | |
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Exit | Acquired | |
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Acquirer | ||
Sources | 2 |
Barshop Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Barshop Ventures has 1 team member, including current President, Bruce B. Barshop.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Bruce B. Barshop | President | Current |
Name | Bruce B. Barshop |
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Work History | |
Title | President |
Status | Current |
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