Investments
21Funds
1Partners & Customers
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Latest District Ventures News
Dec 10, 2021
Former Bell Media executive joins the Randall Graham, overseeing such brands as Balzac’s Coffee Roasters and Sapsucker Canadian Grocer staff Randall Graham District Ventures Plus, the marketing arm of Arlene Dickinson’s Venturepark network of agencies focusing on food and health brands in the CPG space, has hired Randall Graham as creative director. Graham kicked off his career in creative working for Dickinson’s agency Venture Play as a copywriter in the late 1990s. He spent the past 13 years working for Bell Media where he oversaw the Brand Partnership Creative Department. In his new role with District Ventures Plus, Randall will oversee creative direction for brands in the District Ventures Capital portfolio including Balzac’s Coffee Roasters and Sapsucker. “Since launching Venturepark earlier this year, we’ve made many investments, growing our portfolio of CPG brands, and have experienced tremendous demand for our services. While our partners have varying needs, the one thing they all seek is compelling creative – which Randall has a track record of delivering on,” said Arlene Dickinson, CEO, District Ventures Plus, in a press release. Adding new members to your team? Getting a promotion? Starting a new job? Retiring? Let us know. Send your submissions to online editor Kristin Laird . Please include a headshot when possible.
District Ventures Investments
21 Investments
District Ventures has made 21 investments. Their latest investment was in Three Farmers as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.

District Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/3/2022 | Seed VC | Three Farmers | $4.8M | Yes | 3 | |
12/16/2020 | Series A | Neo Financial | $19.6M | Yes | 9 | |
6/21/2019 | Seed VC | Zak Organics | $0.11M | Yes | 1 | |
6/21/2019 | Seed VC | |||||
6/21/2019 | Seed VC |
Date | 5/3/2022 | 12/16/2020 | 6/21/2019 | 6/21/2019 | 6/21/2019 |
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Round | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC |
Company | Three Farmers | Neo Financial | Zak Organics | ||
Amount | $4.8M | $19.6M | $0.11M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 3 | 9 | 1 |
District Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
District Ventures has 1 fund, including District Ventures CPG-1 LP.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/10/2019 | District Ventures CPG-1 LP | $53.37M | 2 |
Closing Date | 7/10/2019 |
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Fund | District Ventures CPG-1 LP |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $53.37M |
Sources | 2 |
District Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
District Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. District Ventures recently partnered with Nielsen on October 10, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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10/6/2020 | Partner | United States | District Ventures and Nielson Canada form strategic alliance MARKHAM , ON> , Oct. 6 , 2020 / CNW / -- Today , Nielsen announced a strategic alliance with District Ventures Capital , a venture capital fund investing in the food , beverage and health and wellness sectors . | 3 |
Date | 10/6/2020 |
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Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | District Ventures and Nielson Canada form strategic alliance MARKHAM , ON> , Oct. 6 , 2020 / CNW / -- Today , Nielsen announced a strategic alliance with District Ventures Capital , a venture capital fund investing in the food , beverage and health and wellness sectors . |
Sources | 3 |