The December Redbud VC newsletter is here! 🚨 We’re unpacking cringey VC websites, Bitcoin’s $100K buzz, OpenAI lawsuits, and what’s next for 2025 IPOs. Plus, a peek at record-breaking Black Friday numbers and AI funding trends. Catch the full scoop 👉 https://lnkd.in/g8rdvxhu
Redbud VC
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Columbia, MO 3,027 followers
Investing monetary and social capital in tech founders strengthened by struggle (idea to Pre-Seed)
About us
Redbud VC (FKA Scale VC) is an early-stage generalist venture capital fund investing monetary and social capital in founders who are strengthened by struggle. Our team based in Middle America invests in the idea to the pre-seed stage (first check or rounds) across North America. Redbud was founded by the founders of the multi-billion dollar company EquipmentShare, a top 25 YC company. Redbud VC brings a team of dedicated operators who have the insights & support from building billion-dollar companies like EquipmentShare to remove unnecessary barriers, so founders can focus on the hard stuff that matters.
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https://www.redbud.vc
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Columbia, MO
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
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Employees at Redbud VC
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Nate Johnson
Marketing at Veterans United Home Loans
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Kamala K Maddali DVM PhD
Global Generative AI, Data & Diagnostics and Precision Medicine | Award Winning AI and Innovation Executive | Board/KOL/Medical Affairs | Rare…
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Ryan Frederick
Technology, Strategy, and Funding Advisory
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Damon Broyles, MD, FAAFP
VP, Clinical Innovation | Mercy Technology Services | Medical Director, Multi-Cancer Early Detection | Mercy Precision Medicine
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🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from Redbud! 🦃 This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the resilient founders, partners, and community who inspire us daily. Wishing you a holiday filled with gratitude, joy, and a little time to recharge! #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #Entrepreneurship #Resilience #RedbudVC
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Congrats to Chrystal Graves and the LiQUiD team for their well-deserved win at the BLCK VC Pitch Event at AfroTech '24 last week! 🎉 We’re always amazed by the impact Chrystal continues to make.
🎉 Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the BLCK VC Pitch Event at AfroTech24! 🥇 Ashton Keys // Athlytic 🥈 Chrystal Graves // LiQUiD 🥉 Olaoluwa Ogundeji // Mimrr 🎖 Jen Fry, PhD // Coordle 🎖 Bryant Williams // Hardcore Peanut Butter Spread Company This event showcased the brilliance and resilience ⭐ of over 100 entrepreneurs who shared their vision, passion, and hard work. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who powered this event and made it a success, including our: Panel Judges 🤝 Eric Blackmon (BAG Ventures), Kareema Thomas (BLCK VC), Jenea Carruth (Deloitte), Camille Little (non sibi ventures), Ronnie Harris II (SVB). Startup Mentors 🤝 AJ Fortier (SVB), Nicholas Jones (SVB), Saunders Montague (SVB), Sidney Olayinka (SVB/First Citizens Wealth) Event Sponsors 🤝 Nehemiah Green (Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startups), @Jackson Georges (Black Angel Group), Marcus Marbrey (Deloitte), Kent Lucas (non sibi ventures) Venue Hosts 🤝 Danny Davis, Sergio Hidalgo and the entire staff at the Late August and The Ion Audio & Visual Partners 🤝 Aerron Ellisor, Charlie Way (Way Better Sound and Visuals), DJ Bryce Williams Finally, deep gratitude to the BLCK VC/SVB/StartupOS event planning team for their extraordinary care and commitment: Robert Gordon IV, Kareema Thomas, Pen Howell, Naji Jackson, Brittany Johnson. Tosh E., Jeremy R., Vanessa Kuhlor, Sharon Marichalar, Karen Toste, Zachary Nerland, Robert Franklin III (RFS Consulting), Paul Pluschkell, Evin Henriquez-Groves Santana, Timothy VanderMolen, Karrie Messina. This event was more than a competition—it was a celebration of innovation, energy, and a shared commitment to empowering underrepresented founders. The incredible collaboration and purpose brought by everyone involved—judges, mentors, sponsors, participants, and planners—showcased the extraordinary power of community in driving meaningful change for the next generation of innovators. Together, we’re making bold strides to build a more inclusive innovation ecosystem! #BLCKVC #SVB #Catalyst2045 #nonsibiventures #StartupOS #Afrotech24 #PitchEvent #Startups #Entrepreneurship #Innovation
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Just dropped ⤵️ Check out our thoughts, the data, and insights across stages on Generalist v.s. Specialist Investing. cc: Brett Calhoun, Maria Heyen
Thoughts on Generalist vs. Specialist Investing
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Brett Calhoun spent some time last week at MidxMidwest, one of our favorite events hosted in our home state! Always good to connect IRL with friends, founders, and fellow investors. A big thank you to Dan Kerr and the team Flyover Capital and Maggie Kenefake and the team at Iron Prairie Ventures for hosting.
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Congrats to Braid on teaming up with Avalo to bring their tech to more financial institutions! We’re excited to be on this journey with you guys. Big things ahead!
We can't do it alone. To help community financial institutions compete, we need to partner with organizations that share similar beliefs and can bring complimentary technology and services to bear. Excited to be working with Stephen Coburn and the Avalo team! 🤝 In the last three months, we have moved and monitored over $300M in deposits and payment flows together! 🚀 #CommunityBanking #Fintech #BankTech #CreditUnion
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The Mizzou Startup Community connects Mizzou alumni and students to resources and powerful networks, built by alumni founders who’ve raised $15B+ and launched 20+ billion-dollar companies. Members can: ⚪ Join, invest, and mentor startups ⚪ Connect with alumni ⚪ Access resources to grow their business With support from Greg Bier and Mun Y. Choi, this community offers a robust alumni network, startup credits, a database of 18k+ investors, and exclusive sessions with top builders and VCs. Join Here - 🔗 mizzoustartups.com MIZ 🐯
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Congratulations to Brownstone Shared Housing on the approval of new sleeping pod build outs in San Fransisco. Check out the full story below ⬇️
Great News!! Now we can move on with what we do best: providing low cost housing in the most expensive cities. https://lnkd.in/gZDDum6Q
S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in former bank. Now the operator has plans for more
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Congrats to portfolio company Reactiv on announcing their $5M seed raise with participation from Bonfire Ventures 🔥, Foxe Capital, Anthemis Group, DAHER CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, and Alumni Ventures. 🎉 We're proud to be an early backer of Ross Correia, Zack Elias, Michael Pezzi, and the team transforming mobile commerce. Check out the full story in Fortune to see what Reactiv is building ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/gpi3vGNZ #SeedRound #PortCoFeatures #Reactiv #VentureCapital
Reactiv, mobile commerce startup, launches out of stealth with $5 million seed round
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We’re all about highlighting young talent. If that sounds like you, check out two hackathons coming to Columbia, MO: TigerHacks (Nov 1-3) – Open to college students from any university. Build something new in 48 hours. https://lnkd.in/ghnZVfmE Missouri Hacks (Nov 16) – Open to high school students in Missouri. Your chance to dive into tech with other driven high schoolers. https://missourihacks.org/ #TigerHacks #MissouriHacks #FutureBuilders #Hackathon
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