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Gateway Capital

Milwaukee-based venture capital firm making pre-seed and seed investments of about $500,000 in early-stage startups across overlooked markets, focused on the Midwest.

Gateway Capital is a venture capital firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, investing at the pre-seed and seed stages. It aims to be among the first institutional investors in the companies it backs, with typical initial investments of approximately $500,000 and capital reserved for follow-on rounds. Its minimum criterion is at least one full-time employee.

The firm concentrates on what it describes as overlooked markets, with a particular focus on the Midwest and other emerging entrepreneurial geographies that have historically attracted less venture capital. Investment is cross-sector, spanning a wide range of industries and emerging technologies rather than a single vertical.

Gateway Capital's stated approach pairs capital with social support through the earliest stages of company building, and it seeks long-term partnerships with founders addressing real-world problems. Portfolio screening places weight on management teams with a clear grasp of the problem, target customer, and value proposition. The firm holds that financial and social returns can coexist.

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