CSA Partners is a
venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to start-up company, startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in ...
fund backed by
Chris Abele
Christopher Seton Abele (born January 28, 1967) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 6th Milwaukee County Executive from 2011 to 2020. Abele is the son of American businessman John Abele, the co-founder o ...
Abele invested 10 million dollars into the fund. The firm leases 35,000 square feet at remodelled space inside the historic
John Pritzlaff Hardware Company building.
CSA Partners hosts the monthly "1 Million Cups" start up showcase.
Investments
CSA's portfolio includes
EatStreet,
PrettyLitter, Spirit Shop, Scanalytics Inc. and Review Trackers.
See also
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Argosy Foundation
The Argosy Foundation, founded in 1997, is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was formerly known as the Abele Family Charitable Trust.
History
The foundation was established in 1995 with a $9 million endowment from John Abele. In 2002, i ...
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BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation
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Gener8tor
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Ward 4 (Milwaukee, WI startup accelerator space)
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
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Wisconsin Investment Partners
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Business incubator
A business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services, starting with management training and office space, and ending with venture ...
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Seed accelerator
Startup accelerators, also known as seed accelerators, are fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components, and (sometimes) culminate in a public pitch event or demo day. While traditional business incubato ...
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Techstars
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Y Combinator (company)
Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, expande ...
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Organizations based in Milwaukee
Venture capital firms of the United States
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