CSA Partners

CSA Partners is a venture fund backing early-stage, high-growth companies, with a particular focus on the Midwest. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to help them build and grow their businesses within that regional community. CSA Partners says it looks for founders it describes as embodying hard work, authenticity, honesty, integrity and a sense of community, and invests in startups with a well-defined vision that address clearly identified problems. It favours companies it describes as disciplined and outcome-focused in how they operate, using data to guide decisions, and that can bring new business models to existing markets. Its portfolio, listed on its site, includes companies named Mizo, Geno.me, Even, Agricycle, Elena Velez, Kushim, Hellowater, Zizzl and Mindful Measures, among others.