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Winnebago Seed Fund

Seed-stage venture fund in Neenah investing in start-ups in Northeast Wisconsin

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TrustList summary

Winnebago Seed Fund is a venture capital fund in Neenah, Wisconsin. Established in 2016, it puts seed money into start-up companies, mostly in the northeast of the state, and aims to earn a return for its investors by growing local businesses.

What Winnebago Seed Fund does

  • First-money investment: aims to be the first investor in new Wisconsin companies, sometimes forming a company with the inventor of a product.
  • Money for Minnows strategy: spreads small investments over many young firms rather than chasing a few large winners, and has no fixed technology focus.
  • Proven process: uses the same investment parameters as seed funds run by Kegonsa Capital Partners.

Who it serves

Talented entrepreneurs and early-stage founders based in Wisconsin. The fund is managed by David Trotter, managing director of its general partner, Winnebago Capital Partners. It is backed in part by a state-supported fund of funds.

Key facts

  • Based in: Neenah, Wisconsin
  • Founded: 2016
  • Stage focus: Seed
  • Geographic focus: Northeast Wisconsin

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

Categories & features

  • Mexico
  • Wisconsin
  • New Mexico
  • Business
  • Investment Management
  • Management
  • Science
  • United States
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Partners
  • Partnership

Rankings

Winnebago Seed Fund is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #5 on 1 and #14 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Winnebago Seed Fund has no reviews yet and 2 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 2 rankings

  • #5of 5
    Mexico

    It is the only one of the 5 here listing investment management and science.

    Of the 5 here, 2 also cover early stage and 2 also cover venture capital.

    Behind Deimos Capital.

  • #14of 49
    United states

    It is one of 11 here listing partnership and one of 15 here listing partners.

    Of the 49 here, 15 also cover partners and 11 also cover partnership; 15 also work in Atlanta, Georgia and 6 also work in New York City.

    Behind Comet Labs, ahead of Overline.

As of 2026-11-01. Organic ranks only; sponsored placements are never ranks. How TrustList ranks

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