JC

Jeff Cantalupo

Managing Partner at Listen Ventures

Greater Chicago Area

Overview

Work Experience

F

Fable

  • Board Member

    2022 - Current

LV

Listen Ventures

  • Founder, Managing Partner

    2010

    Listen is a consumer obsessed Venture Capital Firm. We back and build the brands of tomorrow.

NU

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  • Adjunct Professor

    2020

    Teach Startup Branding. There is a big difference between managing an existing brand vs. starting a brand from scratch. We teach students how to leverage consumer insights to unlock powerful brand strategy and lead the business through a brand lens.

BB

Black Buffalo Inc.

  • Board Member

    2022

MG

Miss Grass

  • Board Member

    2019

TF

The Fresh Factory

  • Board Member

    2016

    Plant based goodness! (CSE: FRSH)

RG

Rise Gardens

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

F(

Felt (formerly Mine’d)

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2024

Education

Investments

Black Buffalo

Series A

Total Funding: $30M

Miss Grass

Seed

Total Funding: $4M

Codeverse

Seed

Total Funding: $10M

Interior Define

Series A

Total Funding: $27M

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