About 43North
43North is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Buffalo, United States. As of Dec 2025, 43North is an active investor, having invested in 72 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Grant (prize money) round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Tukki Overall, 43North portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions including key companies like ACV Auctions, Plum.io and HemoGenyx. A lot of funds co-invest with 43North, with names like Cultivation Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. 43North has team of 11 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Grant (prize money), Seed & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
43North's List of Top Investments
43North has a portfolio of 72 companies. Their most notable investments are in Otrafy and Verivend.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Israel and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Food and Agriculture Tech and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Grant (prize money), Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by 43North:1. ACV Auctions
Online marketplace providing auction services for used vehicles to licensed dealers. The platform offers vehicle inspection reports with interior and exterior photos. It provides tools for transportation, inventory management, and vehicle appraisal. The platform aims to simplify the process of buying and selling vehicles.
Key facts about ACV Auctions
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Buffalo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $350M
- Employee Count: 1,930 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Sprout Capital Partners and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Squire
Provider of SaaS-driven salon management software. It offers appointment scheduling, operations management, mobile apps, point of sales system, revenue analytics, brand showcase, commission payouts management, automated booth rent collection, virtual waiting rooms, customer engagement & more. It also provides pre-certified card readers for making payments. It provides pricing-based software solutions.
Key facts about Squire
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $140M
- Employee Count: 227 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: 645 Ventures, TechSquare Labs and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 29, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SparkCharge
Provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company focused on the development of portable electric vehicle charging points. It provides EV charging solutions for businesses.
Key facts about SparkCharge
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $107M
- Employee Count: 50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: PEAK6, Flucas Ventures and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Tara
Platform offering product management suite. It enables users to define, plan, and track product updates in real-time. It provides insights into commits, blockers, mergers, etc. The platform allows businesses to post project requirements and goals and gives an estimated timeline of completion. It divides the tasks into subtasks and categorizes the task by priority, status, type, etc. It includes sprint insights that help to understand engineering task status with PR statuses.
Key facts about Tara
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.7M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Crescent Enterprises and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 26, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Plum.io
Provider of talent assessment platform measuring job fit and durable skills. The platform offers insights to match human potential to job needs. It provides personalized career insights and helps create high-performing teams. The platform enhances talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. It understands skills, quantifies job fit, and analyzes organizational culture.
Key facts about Plum.io
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Waterloo (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12.1M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Conconi Growth Partners, Real Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 21, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
43North's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
43North has invested in 72 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Tukki and most recent follow-on round was in CleanFiber.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
43North's Investments by Stage
43North has made 32 investments in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $544K, 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $919K and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Grant (prize money) | 32 |
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
43North's Investments by Sector
43North has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, Consumer, HealthTech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 60 Tech companies, 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Software companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 17 |
Life Sciences | 11 |
Consumer | 9 |
HealthTech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Others | 51 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
43North's Investments by Geography
43North has made most investments in United States (45), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 45 |
Canada | 3 |
Israel | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
43North's recent investments
43North has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by 43North:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 15, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3272 | - | |
Nov 25, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7371 | - | |
Mar 05, 2025 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 1340 | - | |
Nov 20, 2024 | United States | Seed | 5562 | ||
Oct 20, 2022 | United States | Seed | 8141 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 43North's Portfolio
1 of 43North's portfolio company became public - HemoGenyx. It got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in Nov 2015.Here are 43North's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 09, 2015 | Oct 31, 2014 | Grant (prize money) | 4595 |
Acquired companies in 43North's Portfolio
7 companies from 43North's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ACV Auctions in Sep 2026 by Copart for $*****.Here are 43North's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 12, 2026 | Oct 29, 2015 | Grant (prize money) | 6808 | |
Apr 28, 2026 | - | - | 5772 | |
Jun 07, 2023 | 2014 | Grant (prize money) | 8020 | |
Jun 07, 2021 | Oct 03, 2018 | Grant (prize money) | 5612 | |
Mar 01, 2021 | Oct 06, 2017 | Seed | 2283 |
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Team profile of 43North
43North has a team of 11 members including 6 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States. 43North's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in 43North:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Miami Beach | - | ||
Partner | Buffalo | - | ||
Partner | Buffalo | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | Buffalo | - | - | |
Principal | Buffalo | - | - | |
Principal | Hamburg | - | - | |
Principal | Buffalo | - | - |
Co-investors of 43North
Over the past 12 years, 189 investors have co-invested in 43North's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before 43North: Techstars, MassChallenge and 63 others have invested in rounds before 43North. There are 7 companies where Techstars has invested before 43North and 4 companies where MassChallenge has invested before 43North.
- Top Co-investors of 43North: 16 investors entered a company along with 43North. These include investors like Cultivation Capital (1 company).
- Invested after 43North: A total of 108 investors have invested in 43North's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include WNY Impact Investment Fund (3 companies), Jack Greco (3 companies) and EIC Fund (2 companies).
Recent News related to 43North
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Rarebird Coffee secures funding from 43North, relocating HQ to Buffalo.PR Newswire•Feb 11, 2025•Rarebird, 43North, Founders of Color, Hengdeli Announces
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StoreCash Closes $3.7M Seed Funding RoundFinSMEs•Nov 20, 2024•StoreCash, Black Operator Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, 43North and 4 others
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43North Calls for Applications As They Look to Make Five $1M Investments into Seed-Stage StartupsAlleyWatch•May 23, 2023•43North
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Agape Wellness wins $1 million funding in 43North competitorsinvestidollar.com•Oct 21, 2022•43North, Agapewell
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Kangarootime Raises $3.5 Million to Expand Early Childhood Education PlatformBusiness Wire•Oct 30, 2019•Kangarootime, Cultivation Capital, Mucker, Skyview Capital and 2 others
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43North winner Suncayr picks up seed investors from TorontoThe Business Journals•Jan 03, 2018•Suncayr, 43North, Maple Leaf Angels
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OneTen Capital opens up investment fund for another WNY startupThe Business Journals•Dec 08, 2017•Formarum, 43North, OneTen Capital
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Small tech hubs: Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Nashville, and New Orleans want your startupVentureBeat•Jun 27, 2016•43North, Startup, nashjs.org, Loupe
