Barrel Ventures
Barrel Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund based in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 2019. The firm focuses on transforming the global food ecosystem by investing in entrepreneurs who are addressing significant challenges within the food industry. Barrel Ventures primarily targets early-stage companies, making investments from pre-seed to Series A, with typical check sizes ranging from $100,000 to $750,000. The firm specializes in three core areas: sustainable packaging solutions, ingredient innovation, and improving logistics within the food supply chain. Barrel Ventures also invests
Investing activity
Barrel Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Kimba (Seed, $5.4M, Jun 2026).
Barrel Ventures most often invests alongside Selva Ventures, Resolute Ventures, AIR Ventures and Able Partners, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Barrel Ventures
What AI companies has Barrel Ventures invested in?
Barrel Ventures's AI investments include Kimba. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Barrel Ventures based?
Barrel Ventures is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What stage does Barrel Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Barrel Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Barrel Ventures co-invest with?
Barrel Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Selva Ventures (1 deal), Resolute Ventures (1 deal), AIR Ventures (1 deal), Able Partners (1 deal) and Supermoon Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach Barrel Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Barrel Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Barrel Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.