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Red Cedar Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 52 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

VentureSeedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
63%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 52 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.6MRounds led0 of 52Sole investor10 roundsMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch Red Cedar Ventures

Red Cedar Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $2.1M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
East Lansing, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first52 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Sept
    Great Lakes Crystal TechnologiesGrant · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    SwitchVenture · US · TechStartups$10MWith 4 others
  4. May
    EeroQVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    Transcode TherapeuticsDebt · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  6. Feb
    Entirety BiomedicalSeed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  7. 2025

    19 rounds

  8. Dec
    Protara TherapeuticsUS$75MWith 2 others
  9. Dec
    Orbion Space TechnologySeries C · US$27MWith 2 others
  10. Dec
    EeroQVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Dec
    HealthBridgeDebt · US$20MSole investor
  12. Nov
    ScorbitSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  13. Nov
    Switched SourceSeed · US$2.6MWith 2 others
  14. Nov
    GreenMark BiomedicalGrant · US$300KWith 2 others
  15. Oct
    Transcode TherapeuticsUS$20MWith 2 others
  16. Oct
    pocketnestVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Oct
    Indapta TherapeuticsVenture · US$51MWith 3 others
  18. Oct
    Kall Morris IncSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  19. Jul
    ADASTECVenture · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  20. Jun
    Rivet WorkVenture · US$4.6MWith 1 other
  21. Apr
    Protein PintsVenture · US$902KSole investor
  22. Mar
    RedoxBloxDebt · US$10MWith 4 others
  23. Feb
    SAINTEPre-seed · US$250KWith 1 other
  24. Feb
    Protein PintsDebt · US$2.0MSole investor
  25. Jan
    KODE HealthSeries B · US$27MWith 2 others
  26. Jan
    Great Lakes Crystal TechnologiesGrant · US$2.7MWith 2 others
  27. 2024

    3 rounds

  28. Dec
    Jolt EnergySeries A · DE$4.0MWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    BAMF HealthVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  30. Jan
    CIBOVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. 2023

    12 rounds

  32. Nov
    TheraB MedicalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    The Patient CompanySeries A · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  34. Jul
    UV AngelSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  35. Jul
    ADHD OnlineVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Jul
    Kall Morris IncPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  37. Jun
    MentaviSeries A · US$2.1MSole investor
  38. Apr
    Enspired SolutionsSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    MunetrixVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    TiiCKERSeed · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  41. Apr
    Revolin SportsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  42. Mar
    CrossBrainingVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. Jan
    Iaso TherapeuticsGrant · US$125KWith 3 others
  44. 2022

    6 rounds

  45. Dec
    The Bee CorpVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Red Cedar Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Michigan RiseVC firm22rounds togetherNational Science FoundationGovernment6rounds togetherUS Department of EnergyGovernment4rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherNational Institutes of HealthGovernment3rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherCleantech OpenAccelerator2rounds togetherCreative Destruction LabAccelerator2rounds togetherNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Investment firm2rounds togetherRA Capital ManagementPrivate equity2rounds togetherThird DerivativeAccelerator2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Red Cedar Ventures put money into.

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies$2.7M · Sept 2026Transcode Therapeutics$6.0M · Apr 2026Entirety Biomedical$1.2M · Feb 2026Protara Therapeutics$75M · Dec 2025Orbion Space Technology$27M · Dec 2025HealthBridge$20M · Dec 2025

Quick answers about Red Cedar Ventures

What does Red Cedar Ventures invest in?

Red Cedar Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Red Cedar Ventures?

52 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Red Cedar Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Great Lakes Crystal Technologies (Grant, Sept 2026), Switch (Venture, Jun 2026) and EeroQ (Venture, May 2026).

How big are Red Cedar Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M.

Does Red Cedar Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 52 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Red Cedar Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is Red Cedar Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Red Cedar Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Michigan Rise (22 rounds together), National Science Foundation (6 rounds together) and US Department of Energy (4 rounds together).

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