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Refinery Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Nov 2024, closing $11M. Last cheque observed Sep 2019.

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QuietNew fund $11M, Nov 2024VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BHealthcareHuman_capitalMedia

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque2593days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.7MRounds led1 of 3
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Refinery Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Refinery is a venture capital firm that invests in companies on a trajectory towards Series A.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthcareHuman_capitalMedia
Based in
Cincinnati, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    AstronomerSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.7MWith 6 others
  3. May
    Folio PhotonicsSeed · US · FinSMEs$8.0MLed
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Feb
    Engage TalentUS · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 2 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

TSTim SchigelManager of Refinery Management, LLC, which is General PartneriFiling they signed
TSTimothy SchigelManaging PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 9 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$55Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Refinery Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 330622

Who they invest alongside

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

Grand VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Refinery Ventures put money into.

Astronomer$5.7M · Sept 2019Folio Photonics$8.0M · May 2019Engage Talent$3.0M · Feb 2018

Quick answers about Refinery Ventures

What does Refinery Ventures invest in?

Refinery Ventures invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Human_capital and Media.

How active is Refinery Ventures?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Refinery Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Astronomer (Seed, Sept 2019), Folio Photonics (Seed, May 2019) and Engage Talent (Undisclosed round, Feb 2018).

How big are Refinery Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.7M.

Is Refinery Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Refinery Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Grand Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Refinery Ventures?

Refinery Ventures is a VC firm based in Cincinnati, United States.

How much does Refinery Ventures manage?

About $55M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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