Barrel Ventures Management, LLC
Seed fund manager, based in Evanston, Illinois, reporting $41.4M of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
3 additional team members, 6 additional co-investors and affiliates, 19 additional investments, funds and LPs, 4 events, 2 verified contacts (1 published business email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 dealswith Boulder Food Group
Invests most often alongside Boulder Food Group (2 shared deals) and Siddhi Capital (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
- Managing MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
40 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Barrel Ventures Management, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
18 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloxSnacks | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Clove | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Docunlock | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- ai, consumer, climate, logistics
- Stages
- seed, series b, early
- Geography
- global, midwest
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- seed
Team
7 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
- Nate Cooper · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Member
- Managing Member
- Partner
Contacts
1 published business email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
7 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Ventures II LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $20.9M Mar 27, 2026 | 63 | unknown | unknown |
| Barrel Olipop Spv III LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | $10.8M Mar 27, 2026 | 58 | unknown | unknown |
| Barrel Olipop Syndicate I, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Unknown | $4.3M Mar 27, 2026 | 21 | unknown | unknown |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinik Family Foundation | FOUNDATION | Barrel Ventures II LP | $577,517 fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
9 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-09-162 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-09-162 shared deals · recurring
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 1 capital path ShowHide
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Barrel Ventures Management, LLC sits on 1 traced path of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 1 path of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
9 dated events, 58 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026Barrel Ventures Management, LLC: MICRO_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)Classification changedClassificationInference
- May 15, 2026Barrel Ventures Management, LLC filed the first Form D for Barrel Ventures III LP (fund 3), its next fund after Barrel Ventures II LP; offering $30.0M
- Apr 1, 2024Barrel Olipop Syndicate I, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Barrel Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $650,863
- Apr 1, 2024Barrel Ventures II LP first reported on Form ADV by Barrel Ventures Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $20,293,080
- Apr 1, 2024Barrel Ventures Management, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 27, 2026 · 6 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Evanston, ILadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- barrelvc.com
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 27, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 6 (6 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $41.4Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 15, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%)Name or self-description says seed
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $25.2M across 7 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $25.2M across 6 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-04-01 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2024-04-01 | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-27 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-27 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-04-01 | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2024-04-01 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Evanston, IL | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Evanston, IL | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | seed | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | seed | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 6 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 6 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 6 | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $41.4M | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $41.4M | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $25.2M | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Sep 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Global, midwest “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Global, midwest “geography words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, consumer, climate, logistics “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | AI, consumer, climate, logistics “sector words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series b, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series b, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 27, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Apr 1, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 15, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersSeed fund manager, confirmedShowHide
Name or self-description says seed
- importance
- gav: 0.19 · funds: 0.58 · people: 0.2 · investments: 0.47 · co investors: 0.39
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 7 · reported gav: $41.4M · first adv filing: 2024-04-01 · years since first filing: 2.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-15
- Adviser's first ADV filing2024-04-01source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.
Not yet on record: latest vintage.