Grand’s October Newsletter
This month at Grand Ventures, we’re highlighting a new investment, portfolio milestones, and the latest updates from our team.
OllyGarden Raises $4M Seed Round
Grand Ventures participated in OllyGarden’s $4M seed round alongside Next Frontier Capital, ACTAI Ventures, DIG Ventures, and strategic investors.
OllyGarden is improving telemetry quality for observability systems, an increasingly critical need as AI adoption accelerates. Nathan Owen shares why we invested, drawing on nearly two decades of experience in the space.
Portfolio Momentum
Several portfolio companies announced new products and recognition this month:
- Devplan launched self-service sign-up and a new website.
- Paccurate received the Sustainability Award at DELIVER America for reducing packaging waste.
- Qumis launched an MCP integration, bringing insurance analysis directly into AI assistants.
Grand on the Road
Our team is headed to Venture Atlanta, the MVCA Annual Awards, ObservabilityCON, Venture Dallas, and HLTH this fall.
If you’re attending, we’d love to connect.
Around Grand
A few highlights from the Grand team:
- Tim Streit was recognized in Crain’s Who’s Who in West Michigan.
- James Hill shared takeaways on physical AI and Midwest opportunities following Venture North.
- Tim Streit shared insights from Peter Diamandis on AI, exponential change, and thinking 10x.
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