# Loft Growth Partners

> Loft Growth Partners is a VC fund in Chicago backing Health Care and DIY. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.loftgrowthpartners.com/

Loft Growth Partners is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Health Care and DIY. Loft Growth Partners joins with founders and management in emerging consumer products businesses capable of growing exponentially via an infusion of capital and operational expertise.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| DIY | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Whitman | Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-whitman |
| Mike Apostal | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-apostal |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wonderbelly | Ginger Health Company provides digestive health products and solutions. | $12M | Series A | Apr 09, 2024 |  |
| Back to the Roots | Back to the Roots offers gardening kits to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at homes. Founded in 2009 by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora as a 100% sustainable urban mushroom farm, BTTR has transformed into a company focused on bringing sustainable grow-at-home products into households. Their Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden is completely indoors andcan grow up to 1lb of oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days. They provide a simple, eco-friendly, and quick way to have fresh oyster mushrooms right in the kitchen. | $15M | Series D | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| D’s Naturals | D's Naturals, LLC produces and markets protein bars. It offers its products through retail stores in the United States, as well as online. |  |  | Feb 28, 2017 |  |
| Orabrush | Orabrush, Inc. is an online video marketing brand builder. The company leverages expertise in YouTube content creation, optimization and advertising to commercialize innovative products. Using its "reverse marketing model" with YouTube, the company has delivered unprecedented results in awareness and conversion driving online to offlinesales with its line of oral care products (www.orabrush.com), including the Orabrush tongue cleaner; the Orabrush tongue foam powered by Orazyme; the Orapup dog breath brush (www.orapup.com); and Orapup Lickies flavors. Backed by True Ventures and 2x Consumer Product Growth Partners, Orabrush’s products are sold in 25 countries, 75 retailers and more than 30,000 retail stores globally. Founded in 2009, Orabrush is based in Orem, Utah. | $750K | Seed | Oct 06, 2010 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [301](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/301-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/af-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrandProject](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-project) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Echo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elizabeth Street Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-street-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fenwick Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenwick-brands) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Loft Growth Partners invest in?

Loft Growth Partners invests primarily in Health Care, DIY and Video startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Loft Growth Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Loft Growth Partners?

The team at Loft Growth Partners includes Andrew Whitman (Founder & Managing Partner) and Mike Apostal (Vice President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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