# Donald Thompson

> Donald Thompson is a Series A investor at Cleveland Avenue backing Software. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-thompson-67212916a/

Donald Thompson is a Series A investor at Cleveland Avenue in Chicago focused on Software and Food Processing. Don Thompson is the CEO and Founder of Cleveland Avenue. Thompson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an honorary Doctorate in Science degree from Excelsior College. Thompson resides in the Chicagoland area with his wife and two children.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Food Processing | 2 | 29% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 29% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hero Bread | Hero Bread is a food product company that specializes in providing nutritious foods. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. | $21M | Series B | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Hero Bread | Hero Bread is a food product company that specializes in providing nutritious foods. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. | $15M | Series B | May 02, 2023 |  |
| The Believer Company | The Believer Company is a game development studio dedicated to putting the player at the center of their games. It has game developers from all over the world who have created games ranging from Words With Friends to League of Legends, Destiny to PvZ. | $55M | Series A | Mar 07, 2023 |  |
| SupplyHive | SupplyHive is Supplier Performance Review Software. By enabling easy input of reviews, and employing artificial intelligence, the entire SupplyHive now elevates, every time a review or rating is posted - or accessed. SupplyHive was founded by Mike Anguiano, a serial entrepreneur who worked with a few key influencers across procurement, investors,leadership, and well-known suppliers. In January 2021, The board of directors brought on serial entrepreneur and innovative business leader Lou Sandoval to refine, build and scale the company. Sandoval successfully led the Seed financing round to raise $2M in a priced round with a valuation of $12M. | $10K | Convertible Note | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Hero Bread | Hero Bread is a food product company that specializes in providing nutritious foods. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. | $23M | Series A | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| SupplyHive | SupplyHive is Supplier Performance Review Software. By enabling easy input of reviews, and employing artificial intelligence, the entire SupplyHive now elevates, every time a review or rating is posted - or accessed. SupplyHive was founded by Mike Anguiano, a serial entrepreneur who worked with a few key influencers across procurement, investors,leadership, and well-known suppliers. In January 2021, The board of directors brought on serial entrepreneur and innovative business leader Lou Sandoval to refine, build and scale the company. Sandoval successfully led the Seed financing round to raise $2M in a priced round with a valuation of $12M. | $1.9M | Seed | Jan 15, 2021 |  |
| Farmwise Foods | Farmwise Foods is a privately held company with a mission of developing healthier alternatives to some of America's favorite foods without compromising on taste. | $4.5M |  | Apr 10, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Composite Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DNS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dns-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GreatPoint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greatpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Cleveland Avenue

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Cleveland Avenue invests in seed-stage, early-stage, later-stage, and growth-stage deals focused on food and beverage companies, lifestyle consumer brands, AgTech, and technology companies.

5 contacts available at Cleveland Avenue.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Zopp | Managing Partner | — |
| Donald Thompson | CEO and Founder | — |
| Mingu Lee | Managing Partner | — |
| Booker Whitt | Managing Director | — |
| Donald Thompson | CEO and Founder | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Donald Thompson invest in?

Donald Thompson invests primarily in Software, Food Processing and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Donald Thompson?

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### When did Donald Thompson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Donald Thompson closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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