# Donald Thompson

> Donald Thompson is a seed investor at Cleveland Avenue backing Food Processing. 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: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-thompson-67212916a/

Donald Thompson is a seed investor at Cleveland Avenue in Chicago focused on Food Processing and Food and Beverage. Donald Thompson is based out of Chicago, Illinois and is the CEO and Founder of Cleveland Avenue. Donald previously worked at McDonald's as a President & CEO. Donald Thompson attended the Purdue University. Donald Thompson has received Dreamer Award.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

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

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series F | 1 | 14% |
| Series G | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Beyond | Beyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat. The company aims to make a positive impact on four growing global issues such as human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources, and animal welfare. Its plant-based meats are made by combining expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients.Beyond Meat's products offer greater or equal protein levels than their animal counterparts, no cholesterol, less saturated fat, and no antibiotics or hormones. | $50M | Series H | Oct 05, 2018 |  |
| Beyond | Beyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat. The company aims to make a positive impact on four growing global issues such as human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources, and animal welfare. Its plant-based meats are made by combining expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients.Beyond Meat's products offer greater or equal protein levels than their animal counterparts, no cholesterol, less saturated fat, and no antibiotics or hormones. | $55M | Series G | Dec 08, 2017 |  |
| Beyond | Beyond Meat is a food processing company that specializes in providing plant-based meat. The company aims to make a positive impact on four growing global issues such as human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources, and animal welfare. Its plant-based meats are made by combining expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients.Beyond Meat's products offer greater or equal protein levels than their animal counterparts, no cholesterol, less saturated fat, and no antibiotics or hormones. | $30.1M | Series F | Oct 11, 2016 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DNS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dns-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [GreatPoint Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greatpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- Composite Ventures — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PROOF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-atlantic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GroundForce Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/powerplant-ventures) — 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 Food Processing, Food and Beverage and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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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