# Michael Gruber

> Michael Gruber is a Series A investor at Salveo Capital backing Agriculture and Biotechnology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Salveo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salveo-capital)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgruber
- Website: http://www.cornerstoneangels.com

Michael Gruber is a Series A investor at Salveo Capital in Chicago focused on Agriculture and Biotechnology. Michael Gruber - Managing Partner @ Salveo Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 20% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 20% |
| Water | 1 | 10% |
| Mobile | 1 | 10% |
| Medical | 1 | 10% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Series B | 3 | 30% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $18.7M | Series B | Feb 14, 2020 |  |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $8.5M | Series B | Sep 16, 2019 |  |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $10M | Series A | Oct 04, 2018 |  |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $3M | Seed | Sep 20, 2017 |  |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 23, 2017 |  |
| Algal Scientific | Algal Scientific has two distinct business units that serve the animal feed, human nutrition, and wastewater treatment industries. One unit is focused on the production of their ProGlucan beta-glucan products for animal feeds and human nutrition. The second unit is dedicated to the commercialization of their Hypertrophic wastewater treatmentsystem, which they license to customers in the food and beverage industry.It was acquired by Kemin Industries in March 2017. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Plymouth, Michigan. | $2M | Convertible Note | Sep 09, 2016 |  |
| Algal Scientific | Algal Scientific has two distinct business units that serve the animal feed, human nutrition, and wastewater treatment industries. One unit is focused on the production of their ProGlucan beta-glucan products for animal feeds and human nutrition. The second unit is dedicated to the commercialization of their Hypertrophic wastewater treatmentsystem, which they license to customers in the food and beverage industry.It was acquired by Kemin Industries in March 2017. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Plymouth, Michigan. | $7M | Series B | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Algal Scientific | Algal Scientific has two distinct business units that serve the animal feed, human nutrition, and wastewater treatment industries. One unit is focused on the production of their ProGlucan beta-glucan products for animal feeds and human nutrition. The second unit is dedicated to the commercialization of their Hypertrophic wastewater treatmentsystem, which they license to customers in the food and beverage industry.It was acquired by Kemin Industries in March 2017. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Plymouth, Michigan. | $3M | Series A | Apr 28, 2014 |  |
| EatStreet | EatStreet is an online and mobile food ordering service that streamlines commerce between restaurants and diners. To college students and young professionals, EatStreet is a smart, simple, and affordable way to order delivery and takeout from their favorite restaurants. To restaurant owners, EatStreet is a one-stop-shop for online ordering andmarketing. By providing web, mobile, and social products for online ordering, EatStreet brings in new business for restaurants. Diners enjoy the upside of fast, simple ordering while restaurants see their sales soar.Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. | $10M | Series B | Feb 01, 2014 |  |
| EatStreet | EatStreet is an online and mobile food ordering service that streamlines commerce between restaurants and diners. To college students and young professionals, EatStreet is a smart, simple, and affordable way to order delivery and takeout from their favorite restaurants. To restaurant owners, EatStreet is a one-stop-shop for online ordering andmarketing. By providing web, mobile, and social products for online ordering, EatStreet brings in new business for restaurants. Diners enjoy the upside of fast, simple ordering while restaurants see their sales soar.Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. | $2.5M | Series A | Feb 26, 2013 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sand Hill Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sand-hill-angels) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Formation 8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formation8) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HALLEY Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halley-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvard-business-school-alumni-angels-of-greater-ny) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Phyto Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phyto-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Salveo Capital

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Salveo Capital is a private investment fund that partners with leading entrepreneurs and management teams to build high-scaling successful companies within the legalized cannabis eco-system.Salveo is predominately focused on the ancillary sectors of the market, which include: software and data; financial payments and services; ag-tech and yieldimprovement technologies; biotech and pharma; and licensing and branding.

5 contacts available at Salveo Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Gruber | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-gruber |
| Jeff Howard | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-howard |
| John Dohm | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-dohm-59c3 |
| Sean Doyle | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-doyle-3ab2 |
| Thomas Mazarakis | Managing Partner & Advisory Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-mazarakis |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Gruber invest in?

Michael Gruber invests primarily in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Water startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Michael Gruber last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Gruber closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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