Newlin
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
Newlin is a venture capital and private equity firm that connects founders to capital turning ideas to fundable businesses. It provides a critical linkage for founders to early-stage financing as well as consulting services.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $248k
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Newlin invests in
Stages Newlin invests in
Countries Newlin invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $150k–$6M
- Pre-Seed
- $160k–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- InsurTech 4 (16%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (16%)
- Financial Services 4 (16%)
- Software 3 (12%)
- E-Commerce 3 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (52%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (36%)
- Series A 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 11 (44%)
- Brazil 3 (12%)
- Mexico 2 (8%)
- Chile 1 (4%)
- Colombia 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Federinko
Head of Dealflow
|
Head of Dealflow | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Grant Newlin
Founder, General Partner
|
Founder, General Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigüi created an app that rewards consumers that buy products closer to expiration. We are reducing food waste, one of the most important issues unsolved for global sustainability, generating a tipple-positive impact. Kigüi is solving a problem that involves food producers, supermarkets and the consumer, while making food affordable for everyone | $500K / Seed / Dec 23, 2024 | ||
| KredFeed enables suppliers on supply chains to unlock their cash flow, by turning their receivables into instant cash, providing them the liquidity they need to scale their businesses; while supplying them with smart cash flow management and CFO tools. | $1.6M / Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| Taxo develops taxation software intended to provide tailored software to accountants. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| Nuu is a food-based company that makes old-fashioned food with future generations in mind. Nuu is not to make the best products in the world, but the best products for the world. | $4.1M / Series A / Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| PartnerSlate is an online platform that helps food and beverage brands make the right strategic partnerships to get their next product to market. Brands can discover, connect, and build relationships with contract manufacturers and other food industry partners across North America. | $4M / Seed / Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Flor E Fruto is a food technology company that focuses on positively impacting the environment and people. | $402.2K / Pre-Seed / May 23, 2023 | ||
| Figuro builds technology infrastructure for insurance intermediary distribution. We work with insurance carriers to develop customized digital tools for their agent networks—delivering functional products in 4-6 weeks that adapt to their specific distribution goals (lead generation, client experience, sales velocity). We also provide independentagents and brokers with a sales operating system that consolidates prospecting, quoting, and portfolio management while giving them access to insurance products they can sell without formal carrier contracts. Our technology works with or without APIs, solving the fundamental infrastructure gap that exists in intermediary-dominated markets. Founded by former insurance agents who scaled an agency from $0 to $2M in premiums in 23 months, we currently serve 300+ agencies and partner with carriers including GNP México (17,000 agents) and MetLife | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Figuro builds technology infrastructure for insurance intermediary distribution. We work with insurance carriers to develop customized digital tools for their agent networks—delivering functional products in 4-6 weeks that adapt to their specific distribution goals (lead generation, client experience, sales velocity). We also provide independentagents and brokers with a sales operating system that consolidates prospecting, quoting, and portfolio management while giving them access to insurance products they can sell without formal carrier contracts. Our technology works with or without APIs, solving the fundamental infrastructure gap that exists in intermediary-dominated markets. Founded by former insurance agents who scaled an agency from $0 to $2M in premiums in 23 months, we currently serve 300+ agencies and partner with carriers including GNP México (17,000 agents) and MetLife | Seed / Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Our mission is to grow the export volume of small and medium size agribusinesses in Latin America, generating a sustainable impact in their rural communities while increasing export volume to countries with food deficit | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Shelfleet helps online brands discover, connect, and rent retail shelf space. | $200K / Pre-Seed / Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| See all 25 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Newlin invest in?
Newlin invests primarily in InsurTech, Food and Beverage and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Newlin invest in?
Newlin typically joins rounds of $150k–$6M at Seed and $160k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Newlin's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Newlin took part in.
How do I contact Newlin?
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Who are the partners at Newlin?
The team at Newlin includes Alex Federinko (Head of Dealflow) and Grant Newlin (Founder, General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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