# Pete Karabas

> Pete Karabas is a Series B investor at Front Range Biosciences backing Medical and Cannabis. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Front Range Biosciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/front-range-biosciences)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-karabas-64179a64
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/apkarabas
- Website: https://x.com/apkarabas

Pete Karabas is a Series B investor at Front Range Biosciences in Chicago focused on Medical and Cannabis. Pete Karabas is based out of Delray Beach, Florida and is the Founding Partner of KEY Investment Partners. Pete previously worked at Partners Group as a Private Real Estate Group. Pete Karabas attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pete Karabas on Financial & Valuation Modeling.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Cannabis | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## 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. |  |  | Aug 27, 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. | $18.7M | Series B | Feb 14, 2020 |  |
| BDSA | BDSA they provides retailers, manufacturers, brands, wholesalers, and investors with actionable insights to drive profitability, increase revenues, and improve stockholdings. |  | Series C | Aug 20, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Salveo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salveo-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7thirty Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7thirty-opportunity-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AFI Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afi-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Altitude Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altitude-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cthulhu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cthulhu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HALLEY Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halley-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Front Range Biosciences

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Front Range Biosciences.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Schwartz | VP of Sales | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-schwartz-9a28 |
| Christopher Zalewski | Co-Founder & CSO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-zalewski |
| Jonathan Vaught | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-vaught |
| Nick Hofmeister | Co-Founder & CSO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-hofmeister |
| Pete Karabas | Board of Directors, Observer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pete-karabas |

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## FAQ

### What does Pete Karabas invest in?

Pete Karabas invests primarily in Medical, Cannabis and Analytics startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 3 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 Pete Karabas last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pete Karabas closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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