# Reed Robinson

> Reed Robinson is a seed investor at Groove Capital (Minneapolis) backing Software and DIY. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Groove Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/groove-capital)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reedrobinson

Reed Robinson is a Founder and Partner at Groove Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| DIY | 1 | 20% |
| Sports | 1 | 20% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roy | Roy is a fan engagement platform that raises and influence team selections, while simplifying fund management for athletes. | $2M | Seed | Oct 01, 2024 |  |
| Character | Character is a modern home improvement brand for the next generation of home dwellers. | $1.5M | Seed | May 10, 2023 |  |
| CropConex | CropConex is a marketplace and supply chain management platform streamlining the sales and exports of specialty crops worldwide. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Carbon Origins | Carbon Origins community of remote robot operators works from home using their VR headsets to remote control robots. They works on commercially available VR headsets and can integrate with almost any robot on the planet- from food delivery and hospitality robots to mining and construction robots. | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 19, 2021 |  |
| BetterYou | BetterYou is a digital wellness platform that helps to make better health and wellness decisions every day. The platform leverages the data exhaust created from using their devices every single day to create insight around where people spend their time vs. what's actually important to them. Their users define what “time better spent” lookslike, and to help them stay on track.BetterYou provides population-level insights back to organizations, helping them drive health savings downstream by improving their employees’ digital and overall wellness. It also allows individuals to maximize their time and stay focused on goals that matter. | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Untapped Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/untapped-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atland Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atland-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comeback Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comeback-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evolution Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geekdom Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geekdom-fund-l-p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Groove Capital

VC Fund · Minneapolis, United States

Groove Capital is a new investment firm targeting early-stage companies.

3 contacts available at Groove Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Capaldini | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-capaldini-f136 |
| Mickayla Zinsli Rosard | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mickayla-zinsli-rosard |
| Reed Robinson | Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reed-robinson-17ee |

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## FAQ

### What does Reed Robinson invest in?

Reed Robinson invests primarily in Software, DIY and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Reed Robinson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Reed Robinson closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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