# Ross Lipson

> Ross Lipson is a seed investor at Dutchie (Bend) backing E-Commerce and FinTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dutchie](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dutchie)
- Location: Bend, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-lipson-477b0814a/

Ross Lipson is a seed investor at Dutchie in Bend focused on E-Commerce and FinTech. Ross Lipson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dutchie, a leading cannabis technology platform that powers dispensary operations, provides consumers with safe and easy access to products, and supports the societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world. Founded in 2017, Dutchie works with over 5000 dispensaries across North America, facilitatingover $14b in annual sales. Prior to founding Dutchie, Ross was the Co-Founder and CEO of GrubCanada, Canada’s first online food ordering service. GrubCanada was acquired by Just Eat in 2012.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$14M |
| Series A | $18M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 36% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Logistics | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 73% |
| Series A | 3 | 27% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 45% |
| Mexico | 2 | 18% |
| India | 1 | 9% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 9% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Klinic | Klinic creates a practice-in-a-box experience for independent practitioners to run and grow their practice, creating an Amazon-like marketplace for patients to access fast and affordable treatment. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Filo | Filo, Edtech, transactional learning model by online tutors available for students in less than 60 seconds. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.filo.student&hl=en&gl=US | $22.7M | Series A | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Float | Float (YC W20) offers seamless global banking and modern treasury management for businesses. | $7M | Seed | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Kyte | Kyte is a technology and operations company that offers on-demand cars delivered to customers for as long as they need them — for a day, a few days or a few weeks or months. Kyte is operating in 10+ cities in the US and growing at rapid pace. Francesco Wiedemann, Ludwig Schoenack, and Nikolaus Volk formed the company in San Francisco, Californiain 2019. | $30M | Series A | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Filo | Filo, Edtech, transactional learning model by online tutors available for students in less than 60 seconds. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.filo.student&hl=en&gl=US | $2M | Seed | Aug 01, 2021 |  |
| Orchata | Orchata is a platform by which you can get groceries delivered in 15 min with no substitutes and at supermarket prices. All the way from fresh fruits, vegetables, drinks, proteins, snacks to bread, medicine, and household essentials. | $4M | Seed | Aug 01, 2021 |  |
| Yummy | Yummy develops a food delivery app that operates across Latin America. The app allows users to order and pay for their orders through their mobile application or website platform and offers different payment methods such as foreign credit cards and cash, that conveniently enable users to enjoy their food at a location of their choice.VicenteZavarce founded Yummy in 2020 and has its headquarters in San Francisco, California, United States. | $4.5M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 |  |
| Lula | Lula Technologies is a provider of insurance services. With Lula, customers are able to better assess their customer's risk, administer policies, manage their claims, and embed their own insurance products into their business flows. | $18M | Series A | Jul 08, 2021 |  |
| Bego | Marketplace building the leading platform for the US<>Mexico trade market | $14M | Seed | May 06, 2021 |  |
| Coterie | Coterie set out to make a better diaper—one that’s supremely soft, up to 70% more absorbent, and keeps skin up to 3x drier—and we refuse to lower our standards. Our high-performing products are dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic, free of 200+ chemicals, cruelty-free, and made with sustainably sourced plant-based materials. The company wasfounded in 2018 and based in New York City, New York. | $5.3M | Seed | Nov 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JAM Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jam-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Flucas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flucas-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Anthos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthos-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Better Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-capital-e839) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Dutchie

VC Fund · Bend, United States

Dutchie is an all-in-one technology platform that powers dispensary operations, provides consumers with safe and easy access, and supports the wave of positive societal change that cannabis is bringing to the world. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.

5 contacts available at Dutchie.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ross Lipson | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ross-lipson |
| Carlie Smith | VP People | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlie-smith |
| Chiara McPhee | VP Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chiara-mcphee |
| Chris Ostrowski | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-ostrowski |
| Heather Cooper Vivares | Product Designer II | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heather-vivares |

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## FAQ

### What does Ross Lipson invest in?

Ross Lipson invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ross Lipson's check size?

Ross Lipson typically joins rounds of $2M–$14M at Seed and $18M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ross Lipson participates in.

### When did Ross Lipson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ross Lipson closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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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