# Winona Capital Management

> Winona Capital Management is a VC fund in Chicago backing Retail and Fashion. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Fund size: $175M
- Last fund: Apr 2013
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/winona-capital-management/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/WinonaCapital
- Website: http://winonacapital.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WinonaCapital

Winona Capital Management is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Retail and Fashion. Winona Capital provides acquisition and growth capital to outstanding emerging brands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 25% |
| Fashion | 2 | 25% |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Pet | 1 | 13% |
| Beauty | 1 | 13% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 4 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 38% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 63% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John McBlain | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-mcblain-2 |
| Laird Koldyke | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laird-koldyke-2 |
| Luke Reese | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luke-reese-2 |
| Jack Yates | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-yates-9a14 |
| Jason Sowers | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-sowers-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| I and love and you | I and love and you create raw food for pets before real, whole, and healthy pet food. They are committed to helping give pets the very best, all products meet rigorous ingredient standards and are approved by an on-staff holistic veterinarian.I and love and you have created the first Total Pet Care Solution with natural, easy-to-use products:healthy food treats, chews, supplements, and remedies. It offers everything a well-rounded pet needs. | $1M | Series C | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Incredible Foods | Incredible Foods strives to develop unique, all-inclusive products that are delicious, fun to eat and enhance the lives of those who enjoy them. Through its perfectly free™ brand, the Company is committed to creating delicious "Big 8 Allergy-Friendly™" foods for everyone who desire a fuller, happier, healthier, free-from lifestyle.perfectly free™ contain only natural, premium ingredients that are non-GMO and free from the Big 8 food allergens: dairy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, fish and shellfish. All products are prepared in a dedicated, free-from facility. |  |  | Jan 24, 2017 |  |
| Monica Vinader | Official account of the British luxury jewellery brand. Follow us for behind-the-scenes hidden gems and shining style inspiration. | $26.2M |  | Feb 08, 2016 |  |
| Monica Vinader | Official account of the British luxury jewellery brand. Follow us for behind-the-scenes hidden gems and shining style inspiration. | $26.2M | Private Equity | Feb 08, 2016 |  |
| Diono | Diono is a world leader providing families an expanding line of safe, innovative and high quality juvenile products that exceed expectations at home or on the go. Their products are offered through our retail partners in over 50 countries worldwide. With more than a decade of experience, Diono continues a heritage of excellence that includesmore than 50 International Awards from industry and consumer groups for safety and thoughtful design for car seats, travel and stroller accessories. |  | Private Equity | May 08, 2015 |  |
| Evereve | Evereve is a fashion retailer offering on-trend, contemporary apparel and accessories. |  | Private Equity | Apr 15, 2015 |  |
| I and love and you | I and love and you create raw food for pets before real, whole, and healthy pet food. They are committed to helping give pets the very best, all products meet rigorous ingredient standards and are approved by an on-staff holistic veterinarian.I and love and you have created the first Total Pet Care Solution with natural, easy-to-use products:healthy food treats, chews, supplements, and remedies. It offers everything a well-rounded pet needs. | $11.8M |  | May 13, 2014 |  |
| Boloco | Boloco is a Boston-based family of 8 restaurants and over 125 team members that serves globally inspired burritos, bowls, salads, smoothies and shakes with locations in MA and NH.Co-founders Adam Liebman, Gregg Harris, Jason Hutchinson and John Pepper opened the first location in 1997 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. While Bolocoquickly became known for its unique variety of delicious and globally inspired burritos, bowls, smoothies and shakes, its mantra “even a burrito aspires” over time guided the teams to cultivate a nationally-recognized, award-winning consumer brand. Boloco’s appealingly off-center and honest brand personality, its maniacal commitment to amazing its guests, its innovative use of technology to enhance visitor experiences and its early leadership in environmental improvement efforts have all contributed to its reputation. Most importantly, however, its long-time mission to positively impact the lives and futures of people who work in fast food through bold and inspired food and practices has put the company on a different playing field than most other fast food and fast casual restaurant businesses in the United States.To follow the journey (and perhaps even earn free burritos), visit boloco.com, twitter.com/boloco, fb.com/boloco or email hello@boloco.com. | $10M | Private Equity | Jul 09, 2007 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [L Catterton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lcatterton) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Piper Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piper-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flagship Pioneering](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flagship-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Polaris Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polaris-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prairie Management Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prairie-management-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Revelry Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revelry-brands) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Winona Capital Management invest in?

Winona Capital Management invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and Health Care startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Winona Capital Management?

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### Who are the partners at Winona Capital Management?

The team at Winona Capital Management includes John McBlain (CFO), Laird Koldyke (Managing Director) and Luke Reese (Managing Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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