Hyde Park Angels

Top Early-Stage Investor in Midwest

Aqua Cultured Foods, a food tech startup, raised $5.5 million in seed funding, with HPA participating in a round led by Stray Dog Capital. H Venture Partners, Aztec Capital Management and Amplifica Capital also participated.

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Jacob Babcock is the founder and CEO of NuCurrent, a wireless power company that has designed wireless power antennas.

Aditya Burra is Venture Operations Manager at HPA, where he supports deal sourcing and marketing and leads workflow automation. His previous roles spanned accounting, policy research and SaaS, where he developed AI-driven products and workflows. He holds a Master of Public Policy.

Bess Goodfellow is a Partner at HPA. She sources high-growth companies across the Midwest and supports those investments throughout their life cycles. Her portfolio spans enterprise, fintech and consumer industries.

Michelle Rogoff is a Senior Associate at HPA, where she identifies and invests in high-growth companies and supports investments throughout their life cycles. Her background includes CPG, adtech and early-stage startups, and she graduated from the Kelley School of Business.

The company describes a people-first approach to early-stage investing and says it supports entrepreneurs by driving startup growth and investment success.

HPA’s People First model combines operating expertise, a business network and venture capital to support startup growth.