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Carey Cooper

Carey Cooper

Partner atBarrel VenturesUnited States
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Carey Cooper is a serial entrepreneur and partner at Barrel Ventures, with leadership roles in food, beverage, and supply chain firms. He has also served on multiple boards and holds a BS, CPA, and JD.

What Carey can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3MEstimate
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Barrel Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Enjoy Life Foods · Director
  2. L&L Foods · Director
  3. North Suburban Jewish Community Center · President
  4. National Fragile X Foundation · Vice President
  5. The Cove School · President of the Board of Trustees
  6. Jewish Community Center Chicago · Board Member
  7. Young Presidents Organization · Member
  8. Barrel Ventures · Partner
    Now

Focus

food & beveragesupply chainfoodbeverage

Education

University of Illinois, BSLoyola University in Chicago, JD

Also at Barrel Ventures

Nathan CooperFounder & Managing Partner
Michael Krutz
Michael KrutzPrincipal
Rob Schoder
Rob SchoderVenture Partner

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Questions

Who is Carey Cooper?

Carey Cooper is a serial entrepreneur and partner at Barrel Ventures, with leadership roles in food, beverage, and supply chain firms. He has also served on multiple boards and holds a BS, CPA, and JD.

How much does Carey Cooper invest?

Carey Cooper invests through Barrel Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Carey Cooper?

A warm intro from a founder Barrel Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Carey Cooper do before Barrel Ventures?

Director at Enjoy Life Foods; Director at L&L Foods; President at North Suburban Jewish Community Center; Vice President at National Fragile X Foundation; President of the Board of Trustees at The Cove School; Board Member at Jewish Community Center Chicago; Member at Young Presidents Organization.

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