Jeff Cantalupo

Managing Partner, Founder atListenIllinois

Jeff Cantalupo is the founder and managing partner of Listen LLC. He works at the intersection of consumer insights, capital, and creativity.

What Jeff can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Listen writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Listen.

Companies founded

Listen LLC

Focus

consumer insightscapitalcreativity

Also at Listen

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Who is Jeff Cantalupo?

Jeff Cantalupo is the founder and managing partner of Listen LLC. He works at the intersection of consumer insights, capital, and creativity.

How much does Jeff Cantalupo invest?

Jeff Cantalupo invests through Listen, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

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