Turner Novak is an investor at Banana Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm in Ann Arbor, MI. He focuses on consumer and bottoms-up enterprise products, investing in Pre-Seed and Seed stages.

What Turner can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3MEstimate
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Banana Capital writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Banana Capital.

Companies founded

Banana Capital

Focus

consumerbottoms-up enterprisepre-seedseedearly stage

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Who is Turner Novak?

Turner Novak is an investor at Banana Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm in Ann Arbor, MI. He focuses on consumer and bottoms-up enterprise products, investing in Pre-Seed and Seed stages.

How much does Turner Novak invest?

Turner Novak invests through Banana Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Turner Novak?

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

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