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Butter Raises $9M Series A Led By Gradient Ventures To Build An Operating System For The Food Supply Chain

PRIVATENov 14, 2022

Amount Raised

$9 Million

Round Type

Series A

San FranciscoFinancial ServicesCommerce And ShoppingSales And MarketingPayments

Investors

Uncommon Capital, Notation CapitalGradient Ventures

Description

Butter, the all-in-one food wholesale operating system, announced it raised a $9M Series A, led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund. Uncommon Capital, Notation Capital, and angel investor Jack Altman also participated in the round.

Quick answer

Butter raised $9 Million in a Series A round, dated November 14, 2022. Investors: Uncommon Capital, Notation Capital and Gradient Ventures. Butter is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How much did Butter raise?
Butter raised $9 Million in a Series A round on November 14, 2022.
Who invested in Butter?
Uncommon Capital, Notation Capital and Gradient Ventures are named as investors in this round.
What does Butter do?
Butter is on a mission to build the world’s first connected food system.
Where is Butter based and how big is it?
Butter is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Commerce And Shopping around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Butter that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Juno raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on December 15, 2022.
  • Juno raised $18M (Funding Round) on October 1, 2022.
  • Shift4 Payments raised $4M (Seed) on December 19, 2022.
  • Avant raised $250M (Funding Round) on December 8, 2022.
  • Avant raised $250M (Funding Round) on December 7, 2022.
  • Endpoint Payment Solutions raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on December 1, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Butter

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Butter is on a mission to build the world’s first connected food system. Our vision? A food system that runs efficiently, sustainably, and transparently. Butter's software enables SMB food distributors to make the long-overdue transition from analog to digital workflows. We're building a connected platform with a holistic suite of tools that empower them to automate operations, save invaluable time from tedious work, and grow their business. But this is just the beginning. We invite you to imagine what the food distribution industry of tomorrow could look like - and build it together with us. Butter is a founding team of builders and operators, bringing experience from Amazon, Facebook, DoorDash, TripAdvisor, Ripple, N26, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse, and more. We are backed by top-tier VCs and angels & advisors from food companies, including Caviar, Panera, and Toast. Headquartered in SoMa, San Francisco, we also value flexibility and engaged remote work.

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