Where is Gener8tor's headquarters located?

Gener8tor's headquarters is located in Madison ( United States ).

How big is Gener8tor's investment team?

Gener8tor has a team of 107, including 46 partners.

How many companies has Gener8tor invested in?

Gener8tor has invested in 472 companies, including Spotify & Sigo Insurance.

Which companies has Gener8tor invested in lately?

Sandbox Wealth & RIISE are the latest investments by Gener8tor.

How many exits has Gener8tor been involved in?

Gener8tor's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 21 acquisitions.

Gener8tor - 2025 Investor Profile, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

Gener8tor, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in Madison, United States. With a presence in 23 countries, it has supported around 472 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of May 2025, Gener8tor has witnessed 22 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Spotify, Sigo Insurance and EatStreet. The program is backed by a team of 107 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $1.25M Seed round in Sandbox Wealth on Dec 04, 2024, which also saw participation from NextGen Venture Partners and Northwestern Mutual.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Madison, United States

Portfolio Companies

Spotify, Sigo Insurance & 470 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 37 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 2 more

Locations of Investment

United States, Canada & 21 more

Gener8tor has a portfolio of 472 companies. Their latest investment was in Sandbox Wealth(Seed Round) on Dec 04, 2024. They have had 6 portfolio exits. Most notable exits include Spotify, and .

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Gener8tor has invested in 472 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 29 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 3 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Sandbox Wealth and most recent follow-on round was in Aethero.

Here are Gener8tor's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	0	0	0
2024	2	1	3
2023	68	3	71
2022	89	1	90
2021	35	3	38
2020	12	1	13
2019	18	1	19
2018	25	5	30
2017	17	0	17
2016	12	0	12

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Gener8tor has made 303 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $143K, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $100K, 6 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $100K and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $310K.

Here are Gener8tor's investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	303
Series A	8
Unattributed	6
Angel	1

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Gener8tor has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, HealthTech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 339 Tech companies, 220 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 172 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 144 companies focusing on Software.

Here are Gener8tor's investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	107
High Tech	73
Consumer	64
HealthTech	41
Sustainability Tech	41
Others	417

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Gener8tor has made most investments in United States (281), followed by Canada where it has made 12 investments.

Here are Gener8tor's investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
United States	281
Canada	12
Costa Rica	2
Estonia	2
Germany	2
Others	17

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Gener8tor has not made any investment in 2025 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Gener8tor:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Dec 04, 2024	Sandbox Wealth	United States	Seed	$1.25M	NextGen Venture Partners [+2]
May 28, 2024	RIISE	United Kingdom	Seed	$100K	-
Apr 05, 2024	Aethero	United States	Seed	$1.1M	-
Dec 15, 2023	Gentian	United Kingdom	Seed	$1.6M	Undivided Ventures [+3]
Oct 09, 2023	Foresight	United States	Seed	$100K	-

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1 of Gener8tor's portfolio company became public - Spotify. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Apr 2018 at marketcap of undefined

Here are Gener8tor's portfolio companies that went public:

Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Spotify	Apr 06, 2018	-	-	-

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21 companies from Gener8tor's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Particle Space in Oct 2024 by Curb Hero.

Here are Gener8tor's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Particle Space	Oct 30, 2024	Jul 26, 2022	Seed	$100K
Honeybee Hub	Aug 13, 2024	-	-	-
Major Care	May 01, 2024	Jan 26, 2023	Seed	$100K
Bowflex	Apr 24, 2024	2014	Unattributed	Undisclosed
TeamGenius	Jan 31, 2023	-	-	-

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Gener8tor has a team of 107 members including 46 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 56 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more locations. Gener8tor's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Gener8tor:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Troy Vosseller	Partner	Milwaukee	-	3 Emails
Menachem Tabanpour	Partner	Luxembourg	-	1 Email
Maggie Brickerman	Partner	Madison	-	1 Email
Abby Kursel	Partner	Milwaukee	-	-
Ryan Jeffery	Partner	Chicago	-	2 Emails
Molly Dill	Partner	Milwaukee	-	1 Email
Precious P Drew	Partner	Milwaukee	-	1 Email
Jeff Boeh	Partner	Cincinnati	-	1 Email
Joe Kirgues	Partner	Milwaukee	-	1 Email
Dan Armbrust	Partner	Milwaukee	-	1 Email
Andrew Schmitz	Partner	Appleton	-	2 Emails

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Over the past 13 years, 525 investors have co-invested in Gener8tor's portfolio companies.

Invested before Gener8tor: Techstars, MassChallenge and 150 others have invested in rounds before Gener8tor. There are 12 companies where Techstars has invested before Gener8tor and 4 companies where MassChallenge has invested before Gener8tor.
Top Co-investors of Gener8tor: 30 investors entered a company along with Gener8tor. These include investors like Angels on the Water (4 companies).
Invested after Gener8tor: A total of 343 investors have invested in Gener8tor's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Techstars (9 companies) and CSA Partners (7 companies).