CSA Partners

CSA Partners
Type	Private
Industry	Venture capital
Headquarters	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Area served	North America
Key people	Managing Directors: Chris Abele Pat Farley Steve Mech Brian Taffora
Website	www.csapartners.com

CSA Partners is a venture capital fund backed by Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive, and former president and CEO of the Argosy Foundation^[1]^[2] Abele invested 10 million dollars into the fund.^[3] The firm leases 35,000 square feet at remodelled space inside the historic John Pritzlaff Hardware Company building.

CSA Partners hosts the monthly "1 Million Cups" start up showcase.^[4]

Investments

CSA's portfolio includes EatStreet, Spirit Shop, Scanalytics Inc. and Review Trackers.^[1]

1 2 Bauter, Alison. "First look at Ward 4, Pritzlaff startup hub from CSA Partners". bizjournals.com. Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
↑ Gallagher, Kathleen (February 26, 2015). "Angel investors criticized for hampering deals by protecting themselves". jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
↑ Gallagher, Kathleen. "Chris Abele's money at work in venture fund". jsonline.com. Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
↑ Bauter, Alison (August 29, 2014). "CSA Partners plan startup hub". bizjournals.com. Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved June 23, 2015. the firm has been co-hosting the monthly 1 Million Cups startup showcase

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