Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Earnest Sweat is a Venture Partner at GreatPoint Ventures where he is focused on investing in ‘value chaintech’ – startups that generate efficiency, reduce costs, or enhance the value of digital and physical assets. These software companies are improving high-tech problems, one of the greatest needs over the next decade, across real estate, retail, ecommerce, and supply chain industries.

Earnest has led investments in companies such as KlearNow, Bit.io, and BookOutdoors. His entire portfolio has grown to a combined more than $13 billion in enterprise value and has increased on average 8.6x in post-money valuation, with six companies growing more than 10x.