Erik Torgerson
Angel investor in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Erik Torgerson, Angel investor in Minneapolis is an active investor based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This profile covers what Erik Torgerson backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.
Mr. Erik Torgerson serves as Board Member at Jord BioScience. Mr. Torgerson is an Angel Investor. Mr. Torgerson served as Trustee at University of Minnesota Foundation. He has over 30 years of financial and investment industry experience. He is very active as a private investor and works closely with management teams to successfully execute their strategic growth plans and assist them with capital formation, strategic planning, and acquisitions. Erik is a former partner and senior advisor at Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) in Minneapolis, Minn. He joined NEP in 1993 and over the course of his career focused on growth financings, recapitalizations, and management buyouts in the agriculture, distribution, manufacturing, and communications industries across North America, Latin America, and Europe. At NEP, Erik was on the board of Becker Underwood. Erik currently serves as chairman of the board of Sentera LLC and Pure Archery (a NEP portfolio company), and as a director of Native Microbials, Inc., Discovery Capital Advisory Board, and is a member of the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business Advisory Board and the Tippie Society.
- Investor type
- Angel
- Stages
- Early Stage VentureLate Stage Venture
- Invests in
- SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailEdTech
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Typical check
- $3.8M
- Past investments
- 4
Notable investments
Performance Livestock AnalyticsNormandale Community College TRiO Educational Talent SearchNiron MagneticsSt. Olaf College GEAR UPHow to reach Erik Torgerson
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