Cottonwood Technology Fund is a venture capital firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, focused on high-tech and deep-tech investments. It backs early-stage startups in photonics, optics, micro- and nanoelectronics, nanotechnology, sensor technology, health sciences and medtech, climate tech, energy transition, advanced materials, robotics, telecom, automotive, and related sectors. The firm targets opportunities in the Southwestern United States and Northern Europe and operates as a registered investment adviser.

Tramway Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 2017, it focuses on investments in information technology, life sciences, and healthcare.

Mountain Group Partners is a Nashville-based venture capital firm founded in 2002 that invests in life sciences, agriculture technology, diagnostics, healthcare technology, business technology, and drug development companies. The firm supports early-stage and growth companies and operates as a registered investment adviser, providing capital and strategic guidance to management teams seeking to build durable, innovative businesses.

Thayer Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, founded in 2009, that focuses on investments in travel and hospitality technology companies. The firm backs early to growth-stage businesses developing software, SaaS, information technology, and other tech-enabled solutions that serve travel, transportation, lodging, airlines, cruise lines, gaming, and related sectors. By funding innovative technologies that support operators and suppliers across the travel ecosystem, Thayer Ventures aims to accelerate digital disruption in the industry.

Granite Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1992 that backs early-stage technology companies in the United States. The firm concentrates on seed, Series A and Series B rounds, with a focus on software, cloud infrastructure and applications, mobility, internet services, and broader technology sectors such as communications, multimedia, and security. Granite often leads its investments and takes board seats, supporting portfolio companies as they scale. It has deployed substantial capital across numerous startups, including investments in more than 90 private companies and more than a billion dollars in aggregate, reflecting a track record of supporting category-leading businesses.

EPIC Ventures is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage software and technology companies across the United States. The firm combines operating and financial experience, access to world-class advisors, and a broad technology network to support its portfolio companies as they scale in the information economy. EPIC focuses on software-as-a-service, healthcare, security, and the future of work, with funds targeting software, mobile, big data, and Internet of Things opportunities. Through multiple vintage venture funds, the firm pursues nationwide investments and emphasizes helping entrepreneurs navigate growth with hands-on guidance and strategic capital.

SAIL Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Newport Beach, California, founded in 2002 by Walter Schindler. The firm concentrates on backing companies that address global resource challenges through technology-driven solutions in energy and water, seeking to deploy capital across businesses that improve resource efficiency and sustainability.

Signal Peak Ventures is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based venture capital firm formed by the merger of vSpring Capital and Signal Peak Ventures, operating under the Signal Peak Ventures name. The firm concentrates on seed, startup, early-stage, and select growth investments in information technology and life sciences, with emphasis on software, networking, security, Internet, mobile computing, and medical technologies such as diagnostics, drug discovery, and medical devices. It targets companies in the Intermountain West region, particularly the Rocky Mountain area, and seeks to be a lead investor. The firm provides extensive operational support, including early customer and partner introductions, executive recruitment, and help coordinating co-investors. It often takes a board seat and aims to accelerate the growth of portfolio companies.

Altira Group is a Denver-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1996 that invests in information technology, energy and oil and gas technology and services, as well as advanced manufacturing, IoT, climate technology, software-as-a-service, robotics and drones across the United States and Canada. It focuses on early- and growth-stage opportunities and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and customer relationships, including large oil and gas industry customers, to accelerate growth. The firm is a registered investment adviser and seeks technologies that enable efficiency and digital transformation in energy markets.

Trinity Capital is a specialized lending firm that provides venture debt and related financing to emerging growth and venture-backed technology companies in the United States. Working with venture capital firms, technology banks, and portfolio companies, it offers debt solutions that include senior and subordinated loans, asset-backed financings, equipment leases and financing, and lines of credit, with the aim of preserving equity for founders and investors. The firm targets growth-stage and early-stage technology companies across sectors such as software, hardware, healthcare, semiconductors, energy, and telecommunications, and it often funds alongside syndicate partners. Based in Arizona with offices in Phoenix and Chandler, Trinity Capital emphasizes flexible structures, customized terms, and expertise in equipment financing and venture debt to support rapid scale, acquisitions, and buyouts when appropriate. The firm also manages SBIC funds as part of its investment activities.

Signal Peak Ventures is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based venture capital firm that backs technology companies across the United States, with emphasis on information technology and life sciences sectors. The firm focuses on software, SaaS, enterprise software, networking, security, Internet and mobile computing, and may invest in drug delivery, diagnostics and medical devices in life sciences. It funds companies across multiple stages, often acting as a first institutional investor, with initial investments typically in the low to mid millions and total commitments over the life of a company several million dollars. The team draws on decades of leadership experience and provides hands-on support, including early introductions to customers and strategic partners and assistance in executive recruitment. While headquartered in Salt Lake City, the firm pursues opportunities nationwide, with attention to underserved markets in the Rocky Mountain region.

Verge Fund is a venture capital investment firm based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2003. It concentrates on early-stage and seed growth investments in New Mexico companies, with emphasis on life sciences, technology and renewal sectors, including healthcare and software. The firm emphasizes opportunities at early development stages and leverages the principals' extensive local experience in labs, universities and established venture capital networks to support portfolio companies. Verge Fund aims to identify promising opportunities in the state and help them scale by providing capital and regional expertise.