Debut Capital
Boulder, CO · Invests in US · Website
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🔒 $•• – $••Thesis
Early-stage venture capital for IT and Biotech companies in Colorado Front Range and Mid-Atlantic. Focus on experienced founding teams solving important problems with potential for significant financial returns. Patient capital approach with operational support and deep regional networks.
Likely not a fit for
Consumer-only plays, companies outside target geographies, pure service businesses, mega-rounds outside check size range
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $466M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
7 contacts on file
Portfolio
Array BioPharma focuses on developing targeted therapies for cancer and other diseases, emphasizing innovative drug discovery and development processes.
RapidFort provides secure container solutions with near-zero CVEs, automated CVE remediation, and tools for compliance and DevOps cost reduction.
Antithesis tests complex distributed systems. It automates end-to-end system testing and finds the unknown unknowns that traditional testing methods miss.
Althea provides psychedelic care navigation services, connecting individuals with licensed facilitators for psilocybin therapy in Oregon and Colorado. The company aims to help people explore therapeutic psychedelic experiences safely and effectively.
Synaptic helps healthcare, government, and technology organizations leverage AI to compete in today's marketplace. We provide vertical AI solutions that extend Salesforce environments with purpose-built apps and AI agents.
Stardog is a Semantic AI Platform that enables organizations to connect, integrate, and analyze data across various sources, leveraging knowledge graphs and AI technologies.
Travel Curious offers authentic private tours led by handpicked guides, providing bespoke local experiences and avoiding crowds.
Spectrum Effect specializes in AI-driven solutions for RF interference mitigation in mobile networks, utilizing advanced machine learning analytics to optimize network performance and reduce operational costs.
Symmera provides solutions for IoT/OT device orchestration and process automation across various industries, focusing on enhancing digitalization and automation.
Opanga Networks provides an AI-powered network optimization platform called RAIN, designed for telecommunications operators to enhance network efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve customer experience in real-time.
Cogent Communications specializes in AI-native security solutions. Their platform uses advanced AI to enhance security workflows.
Recent activity
- Jan 2026
Althea
Growth · Lead
- Dec 2025
RapidFort
Series A · Participant
- Dec 2025
Antithesis
Series A · Participant
- Sep 2025
Stardog
Growth · Board Advisor
- Jul 2025
Travel Curious
Growth · Participant
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