# Avesta Fund

> Avesta Fund is a VC fund in Denver backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skillstore/
- Website: https://www.avesta.fund/

Avesta Fund is a VC fund in Denver focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Avesta Fund offers investments of $150K to $500K per company. They look for scalable solutions to inequality or climate change. Its funding is for tech-enabled companies whose positive impact is aligned with their business​ with an area of focus in Inequality: Education, Financial Inclusion, Future of Work, Health Access & Affordability,Housing, Entrepreneurship Development; and Climate: Sustainable Agriculture, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, Carbon Sinks, Clean Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Green Buildings.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$5.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$2.2M |
| Series A | $3.3M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 27% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 23% |
| Energy | 4 | 18% |
| FinTech | 4 | 18% |
| CleanTech | 3 | 14% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 64% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 73% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kestrel Labs | Kestrel Labs is building AI-powered code compliance tools for architects.Our platform integrates directly into BIM software like Revit to check building codes in real time, flag violations, and suggest precise, actionable fixes—all inside the design workflow. Instead of manually interpreting thousands of pages of regulations or waiting forconsultants, architects get instant feedback as they model.Originally launched as ArchiCheck AI, Kestrel Labs rebranded in 2025 to reflect a broader vision: replacing fragmented, manual code compliance with intelligent infrastructure that’s deeply embedded in how architects actually work.We’re currently piloting with leading architecture firms and expanding access to early adopters. | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Lucend | Coolgradient is a roof-to-room AI optimization solution for data centers. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Thunder Compute | Thunder is a Cloud computing to democratize access to GPUs and solve the ongoing GPU shortage. Decentralized peer-to-peer GPU cloud computing | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| Euclid Power | Euclid Power operates in the renewable energy sector, providing a comprehensive platform for project management, investment, and execution. The company offers data-driven solutions that span from project development to asset management. Euclid Power's platform is designed to simplify the process of renewable energy project development andexecution. | $20M | Series A | Sep 05, 2025 |  |
| Clear Current | Clear Current is an AI-powered platform that acts as a comprehensive virtual energy manager for enterprise businesses. Its core mission is to bring unprecedented clarity, efficiency, and optimization to energy-intensive organizations facing increasingly complex and fragmented energy data landscapes. | $4.3M | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| EVident Battery | EVident Battery offers inspection hardware and analytics software for EV battery packs. | $3.2M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| CapeZero | CapeZero is a software-as-a-service company providing financial technology solutions to counterparties evaluating investment, financing, and sale options for clean energy projects. Almost every renewable energy project benefits from receiving a “structured tax credit investment” (i.e. tax equity, transferability, and direct pay). CapeZero’smodeling and deal analysis software provides developers, investors, and advisors with a platform to efficiently navigate structured tax credit investments. CapeZero enables stakeholders to make real-time, profit-optimizing decisions and build a clean energy future together. | $2.6M | Seed | Jan 23, 2025 |  |
| Concentro | A tech-enabled marketplace for clean energy tax credits | $3M | Seed | Dec 05, 2024 |  |
| Doowii | A predictive, generative-AI data platform that delivers meaningful insights to educators by re-imagining analytics for K-12 education. | $4.1M | Seed | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Cambium | Cambium Carbon is an early stage social enterprise start up focused on implementing systems-level natural climate solutions centered on reforestation and urban wood reuse. | $5.3M | Seed | Nov 30, 2023 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Avesta Fund invest in?

Avesta Fund invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Avesta Fund's check size?

Avesta Fund typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$5.3M at Seed, $1M–$2.2M at Pre-Seed and $3.3M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Avesta Fund participates in.

### When did Avesta Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Avesta Fund closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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