# Break Trail Ventures

> Break Trail Ventures is a VC fund in Boulder backing Fashion and Health Care. See 44 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 44
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last fund: May 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/break-trail-ventures/
- Website: http://breaktrailventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breaktrailventures/

Break Trail Ventures is an early stage venture fund based in Columbus, OH and Boulder, CO.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.9M–$5.3M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 7 | 16% |
| Health Care | 5 | 11% |
| SaaS | 3 | 7% |
| Retail | 3 | 7% |
| Medical | 3 | 7% |

72 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 48% |
| Series A | 11 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 5% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Hirsh | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-hirsh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biofire | Biofire is building the future of firearms. The Biofire Smart Gun is designed around state-of-the-art biometrics, creating a handgun that instantly unlocks for the authorized users and remains locked for all others. Through a vertically-integrated, full-stack, broad reimagining of the firearm industry, Biofire is enhancing gun safety whilepreserving privacy and civil liberties. For more information visit smartgun.com or contact press@biofire.io for media inquiries or ir@biofire.io for investor inquiries. | $7M | Series A | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Guest House | Guest House is a home staging and home furnishing marketplace that provides real estate services. The company's platform simplifies the entire staging process, with real interior designers who provide in-person installations, furnishings from premium brands and local makers, and free listing photography delivered in as little as one week.Itallows homebuyers to scan a QR code to purchase anything inside staged properties – from a few products to a full room to the entire interior, making furnishing more convenient than ever before. | $3.5M |  | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Guest House | Guest House is a home staging and home furnishing marketplace that provides real estate services. The company's platform simplifies the entire staging process, with real interior designers who provide in-person installations, furnishings from premium brands and local makers, and free listing photography delivered in as little as one week.Itallows homebuyers to scan a QR code to purchase anything inside staged properties – from a few products to a full room to the entire interior, making furnishing more convenient than ever before. | $3.5M | Series A | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Thesis | Thesis offers personalized brain supplements that cater to all types of brains. They create potent nutritional compounds to improve mental function and provide individualized suggestions depending on their customers' goals and brain chemistry. | $8.4M | Series A | May 02, 2023 |  |
| After.com | After.com is the new home for funerals. We help families arrange and pre-plan simple cremations online in minutes with affordable, upfront pricing and absolutely no hidden costs or markups. Ever. We’re far from traditional, but we offer the same services and have the same licenses and credentials as traditional funeral homes. Our internet-firstexperience saves you time, money and energy for what matters—celebrating the life of your loved one. | $4M | Seed | Dec 15, 2022 |  |
| Biofire | Biofire is building the future of firearms. The Biofire Smart Gun is designed around state-of-the-art biometrics, creating a handgun that instantly unlocks for the authorized users and remains locked for all others. Through a vertically-integrated, full-stack, broad reimagining of the firearm industry, Biofire is enhancing gun safety whilepreserving privacy and civil liberties. For more information visit smartgun.com or contact press@biofire.io for media inquiries or ir@biofire.io for investor inquiries. | $15.2M | Series A | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Gales | Gales manufactures footwear for healthcare professionals, delivering comfort, support, and protection. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Malibu, CA. | $3.9M | Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| After.com | After.com is the new home for funerals. We help families arrange and pre-plan simple cremations online in minutes with affordable, upfront pricing and absolutely no hidden costs or markups. Ever. We’re far from traditional, but we offer the same services and have the same licenses and credentials as traditional funeral homes. Our internet-firstexperience saves you time, money and energy for what matters—celebrating the life of your loved one. | $4M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| LiveEasy | LiveEasy is a concierge platform that offers full-service, white-labeled, no-code solutions for moving and home services. | $3.5M |  | Mar 08, 2022 |  |
| LiveEasy | LiveEasy is a concierge platform that offers full-service, white-labeled, no-code solutions for moving and home services. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 08, 2022 |  |

10 of 44 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [High Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-alpha-llc) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sweater](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sweater) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Harlem Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harlem-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Grand Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grand-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [LOUD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loud-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Range Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/range-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Break Trail Ventures invest in?

Break Trail Ventures invests primarily in Fashion, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 44 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 Break Trail Ventures's check size?

Break Trail Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.9M–$5.3M at Seed and $2.5M–$15M 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 Break Trail Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Break Trail Ventures?

Public channels for Break Trail Ventures include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Break Trail Ventures?

The team at Break Trail Ventures includes Jay Hirsh (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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