# Elizabeth Kraus

> Elizabeth Kraus is a seed investor at MergeLane (Boulder) backing SaaS and Water. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MergeLane](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mergelane)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethkraus/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/elizabethkraus
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elizabethkk

Elizabeth Kraus is a seed investor at MergeLane in Boulder focused on SaaS and Water. Elizabeth Kraus is the co-founder of MergeLane and the Impact Angel Group. Kraus started her career as an intern for a fast growing startup, Exclusive Resorts, and has been founding, consulting for and investing in startups ever since. She is an active angel investor, startup mentor and advisor, and has been very active in the state and nationaleffort to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and mobilize angel investors

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Water | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Insurance | 1 | 14% |
| Employment | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $1M | Seed | Nov 09, 2020 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $2.5M | Seed | May 13, 2018 |  |
| Locumunity | Locumunity creates a centralized search tool that efficiently matches temporary doctors (aka locums) to physicians, clinics or hospital facilities. They eliminate the need for a recruitment agency. They are unique in that their Locums/employers connect via a two-way search using their matching algorithm, instead of a passive job posting board.Another way to think about us is that they’re the tinder/match.com of medicine versus being craigslist. | $372K | Seed | Apr 01, 2018 |  |
| Fixt | Fixt (formerly known as Peach Labs) offers IT departments with on-demand mobile device repair and replacement solutions. The company utilizes motion sensors to determine damage and acts by automating device replacements, repairs, upgrades, and other routine troubleshooting for both BYOD and company provided devices, so their teams can prioritizereal work over busywork. Backed by proprietary threat analytical systems, clients also benefit from increased situational awareness and individual risk assessments during and after a repair. Founded in April 2013 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. | $600K | Seed | Mar 26, 2016 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $105K | Seed | Sep 08, 2015 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $407K | Seed | Apr 16, 2015 |  |
| Mapistry | Mapistry is SaaS for industrial environmental compliance. We give customers, companies like 3M, Republic Services and Vulcan Materials, visibility into their compliance status, and guide them through each regulatory requirement using our unique combination of technology, training, and tech-enabled services.Our customers are manufacturing andtransportation companies, from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies. Their environmental departments are drowning in regulations. Not only is there a long list of complicated regulations (wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, spill prevention, hazardous and solid waste, etc), but environmental managers must coordinate sampling & monitoring, capital improvements, inspections, maintenance, reporting, AND they must do this for regulations that change across locations. Failure to comply with these regulations can also mean multi-million dollar fines and lawsuits. For more details, visit mapistry.com/software | $20K | Seed | Feb 02, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Drummond Road Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drummond-road-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Array Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/array-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Insure.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insure-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SaaStr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saastr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SaaStr Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saastr-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MergeLane

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

MergeLane invests in high-potential startups and venture capital funds with at least one female leader. Since its 2015 founding, MergeLane has invested in 44 companies and recruited a network of 300 mentors and 600 investors. MergeLane leverages this network, its focus on Conscious Leadership, and the MergeLane Funderator to prove that diverseleadership teams drive superior investor returns. MergeLane is an on-ramp for the extraordinary.

5 contacts available at MergeLane.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Colleen Kazemi | Mentor and Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colleen-kazemi |
| Dan DeGolier | Mentor & Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-degolier |
| Elizabeth Kraus | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-kraus |
| Jack Donenfeld | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-donenfeld-b986 |
| Morris Wheeler | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morris-wheeler |

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## FAQ

### What does Elizabeth Kraus invest in?

Elizabeth Kraus invests primarily in SaaS, Water and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Elizabeth Kraus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Elizabeth Kraus closed in Nov 2020. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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