# Grady Vanderhoofven > Grady Vanderhoofven is a funding round investor at Three Roots Capital backing Mining and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Three Roots Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/three-roots-capital) - Location: Oak Ridge, United States - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Jun 2012 - Lead investor: 25% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grady-vanderhoofven-6a53371 Grady Vanderhoofven is a funding round investor at Three Roots Capital in Oak Ridge focused on Mining and Software. Grady Vanderhoofven is founder and chief executive officer at Three Roots Capital. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mining | 1 | 25% | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Logistics | 1 | 25% | | Industrial | 1 | 25% | | Manufacturing | 1 | 25% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Funding Round | 2 | 50% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GRIDSMART Technologies | Aldis, Inc., a CleanTech company, develops, commercializes, and sells traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. The company offers GridSmart, a vision-based traffic monitoring and control system. Its GridSmart line of products include Spectra 360, a single-camera solution that sees in various directions; GridSmartOptima 360, which provides stop-bar detection, as well as vehicle counting, speed, and classification; GridSmart Ultra 360, which tracks vehicle speed, turn and pedestrian counts, emergency vehicle preemption modes, machine-enabled red light mitigation, and real-time video feeds; GridSmart XPress, a freeway monitoring system to view and track vehicles and provides traffic control center with vehicle counts and average speeds; and GridSmart Centrex, a smart parking system. The company also provides SmartWay, a line of products that provide energy efficient LED traffic signals. In addition, its solutions include vehicle/turn counts, red light runner (RLR) mitigation, auto alerts, pedestrian tracking, and software upgrades. The company serves transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. | $1.3M | | Jun 01, 2012 | | | Superior Fabrication | Superior Fabrication is an industrial company that provides basic consumable industrial parts and components for the coal mining industry. It focuses on industrial supply distributors located in southern and central Appalachia. Superior Fabrication is based in Haysi, Virginia. | | | Mar 06, 2012 | | | GRIDSMART Technologies | Aldis, Inc., a CleanTech company, develops, commercializes, and sells traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. The company offers GridSmart, a vision-based traffic monitoring and control system. Its GridSmart line of products include Spectra 360, a single-camera solution that sees in various directions; GridSmartOptima 360, which provides stop-bar detection, as well as vehicle counting, speed, and classification; GridSmart Ultra 360, which tracks vehicle speed, turn and pedestrian counts, emergency vehicle preemption modes, machine-enabled red light mitigation, and real-time video feeds; GridSmart XPress, a freeway monitoring system to view and track vehicles and provides traffic control center with vehicle counts and average speeds; and GridSmart Centrex, a smart parking system. The company also provides SmartWay, a line of products that provide energy efficient LED traffic signals. In addition, its solutions include vehicle/turn counts, red light runner (RLR) mitigation, auto alerts, pedestrian tracking, and software upgrades. The company serves transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. | $6M | | Aug 22, 2010 | | | GRIDSMART Technologies | Aldis, Inc., a CleanTech company, develops, commercializes, and sells traffic and energy management technology and services to municipal partners. The company offers GridSmart, a vision-based traffic monitoring and control system. Its GridSmart line of products include Spectra 360, a single-camera solution that sees in various directions; GridSmartOptima 360, which provides stop-bar detection, as well as vehicle counting, speed, and classification; GridSmart Ultra 360, which tracks vehicle speed, turn and pedestrian counts, emergency vehicle preemption modes, machine-enabled red light mitigation, and real-time video feeds; GridSmart XPress, a freeway monitoring system to view and track vehicles and provides traffic control center with vehicle counts and average speeds; and GridSmart Centrex, a smart parking system. The company also provides SmartWay, a line of products that provide energy efficient LED traffic signals. In addition, its solutions include vehicle/turn counts, red light runner (RLR) mitigation, auto alerts, pedestrian tracking, and software upgrades. The company serves transportation logistics and advanced infrastructure management markets. Aldis, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. | $3.8M | Series A | Oct 22, 2007 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Battelle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/battelle-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Innovation Valley Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-valley-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Provident Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/provident-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Three Roots Capital VC Fund 1 contacts available at Three Roots Capital. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Grady Vanderhoofven | Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grady-vanderhoofven | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Grady Vanderhoofven invest in? Grady Vanderhoofven invests primarily in Mining, Software and Logistics startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Grady Vanderhoofven last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Grady Vanderhoofven closed in Jun 2012. Shizune tracks 4 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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