# Joseph Shepherd

> Joseph Shepherd is a seed investor at Service Provider Capital (Golden) backing B2B and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Service Provider Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/service-provider-capital)
- Location: Golden, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Joseph Shepherd is a seed investor at Service Provider Capital in Golden focused on B2B and SaaS. Jody Shepherd - Founder / Managing Director - Rocky Mountain Fund @ Service Provider Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Beauty | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Military | 1 | 33% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## 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. | $15.2M | Series A | Nov 07, 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. | $8.2M | Seed | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Pomp | Pomp is the only tech-enabled marketplace and vertical SaaS solution dedicated to supporting estheticians and customers shopping for skincare.The company helps estheticians, a historically overlooked professional in the beauty industry, manage, grow, and retain new and existing customers. Pomp's virtual platform and software suite givesaesthetic professionals the ability to monetize beyond the treatment room.Pomp was founded in 2020 and is based Denver, Colorado. | $2.1M | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gavin De Becker and Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gavin-de-becker-and-associates) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Structure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/structure-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Break Trail Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/break-trail-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Service Provider Capital

VC Fund · Golden, United States

Service Provider Capital is a venture capital fund that co-invests in series A deals led by institutional venture funds. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

5 contacts available at Service Provider Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Axelrad | Managing Director - Midwest Fund I | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-axelrad |
| Cody Anderson | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cody-anderson-z |
| Douglas Spear | Managing Director - Southeast Fund I | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/douglas-spear |
| Galen Mason | Managing Director - Midwest Fund I | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galen-mason |
| Joseph Shepherd | Founder / Managing Director - Rocky Mountain Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jody-shepherd |

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## FAQ

### What does Joseph Shepherd invest in?

Joseph Shepherd invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Joseph Shepherd last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joseph Shepherd closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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