# Telluride Venture Fund

> Telluride Venture Fund is a VC fund in Telluride backing Retail and Sports. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Telluride, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telluride-venture-fund
- Website: http://tellurideventurefund.com/

Telluride Venture Fund is a start-up and early stage equity investment fund. Telluride Venture Fund's focus is to speed the development and commercialization of innovative seed and early stage technology companies with an emphasis on outdoor recreation, tourism, natural products, health, energy, water and education.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$2.3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.1M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Farming | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kurt Dalton | Investment Team Member | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurt-dalton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hyperlite Mountain Gear | Hyperlite Mountain Gear is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of ultralight Cuben Fiber outdoor gear and lightweight equipment. Whether hiking, backpacking, climbing, pack-rafting, kayaking, or cycling, its mission is to help lighten the load by offering durable, lightweight products that will help increase speed, distance efficiency, andoverall enjoyment outdoors. It offers backpacks from 1600 cubic inches (26L) to 4400 cubic inches (72L), solo and two-person component tent systems, and a full line of accessories. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 11, 2018 | http://hyperlitemountaingear.com |
| Recoup Fitness | Recoup Fitness provides innovative muscle recovery products trusted by professional athletes and used by everyone. Its goal is to become the leading name in muscle recovery and injury treatment and prevention.For Recoup Fitness, current products on the market lack innovation and can be out of reach financially for many consumers. It believes thatthrough its "game-changing" innovation people can finally make the highest quality tools accessible to everyone at an affordable price.Recoup Fitness was established in 2015 and is based in Denver, Colorado. | $1.4M | Seed | Mar 01, 2018 | https://Recoupfitness.com |
| Hyperlite Mountain Gear | Hyperlite Mountain Gear is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of ultralight Cuben Fiber outdoor gear and lightweight equipment. Whether hiking, backpacking, climbing, pack-rafting, kayaking, or cycling, its mission is to help lighten the load by offering durable, lightweight products that will help increase speed, distance efficiency, andoverall enjoyment outdoors. It offers backpacks from 1600 cubic inches (26L) to 4400 cubic inches (72L), solo and two-person component tent systems, and a full line of accessories. | $1.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 19, 2018 | http://hyperlitemountaingear.com |
| PastureMap | PastureMap helps ranchers and farmers make profits building healthy grasslands. The company builds a global regenerative agriculture movement that is restores soil health, sequestering carbon, and provides clean water while feeding local communities. | $2.3M | Seed | Oct 16, 2017 | https://pasturemap.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CEI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cei-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Spark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-spark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [OVO Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ovo-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Telluride Venture Fund invest in?

Telluride Venture Fund invests primarily in Retail, Sports and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### What is Telluride Venture Fund's check size?

Telluride Venture Fund typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$2.3M at Seed and $1.1M–$1.5M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Telluride Venture Fund participates in.

### How do I contact Telluride Venture Fund?

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### Who are the partners at Telluride Venture Fund?

The team at Telluride Venture Fund includes Kurt Dalton (Investment Team Member). 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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