# The Colorado Impact Fund

> The Colorado Impact Fund is a VC fund backing Education and Analytics. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 30%
- Fund size: $22M
- Last fund: Feb 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/colorado-impact-fund
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/COImpactFund
- Website: http://coloradoimpactfund.com

The Colorado Impact Fund is a private equity fund dedicated to supporting local companies that generate consistent investment returns in addition to positive community outcomes.Their investors include some of Colorado’s most respected executives, families, foundations and corporations, each of whom is committed to making a difference in theState of Colorado and beyond. Managed by an affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners, the Colorado Impact Fund provides growth capital to entrepreneurs who have developed compelling business models that drive meaningful financial returns and community impact.Their team is committed to helping portfolio companies reach their potential. Their investment strategy leverages their collective experiences, resources, and networks to help Colorado entrepreneurs create exceptional and lasting companies. Energy and passion are core to who they are and they seek to partner with entrepreneurs and company builders equally dedicated to accelerating their businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 15% |
| Analytics | 2 | 10% |
| Health Care | 2 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 10% |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 10% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 7 | 35% |
| Series B | 5 | 25% |
| Seed | 2 | 10% |
| Series C | 2 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scott Reich | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-reich |
| Alice Havill | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alice-havill |
| Carly Abrahamson | Principal & General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carly-abrahamson |
| Grace Oliva | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grace-oliva |
| Jim Kelley | Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-kelley |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honest Jobs | Honest Jobs helps people with criminal records find employment. Honest Jobs is the nation's largest fair-chance employment platform. Founded in 2018, the company operates in Columbus, Ohio, United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 11, 2022 |  |
| TalentBloom Healthcare | We have developed an interview platform that empowers interviewers to deliver a more equitable, ethical, and effective candidate experience, with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Post-pandemic and in the midst of social change, companies cannot afford to continue with the status quo of interviewing. Job seekers are demanding better, and companieshave a short window of opportunity to hire better. Our technology provides companies with a tangible solution to bolster the Equity in their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | $2M | Seed | Apr 29, 2021 |  |
| Tortuga AgTech | Tortuga AgTech empowers growers by using robots that perform a variety of labor-intensive tasks on the farm, with an emphasis on the harvest. Tortuga AgTech's mission is to build a healthier society, and a thriving ecosystem, through smarter farming. To do this, they want to enable growers to sell better produce - unique, tasty, nutritiousfood.They're doing this by building Digital Horticulture systems, made up of powerful technology like robotics, automation, and precision data analytics and machine learning. These systems will enable advanced growing methods to compete with scale agriculture, which means growers will be able to grow better produce that's also better for the planet.The automation of picking, packing, and trimming will reduce significantly the manual labor hours needed to grow to produce. It will also increase yields through denser layouts and optimized grow conditions. And, they'll help create full-time local technical jobs as well. And they do all of that while providing fresher, healthier, and more sustainable products to the humans living near their grower customers' operations. | $20M | Series A | Apr 08, 2021 |  |
| CirrusMD | CirrusMD is a text-first enterprise solution that connects people and doctors with no-barriers access to human experts who can always help. It develops a solution to deliver guidance beyond primary care. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $20M | Series C | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Friday Health Plans | Friday Health Plans is a healthcare management company purposely built for today’s health insurance environment. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and was founded in 2015, the company focuses on overall simplicity to offer low prices so more people can afford health insurance. Operational efficiency, top-notch customer service, and smart technologyare core to Friday’s consumer-centric approach. The leadership team consists of experienced executives in the managed care, technology, and consumer marketing industries. | $21.1M | Series B | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| CirrusMD | CirrusMD is a text-first enterprise solution that connects people and doctors with no-barriers access to human experts who can always help. It develops a solution to deliver guidance beyond primary care. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $15M | Series B | May 02, 2019 |  |
| Galvanize | Galvanize is a school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists. It is a learning community for technology with nine physical and two remote campuses, where innovative startups, aspiring students, and large enterprises benefit from this dynamic, unique business ecosystem. Galvanize is backed by investors including, but not limited to,Catalyst Investors, ABS Capital Partners, University Ventures, New Markets Venture Partners, and Colorado Impact Fund.The company was co-founded by Tony Mugavero, Chris Onan, Jim Deters, and Lawrence Mandes in 2012, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $32M | Series C | Jul 19, 2018 |  |
| KMLabs | KMLabs was established in 1994 by Professor Margaret M. Murnane and Professor Henry C. Kapteyn. Their research in the early 1990s resulted in the development of the first robust and repeatable mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser capable of generating.KMLabs is a leading manufacturer of low-cost high-performance ultrafast femtosecond Ti:sapphirelasers for single/multi-photon imaging, spectroscopy, OCT, THz-generation, CEP, attosecond generation, and soft X-Rays (EUV).KMLabs is a technology leader for high power, highest performance femtosecond laser systems, and the market definer for coherent EUV and x-ray sources. KMLabs supplies advanced systems to research, government, and industrial markets. The company’s status within the industry is maintained by advancing ultrafast laser technology via research partnerships and by putting state-of-the-art ultrafast research tools into the hands of leading scientists worldwide. KMLabs is known for rapidly transitioning innovation into new products as well as for manufacturing robust laser systems based on proven technology. KMLabs establishes and maintains strong customer relationships at all stages of development. KMLabs’ lasers have set new performance records, and its strong technical base has resulted in increased commercial revenue and government R&D funding. | $12.2M | Series B | Apr 17, 2018 |  |
| Maria Empanada | Maria Empanada is a denver based restaurant that specializes in the fields of pastries, bakery, business intelligence, and catering containing wheat, milk, eggs, nuts, and tuna fish. It also offers tarts and Spanish tortillas, and Spanish empanadas. | $3.5M | Series A | Nov 02, 2017 |  |
| Keystone Tower Systems | Kestone's spiral-welding process is a breakthrough in tower manufacturing, allowing for the support of larger next-generation turbines. The company can significantly reduce the cost of onshore and offshore towers while also allowing turbines to reach higher into stronger winds for more energy absorption. |  |  | Oct 30, 2017 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rockies Venture Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rockies-venture-club) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Service Provider Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/service-provider-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ABS Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abs-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sand Hill Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sand-hill-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does The Colorado Impact Fund invest in?

The Colorado Impact Fund invests primarily in Education, Analytics and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Colorado Impact Fund?

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### Who are the partners at The Colorado Impact Fund?

The team at The Colorado Impact Fund includes Scott Reich (Principal), Alice Havill (Vice President) and Carly Abrahamson (Principal & General Counsel), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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