# University of Wyoming

> University of Wyoming is a VC fund in Laramie backing Mining and Bitcoin. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Laramie, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/uwyonews
- Website: http://www.uwyo.edu
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/126796191562

University of Wyoming is a VC fund in Laramie focused on Mining and Bitcoin. The University of Wyoming was founded in 1886, when Wyoming was still a territory. In September 1887, UW opened its doors to 42 students and 5 faculty members-as befitted the university of "The Equality State" both the students and faculty included women from the first day. Built on the outskirts of town in Laramie's city park, OldMain was UW's first building and held classes, the library, and administrative offices during the first years of the University's existence.UW has since grown into a major teaching and research university with approximately 13,000 students and over 700 faculty members. Throughout its existence, UW has been the only four year university in the state of Wyoming, though it has maintained a close and cordial relationship with the state's community colleges. Programs such as athletics, agricultural extension, state and federal partnerships-and more recently such initiatives as the School of Energy Resources and the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center-have played important roles in the lives of many Wyoming residents and communities for almost 125 years.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 33% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 33% |
| Mineral | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tracey Haas | Clinical Assistant Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tracey-haas |
| Carl Frick | Department Head, Mechanical Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carl-frick-486a |
| Jonathan Naughton | Professor of Mechanical Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-naughton |
| Josh Dorrell | Assistant Lecturer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-dorrell-910a |
| Tim Gabel | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Statistics | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-gabel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Disa | Disa is an innovative materials liberation company providing solutions that optimize the world’s use of resources and radically disrupt best practices in the mining and reclamation industries. Disa utilizes patented liberation technology and other equipment to isolate targeted materials in order to deliver efficiencies, reduce costs, and mitigateenvironmental impacts to its users. Disa platforms isolate a vast array of geologic material ranging from precious and industrial metals, to hydrocarbons and abandoned uranium mine material. | $15M | Series A | Dec 27, 2023 |  |
| Strike | Strike is an API used by merchants to accept payments from customers globally. To usher in a new digital economy with fully global money transfers, Strike believes that open payment networks enable widespread participation in the financial system. Strike takes advantage of Bitcoin's open payment network to provide customers with the firstworldwide peer-to-peer payments software and a cutting-edge neobanking experience that is native to Bitcoin. | $90M | Series B | Sep 27, 2022 |  |
| Strike | Strike is an API used by merchants to accept payments from customers globally. To usher in a new digital economy with fully global money transfers, Strike believes that open payment networks enable widespread participation in the financial system. Strike takes advantage of Bitcoin's open payment network to provide customers with the firstworldwide peer-to-peer payments software and a cutting-edge neobanking experience that is native to Bitcoin. | $80M | Series B | Aug 27, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ten31](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten31) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Washington University in St. Louis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/washington-university-in-st-louis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BroadLight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadlight-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evok Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evok-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Halliburton Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halliburton-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does University of Wyoming invest in?

University of Wyoming invests primarily in Mining, Bitcoin and Mineral startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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.

### How do I contact University of Wyoming?

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### Who are the partners at University of Wyoming?

The team at University of Wyoming includes Tracey Haas (Clinical Assistant Professor), Carl Frick (Department Head, Mechanical Engineering) and Jonathan Naughton (Professor of Mechanical Engineering). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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