# Vermont Seed Capital Fund

> Vermont Seed Capital Fund is a VC fund in Burlington backing Winery and Hardware. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Vermont Seed Capital Fund is a VC fund in Burlington focused on Winery and Hardware. VT Seed Capital Fund provides early-stage companies with risk capital to start, create wealth, and grow employment opportunities. The Fund initially invests between $25,000 and $250,000 per transaction via a variety of debt and equity instruments. The Fund's manager, which is an entity, not an individual, makes investment recommendations forreview and action by the Fund’s three-person Investment Committee.As of June 30, 2020 (fiscal year-end), the Fund has invested in 23 companies for a total of $4,321,915.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winery | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Wine And Spirits | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benchmark Space Systems | Benchmark Space Systems is building a low-cost propulsion system for the rapidly growing small satellite market. The company system uses a non-toxic, inert chemical that is safe to transport and store, making it attractive to a range of customers.The small satellite market is predicted to be $30B over the next 10 years, and propulsion is a keyenabling technology for this growth. Their system also uses a proprietary, patent-pending system that will offer tremendous value by offering solid performance at a low cost. It proposes a resistor jet micro propulsion system that leverages a solid gas generator to offer high-performance, low-cost propulsion with key safety features. Benchmark Space Systems was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in South Burlington, VT, USA. | $4M | Convertible Note | Jun 03, 2022 |  |
| Lost Lantern Whiskey | Lost Lantern Whiskey is a brewing company that focuses on wine and spirits. The company was founded by Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski in 2018 and is headquartered in Weybridge, Vermont, United States. | $1M | Seed | May 03, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FreshTracks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freshtracks-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Burlington Telecom Innovation Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dudley Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dudley-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hula](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hula-b442) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- JHCapital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LaunchCapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchcapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vermont Seed Capital Fund invest in?

Vermont Seed Capital Fund invests primarily in Winery, Hardware and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 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 Vermont Seed Capital Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vermont Seed Capital Fund closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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.

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