# Vista Ventures

> Vista Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Enterprise Software. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 15%
- Fund size: $20M
- Last fund: Jan 2002
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vista-ventures/about/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/VistaVentures
- Website: http://www.vistavc.com

Vista Ventures is a VC fund in Boulder focused on Software and Enterprise Software. Vista is often the lead investor, and they typically co-invest with other firms in both early and follow-on rounds. They believe in forming strong syndicates as a means to bring the broadest set of resources and contacts to the companies in which they invest. They will usually take a board seat with their investment and establish strong workingrelationships with portfolio company management. The team has the skill setsto provide relevant coaching on operational issues such as team building, strategy and sales and marketing.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 21% |
| Enterprise Software | 4 | 12% |
| Wellness | 3 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 9% |
| Mobile | 2 | 6% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 7 | 21% |
| Seed | 5 | 15% |
| Series A | 5 | 15% |
| Series C | 4 | 12% |
| Series E | 2 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 44% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Catharine Merigold | General Partner | 1 | — |
| Dave Dwyer | General Partner | 0 | — |
| Jim Hogan | Founding Partner | 3 | — |
| Kirk Holland | General Partner | 25 | — |
| Lisa Reeves | General Partner | 3 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MachineFi Lab | MachineFi Lab operates as a designer for IoT and blockchain technologies. | $10M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| MachineFi Lab | MachineFi Lab operates as a designer for IoT and blockchain technologies. | $10M | Seed | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| tEQuitable | tEQuitable’s mission is to help companies create a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace — work culture that works for everyone.tEQuitable is an independent, confidential platform to address bias and discrimination in the workplace. They provide a resource to employees for issues ranging from subtle to severe and they provide data and insightsto companies to identify and improve systemic workplace culture issues. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 |  |
| Sparta Science | Sparta reduces injuries and optimizes performance with validated scientific assessments and evidence-based prescriptions. It is a simple 60-second scan that enables organizations to measure and optimize physical performance and minimize injury risk.Sparta Science optimizes health and performance for athletes, warfighters, fitness clients, andpatients with evidence-based movement scans and data-driven exercise prescriptions that increase resilience, minimize injury risk, and speed efficient rehabilitation to physical activity. Sparta technology is used worldwide by elite and conventional military forces, professional, collegiate, high school, and youth sports organizations, strength training professionals, and medical providers committed to helping people move better, at work, at play, and on duty.The company was founded in 2016 by Phil Wagner and it is based in Menlo Park, California. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 27, 2017 |  |
| Sparta Software Corporation | Sparta Software Corporation offers the Trinsic Human Data Platform and Sparta Science Force Plates to help your organization thrive. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 27, 2017 |  |
| Market Force Information | Market Force Information provides consumer experience information and insights for multi-location businesses. Through a suite of products, Market Force Information helps businesses increase customer loyalty and protect the brand at the store level through the corporate level. They have headquarters in Colorado and were founded in 2005. | $15M | Debt Financing | Sep 27, 2011 |  |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $15.2M | Series C | Aug 31, 2011 |  |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $8M | Series B | Feb 28, 2010 |  |
| Shocking Technologies | Shocking Technologies, Inc. started operations as a privately held, venture-backed company developing Voltage Switchable Dielectricâ„¢ (VSDâ„¢) materials. A VSDâ„¢ material is a polymer nano-composite that behaves like an insulator (dielectric) during normal circuit operation and becomes conductive when the voltage across the VSDâ„¢ materialincreases beyond a predefined threshold voltage. The voltage switches back to an insulator again after the voltage drops below the threshold. This unique property, coupled with the ability to tailor the response of the material, opens up several new areas in electronics. The first application being introduced enables embedded electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in printed circuit boards (PCBs) and semiconductor packages. Subsequent applications will usher in new manufacturing processes as well as novel product designs. | $10M | Series B | Aug 12, 2009 |  |
| Tendril | Tendril enables utilities to drive customer engagement via a rich and tailored experience for the home energy consumer. Energy and service providers rely on Tendril’s customizable software solutions to engage consumers to meet efficiency goals and improve customer service operations. All solutions are powered by an open, cloud-based, secure, andscalable platform that seamlessly supports numerous other utility-grade applications. | $30M | Series C | Jun 09, 2009 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Boulder Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Adams Street Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adams-street-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- Sequel Venture Partners — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Grayhawk Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grayhawk-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- Ironside Ventures — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mobius Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobius-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Vista Ventures invest in?

Vista Ventures invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and Wellness startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 34 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 Vista Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Vista Ventures?

The team at Vista Ventures includes Catharine Merigold (General Partner), Dave Dwyer (General Partner) and Jim Hogan (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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