# Wyoming Business Council

> Wyoming Business Council is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy and Apps. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cheyenne, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 58%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wyoming-business-council/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wyobizcouncil
- Website: https://wyomingbusiness.org/

Wyoming Business Council is a VC fund in Cheyenne focused on Renewable Energy and Apps. Wyoming is an economic development agency focused on business tools for entrepreneurs and community development resources.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Wyoming Business Council. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Wyoming Business Council. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/wyoming-business-council?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 8% |
| SaaS | 1 | 8% |
| Email | 1 | 8% |
| AgTech | 1 | 8% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 25% |
| Grant | 3 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josh Dorrell | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-dorrell-910a |
| Bert Adam | Investments Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bert-adam |
| Gordon Finnegan | Managing Director @ WYVC | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gordon-finnegan |
| Rylan O'Bryan | Senior Associate @ WYVC | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rylan-o-bryan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Derapi | Derapi is a universal API for distributed energy resource (DER) devices, including solar, battery storage, EV chargers, smart thermostats, heat pumps, and other behind-the-meter loads. Derapi unlocks the full value of DERs by removing bottlenecks related to data integration, reducing data infrastructure costs and speeding time to market for DERsoftware developers, DER device manufacturers, and others in the DER ecosystem. | $7M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Unlocked Labs | Unlocked Labs develops probiotics with an enhanced ability to biodegrade toxins that are the root causes of serious chronic conditions. | $200K | Grant | Nov 07, 2024 |  |
| AirLoom Energy | AirLoom Energy uses the strength of the wind to propel wings down a lightweight track. The company's geometry produces the same amount of energy as conventional turbines at a fraction of the cost. The company offers low-cost utility-scale wind energy. | $7.5M | Seed | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| Language I/O | The future of translation is conversational and Language I/O’s proprietary machine translation optimization technology ensures that every conversation is understood. Their machine translation optimizer can translate difficult to translate user-generated content such as jargon, slang, abbreviations, and misspellings in 150 languages over chat,email, article, and social support channels.Language I/O seamlessly integrates within all major CRMs and also provides an API. Finally, we let customers decide whether to use professional human linguists, our machine translation optimizer, or a combination of the two. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| Visionary Broadband | Visionary is the pioneering ISP in Wyoming, having started business in December of 1994. Founded in a basement, Visionary has grown to become the largest and most geographically diverse ISP in a three state region, providing more than 20,000 customers with Internet access via dialup, wireless, DSL, T1 and fiber. The purchase of Nonesuch, anotherWyoming ISP, prompted Visionary to accelerate expansion into new markets. In 1997, Visionary merged with Coffey.com of Casper and Wavecom.net of Sheridan in 1999, expanding the company’s footprint and broadening service offerings. Visionary purchased Global Advancement Technologies (GAT) in 2001, establishing a footprint in Southern Montana. Subsequent purchases in 2002 of Interquest, Wyoming Internet, Air Wave Technologies, and Cowboystate.net has allowed the company to offer service to more than 90 communities via more than 30 fiber hubs in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Visionary was the first to install Broadband in rural communities like Buffalo, Cody, Dayton, Newcastle, Ranchester, Rawlins, Red Lodge Montana, Sundance, Upton, and Wright. They are also proud that they rolled out the first DSL service in Buffalo and Cody. In 2013, Visionary acquired the VailNet operations in Avon, Vail and Summit County, expanding their presence to the Western slope of Colorado. VailNet was the first company to roll out DSL services in Vail Valley and Summit County, and they are happy to continue that heritage. Visionary also purchased an operation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 2014, and developed that location into a platform for a redundant, diverse route out of Steamboat. This included lighting dark fiber to Craig, Colorado and ultimately Denver, Colorado.Visionary is focused on providing quality Internet service by customizing products for underserved markets. With a focus on rural service, Visionary has found a niche untapped by larger service organizations. In fact, this focus often means Visionary offers the service with the customer in mind and financial benefit as a distant second. Visionary is a privately-owned company, with the ownership residing within the service area. Each Visionary owner is on the same network as their customers, keeping us in touch with the customer experience. | $26.6M | Grant | Mar 19, 2024 |  |
| Lumion | Connecting students and schools to the future of fair education payments through payment plans and other custom payment solutions. At Mia Share, we build, manage, and fund custom tuition solutions for high-quality trade and technical schools that prioritize student outcomes. Through our specialized software and human support, we facilitate customSingle Payments, Payment Plans and Hybrid structures. We give more students the ability to pursue affordable, valuable education while helping our partner schools improve enrollment, retention, and outcomes. | $6.5M | Seed | Feb 12, 2024 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Frontline Wildfire Defense | Frontline Wildfire Defense is an application that protects private property from wildfire. The company works as a remote fire department that provides structure protection and monitors active wildfires throughout the western United States. |  |  | Oct 11, 2023 |  |
| Language I/O | The future of translation is conversational and Language I/O’s proprietary machine translation optimization technology ensures that every conversation is understood. Their machine translation optimizer can translate difficult to translate user-generated content such as jargon, slang, abbreviations, and misspellings in 150 languages over chat,email, article, and social support channels.Language I/O seamlessly integrates within all major CRMs and also provides an API. Finally, we let customers decide whether to use professional human linguists, our machine translation optimizer, or a combination of the two. | $8M | Series A | Jul 24, 2023 |  |
| Unlocked Labs | Unlocked Labs develops probiotics with an enhanced ability to biodegrade toxins that are the root causes of serious chronic conditions. | $70K | Grant | Jun 06, 2023 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gutbrain Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gutbrain-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Joint Effects](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joint-effects) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Omega Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omega-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pbj-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [WovenEarth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wovenearth-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adiuvans](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adiuvans) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Wyoming Business Council invest in?

Wyoming Business Council invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 12 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 Wyoming Business Council?

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### Who are the partners at Wyoming Business Council?

The team at Wyoming Business Council includes Josh Dorrell (Chief Executive Officer), Bert Adam (Investments Director) and Gordon Finnegan (Managing Director @ WYVC). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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