Howdy Partners

Howdy Partners, formerly Greater Colorado Venture Fund, is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 that provides first-check capital to early-stage companies in rural and overlooked regions across Colorado. The firm invests its own fund capital as an initial institutional check, targeting founders building outside the established coastal venture hubs - a segment the firm describes as "greater Colorado" and non-venture-hub communities.

Sector focus spans artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, aerospace, AgTech and consumer businesses. Alongside capital, Howdy Partners offers hands-on support: introductions to networks and co-investors, founder-to-founder connections, workshops, coaching, and hiring and growth resources. The stated aim is to help portfolio companies scale without losing what makes the businesses and their communities distinctive.

The firm's investment stance is relationship-first, backing founders whose culture, values, vision and place align with its own. Its underlying thesis is that rooted companies - those anchored in their local markets - can deliver strong outcomes. Further detail on fund size, team composition and portfolio metrics is available at howdy.vc.