Colorado Impact Fund

Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable energy future. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and the world's most forward-looking utilities and operating companies to advance innovation. With over $1.5 billion in assets under management, EIP invests globally across venture, growth, credit and infrastructure – and has a team of more than 50 professionals based in its offices in New York, San Francisco, Palm Beach, London, Cologne and Oslo.

We're Rubio, a leading impact venture fund. We partner with founders building companies that matter, the kind where profit and purpose combine for maximum impact. Why? The future's most valuable businesses will be tackling humanity's biggest headaches. Solid Growth: A short-term perspective isn’t our style. We prefer to play (and win) the long game, helping you build your business sustainably. Strong Impact: We live to change the system. We’re excited by impact ambitions too big to ignore and too important to fail. Genuine Partners: We go fast alone, but further together. You’ll have our experience on call 24/7, but you’re always behind the wheel. Growth capital to turn impact vision into velocity Early stage growth capital for founders reshaping industries with heart, vision, and intelligence (human and artificial alike!). We’re guided by our thematic areas: People Power: Strengthening social cohesion through wellbeing, education, and inclusion Planet Paradise: Driving net zero transitions in energy, industry, and agrifood We’ll partner with you to nail the fundamentals that unlock your audacious impact vision. Check out our investment criteria and get in touch if you think we’d be a good match. At Rubio, we do VC differently We believe the success of an impact VC is driven by equally ambitious impact and financial goals. That’s why we’re one of the only funds in the world where 100% of our performance fees are directly linked to (externally validated) quantifiable impact targets.

Profit and purpose can be a virtuous cycle. Solving humanity's biggest problems can provide superior financial returns. Tech-enabled companies can have significant impact at scale BUT Tech companies and impact investors largely live in different worlds. Avesta can bridge these worlds to harness the tech world toward positive impact. Areas of Focus We invest in tech-enabled companies whose positive impact is aligned with their business. We prioritize (but are not limited to) diverse entrepreneurs. Stage: pre-seed or seed; Typically raising $750K to $4M in the round. ClimateSustainable Agriculture Energy Efficiency Clean Energy Carbon Sinks Clean Manufacturing Circular Economy Green Buildings OpportunityEducation Financial Inclusion Future of Work Health Access & Affordability Housing Entrepreneurship Development What we offerTypical investments of $150K to $500K per company Best-practice based coaching to help founding teams optimize their impact, and align it with their business Unique mix of experiences that help companies bridge both the VC and impact worlds Connections to our broad network of investors and partners interested in impact-oriented tech startups

Green Spark Ventures is a single-family office that has been making impact investments for the past eight years. The mission of Green Spark Ventures is to address the climate crisis by investing across the capital spectrum in innovative companies, technologies and nature-based strategies. To date we have focused on investments in clean energy, conservation and healthy food systems. Green Spark Ventures is affiliated with MidFirst Bank and headquartered in Oklahoma City with a presence in Denver.

We are experienced venture capital investors who have been at the forefront of impact investing since 1999. We are passionate about generating extraordinary results, creating positive changes, and partnering with visionaries who combine these two. Our team has invested in over 70 ventures, bringing time-tested perspective and expertise to partnerships with entrepreneurs. We are ready and eager to build something special together.

The TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good is a $100-million social-impact fund that invests in for-profit companies and founders committed to driving innovation and transformative solutions that help make the world a better place. We power the boldest, bravest ideas and the next generation of startups building tech for good. We invest in entrepreneurs addressing the biggest challenges in health, education, agriculture and the environment, by connecting them with the resources and capital they need to grow and thrive. Our approachInvest for profit with a purpose. We look for financially compelling businesses that can scale and generate financial returns as well as measurable impacts. Get in early. From seed to series A, we focus on companies with a proven product-market fit. Back compelling founders. We back mission-driven founders and diverse teams that can scale effectively and sustainably. Provide more than just money. Leveraging the full strength of TELUS, we open doors and provide strategic support to our companies Impact Pillars We focus on profit with purpose businesses taking on challenges in 4 key areas. Supporting responsible agriculture: Creating sustainable food systems, improving access to healthy food and promoting zero food waste. Transforming healthcare: Enabling equitable access to healthcare for vulnerable populations, promoting preventive health care and harm reduction. Caring for our planet: Promoting wide-spread adoption of zero-emission solutions, strengthening climate resilience and zero waste. Enabling inclusive communities: Enabling quality jobs and income, supporting work readiness and care outcomes for vulnerable populations.