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Trailhead Capital

Boulder, Colorado · Invests in North America; US; MENA; Asia · Website

Thesis

Create outstanding financial, societal, and ecological returns by backing entrepreneurs building the regenerative future of food and agriculture. Leverage 40+ years of commodities relationships and deep domain expertise to identify and support systemic change in the food system.

Likely not a fit for

No conventional agriculture, non-aligned founders, companies ignoring soil/systems/stakeholders impact, or plays without clear regenerative positioning

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$50M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

ML

Mark Lewis

General PartnerCo-Founder & Managing Partner · Primary contact

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Pete Oberle

General PartnerCo-Founder & Managing Partner

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Nick Schroer

PrincipalPrincipal - Investments

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SH

Sarah Hovde

Platform & OpsHead of Investor Relations & Operations

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Alexander Weisberg, PhD

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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Portfolio

Ascribe BioAgetech Longevity

Ascribe develops natural crop protection solutions based on small molecules from the soil microbiome, empowering farmers to grow healthier, more resilient crops.

HerdDoggAgetech Longevity

HerdDogg offers an AI-powered health and heat tracking system for cattle, utilizing Bluetooth-enabled smart tags to monitor animal movement and temperature, providing real-time health alerts and improving breeding success.

EarthSense
VenceAgetech Longevity

Vence is a virtual fencing livestock management system for cattle, allowing ranchers to control cattle movement, manage grazing, and monitor animal location using GPS and RF technology.

Eion
FungaClimate Clean Energy

Funga is focused on restoring forest soil biodiversity to enhance forest health and accelerate carbon capture through the reintroduction of native fungal communities.

Earthshot Labs
OmeatFood Beverage

Omeat is now Evergreen, partnering with global meat producers to create year-round stability in beef supply.

Local Line
AvaloEcommerce Marketplaces

Avalo.tech is a registered domain with Gandi.net. It currently has no active content.

FractalFintech Payments

Fractal is a US-based farmland investment company that provides farmers with equity capital by investing alongside them in their farmland. The company aims to align farmer and investor incentives to drive higher returns and impact for both parties, while also promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

ProvisionEnterprise Software

Provision is an AI-powered pre-construction platform built for general contractors. The product reviews contracts, drawings, and specifications to surface risks, scope gaps, and cross-document conflicts before they become change orders or disputes. Core capabilities include contract review, specification review, cross-document conflict detection, and Scope Agent for scope-of-work generation. Provision has reviewed 66K+ documents and 1M+ risks across $100B+ in project value at 95% accuracy, with SOC 2 Type II compliance. Customers include EllisDon, PCL, NAC, Ferrovial, Colas Canada, and Parsons International.

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Trailhead Capital Research Investment Thesis Trailhead Capital is a mission-driven investment firm created to generate outstanding financial, societal, and ecological returns by backing entrepreneurs who are building the regenerative future of food and agriculture. Founded by Bobby Pelz, a legendary grain broker with 40+ years of global commodities relationships, Trailhead Capital leverages these

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