Vartega was founded by Andrew Maxey in 2014.

Who are Vartega's investors?

Vartega's investors include Autodesk Foundation, Belle Impact Fund, Beyond Capital, Circular Innovation Fund, Diamond Edge Ventures, E8 Angels, HG Ventures, New Climate Ventures and 7 more.

How much funding has Vartega raised?

Vartega has disclosed $16.3M raised across 5 rounds.

Where is Vartega headquartered?

Vartega is headquartered in Golden, US.

Vartega

Techstars '17

Golden, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 22 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors

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Founders & leadership

Vartega was founded in 2014 by Andrew Maxey.

Andrew Maxey Co-Founder & CEOHe holds a Professional Engineer credential and has worked across leadership, technology development, and project management roles in composites, oil and gas, cleantech, and construction sectors.

Aaron Parker Chief Operating Officer2024–2026Aaron Parker is an operations executive with expertise in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and organizational scaling. He has experience applying lean principles, Six Sigma methodologies, and KPI governance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost optimization.

Daniel FlaggChief Technology Officer2022–2026

Sean Kline Vice President of EngineeringSean Kline is an engineer and operations leader at Vartega who has designed and built a production facility and scaled the company's composite recycling technology from laboratory development through commercial deployment. His background includes project management, pressure vessel and piping design, finite element analysis, and facility planning.

Shari KennettNamed on SEC filing

J. Scott PuseyNamed on SEC filing

Edward PilpelNamed on SEC filing

Board

Ginger Rothrock Board directorInvestor at HG Ventures

Timothy SwalesBoard director

Andreas WuellnerBoard director

Benoit Forcier Member of the Board of DirectorsSenior Partner at Circular Innovation Fund

Investors · 15

Autodesk Foundationlisted by Autodesk FoundationSan Francisco

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Belle Impact Fundlisted by Belle Impact FundGrosse Pointe Farms · $25K – $250K

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Beyond Capitallisted by Beyond CapitalSan Diego

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Circular Innovation Fundlisted by Circular Innovation FundMontreal

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Diamond Edge Ventureslisted by Diamond Edge VenturesSan Francisco

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E8 Angelslisted by E8 Angels

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HG Ventureslisted by HG VenturesIndianapolis · $1M – $10M

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New Climate Ventureslisted by New Climate VenturesHouston

Rockies Venture Clublisted by Rockies Venture ClubDenver · $100K – $500K

SWAN Impact Networklisted by SWAN Impact NetworkAustin

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Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Texas HALO Fundlisted by Texas HALO FundHouston

Vectors Angellisted by Vectors Angelvia Jing (Jane) Ge · inferred

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Cycle CapitalreportedMontreal

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Denver VenturesreportedDenver · $250K – $3M

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Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$16.3M disclosed across 5 rounds · 2023–2025

▶$1.5MraisedJan 2026 · 3 investors · Manufacturing

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