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Access Venture Partners

Venture capital

Westminster · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 9 people tracked

Also known as ACCESS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

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Access Venture Partners seeks innovative startups in the enterprise, cybersecurity, and new marketplace model categories. The firm concentrates on a select set of evolving subsectors and technologies in which it has developed domain expertise, aiming to back companies where its knowledge can add differentiated value.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
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$500K – $4M
HQ
Westminster, Colorado, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1999
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$130M
VC funds
4
Tracked investments
72

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Access Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 1 more

What they invest in

from 39 of 72 portfolio companies

SaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×13Cybersecurity ×10HR Tech ×6Marketing Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Developer Tools ×3

HQs:United States×31United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 16 portfolio companies
81%
solo founders
13 of 16 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×24+ founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 72 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 32024 · 12023 · 22019 · 12016 · 29 dated

Intel,intel.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INTC

Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor processors for data center, consumer, and embedded applications, including Xeon server processors, Arc graphics processors, and mobile processors.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

April Miller Boise(Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer)Michelle Johnston Holthaus(Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products)Christoph Schell(Executive Officer)David A. Zinsner(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)Lip-Bu Tan(Chief Executive Officer & Director)

BoardJames J. Goetz(Director)

Co-investorsCeltic House Venture PartnersGen CapitalKluz VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersPlayground GlobalPrefix Capital+2 more

Smith+Nephewsmith-nephew.comin𝕏NYSE: SNN

Smith+Nephew is a medical technology company that develops products for the repair, regeneration, and replacement of soft and hard tissue, including sports medicine solutions for treating sporting injuries.

HealthtechMedical DevicesSports TechLondon, GB

Thomas James Smith(Founder)Horatio Nelson Smith(Co-founder)Deepak Nathin

Co-investorsAlphaDriveTargeted Technology Funds

Red Canaryredcanary.comin𝕏Jul 2016Acquired

Atomic Red Team is an open source, community-maintained library of small security tests mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, letting security teams validate their ability to detect threats across Windows, macOS, Linux, and cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSterling, US

Brian Beyer(CEO)

BoardFrank Mendicino(Director)Alan Taetle(Director)inW Daniel Hall(Director)

Board seatFrank Mendicino III· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGray VenturesNoro-Moseley PartnersSavano Capital PartnersService Provider CapitalSummit PartnersAccess Ventures

Reddy SolutionsDec 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Reddy Solutions builds an AI platform for customer experience teams to train, deploy and manage human and AI agents.

San Francisco, US

Adam Levin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatAlex Houghtalin· per SEC Form D · $6.2M raise · filed Feb 2026

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Digistar develops planetarium software that enables immersive learning experiences and live collaborative content for planetariums and educational institutions worldwide.

EdTech

alcesmantis-vision.comAcquired

Alces Technology is a Park City, Utah depth-sensing startup with patented high-resolution structured light depth capture technology.

alert logicwelshcarson.comAcquired

Houston-based provider of Security-as-a-Service and managed detection and response, now part of LevelBlue.

ArrowPointcisco.comin𝕏Acquired

Cisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US

John ChambersinChuck Robbinsin

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAviv Venture CapitalBantam GroupCastile VenturesCeltic House Venture PartnersCollab+Currency+31 more

Ascent360ascent360.comin

Ascent360 is an AI-powered Customer Data Platform (CDP) designed for the hospitality industry that unifies guest data from multiple sources and enables omnichannel marketing automation to drive direct bookings and reduce dependency on online travel agencies.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSGolden, US

Scott Buelter(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures

Autodeskautodesk.com

Autodesk is a publicly traded developer of design, engineering, and entertainment software, best known for AutoCAD.

San Rafael, US

Andrew Anagnost(Executive Officer, Director)inBetsy Rafael(Director)Mary T. McDowell(Director)Crawford Beveridge(Director)Reid French(Director)Richard Scott Herren(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBaseline VenturesBuilding VenturesDesignXHomebrewKarista+9 more

bionumerikbionumerik.com

BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals is a San Antonio, Texas-based pharmaceutical company that filed for a Nasdaq IPO in 2004.

Bitfonein𝕏Acquired

Bitfone made over-the-air firmware update and mobile device management software for handset makers and wireless operators; acquired by HP.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardware

Enrique Loresin

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersTrue North Cos.UVC PartnersWindspeed Ventures

Bonusbonus.lyin𝕏

Bonusly provides a platform for employee peer recognition, rewards, and culture building, helping teams foster engagement and connection in the workplace.

HR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAnkona CapitalAccess VenturesBloomberg Beta

Brightwarefirepond.comAcquired

Brightware was a customer-interaction software company acquired by FirePond in 2001.

Casetextthomsonreuters.comin𝕏Acquired

Thomson Reuters is a content and technology company providing AI-powered tools and information services—including CoCounsel and ONESOURCE—for legal, tax, accounting, risk, fraud, and government professionals.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US

Jake Heller(Founder/CEO)inSteve Haskerin

BoardJohn Buttrick(Director)

Co-investors8VCAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBuildGroupCanvas VenturesCerity Partners VenturesCrosslink Capital+13 more

channelrfmd.comin𝕏

Qorvo designs and manufactures RF (radio frequency), power management, and sensing semiconductor components and systems for automotive connectivity, control, and sensing applications.

IoTSemiconductors

Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners

Channeladvisorchanneladvisor.comin𝕏acquired by CommerceHub (now Rithum)

ChannelAdvisor is a cloud-based multichannel e-commerce platform for brands and retailers, acquired by CommerceHub in 2022.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceSaaS

Co-investorsBull City Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Cloud Campaigncloudcampaign.io𝕏

Cloud Campaign is a social media management platform with scalable pricing and workflow tools aimed at agencies and brands managing social media services.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSocialBoulder, US

Ryan Born(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ross Gray(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Kirby(Director)Jason Burby(Director)

BoardKirk Holland(Director)in

Co-investorsKokopelli CapitalAccess Ventures

Cloud Elementscloudelements.cominacquired by UiPath · Mar 2021

Cloud Elements was a Denver-based API integration platform that let SaaS providers and enterprises publish, integrate, and manage APIs through prebuilt one-to-many connectors, linking entire categories of cloud applications through a single unified API.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US

Mark Geene(Founder & CEO)

BoardJoseph R. Zell(Director)Jeffrey Hinck(Director)inJim Franklin(Director)

Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesMercato PartnersRally Ventures Management, LlcUpslope VenturesGrotech Ventures

CommercialTribecommercialtribe.comin

CommercialTribe is a Denver-based enterprise SaaS company offering video-based sales training and certification software.

Denver, US

Paul J. Ironside(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Smalley(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardFrank Medicino(Director)Joseph R. Zell(Director)John Steward(Director)Kyle Lefkoff(Director)in

Co-investorsCrawley VenturesAccess VenturesBoulder VenturesFirstMile VenturesGrotech Ventures

cvaquintiles.comin𝕏

IQVIA (via the quintiles.com domain) provides data, analytics, AI, and technology-driven services for life sciences and healthcare organizations, spanning clinical development, real world evidence generation, and commercial execution.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAisling Capital

Dapixdapix.io

Colorado blockchain startup building the FIO protocol for wallet interoperability and easier crypto transactions.

Denver, US

David Gold(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures

Dapple Securitydapplesecurity.cominDec 2023

Dapple Security provides data security and privacy features for businesses, built on encryption and data governance technologies.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechCentennial, US

Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Brian(Founder/CEO)Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Bryan(Founder and CEO)Keith Bucher(Co-Founder and CTO)Gadalia O'Bryan(Executive Officer, Director)William Ackerly(Director)

Co-investorsEx/AnteTechstarsAccess VenturesAccess VenturesFirst In

Digital Riverdigitalriver.comDefunct

Provider of e-commerce, payments, and logistics SaaS solutions for direct-to-consumer businesses.

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalFarol Asset ManagementSiris

Dmnewsdmnews.comin𝕏

Direct Message News (DMNews) is a Brown Brothers Media publication covering local government, world affairs and behavioral psychology.

ETIversata.comAcquired

Austin, Texas-based provider of enterprise data integration software, acquired by Versata Enterprises, a Trilogy subsidiary.

Findbugzerofindbugzero.com

IT incident prediction platform leveraging existing bug documentation.

Co-investorsRange VCAccess Ventures

Goodbuygeargoodbuygear.comin𝕏

GoodBuy Gear is an online marketplace selling quality-checked secondhand and open-box baby and kids' gear, including strollers, car seats, high chairs, carriers, and bassinets.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsInterlock PartnersRelay VenturesAccess VenturesDenver VenturesKokopelli Capital

Halphalp.cominAcquired

Jira Service Management is a ticketing and help desk platform that enables teams to manage support requests, automate workflows, and track performance across multiple channels including email, chat, and portals.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSBoulder, US

Co-investorsAccelFirstMile VenturesHeavybitKokopelli CapitalMatchstick VenturesNext Frontier Capital+3 more

Handelhandelit.comin𝕏

RiteTrack provides customizable case management software that consolidates data and tasks in a single system for staff working across programs, enabling more efficient workflows and better decision-making visibility.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

hotrailconexant.comAcquired

HotRail Inc. was a San Jose semiconductor startup building CMOS switch-fabric and backplane transceiver chips, acquired by Conexant in 2000.

Co-investorsAugust Capital

Hyddenhydden.comin𝕏

Hydden provides an AI-powered identity data layer that discovers and monitors all human and machine identities across enterprise infrastructure—including cloud, on-premises, and SaaS systems—and automates access governance and compliance tasks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAccess VenturesService Provider Capital

Hyperiahyperia.net

Co-investorsAccess Ventures

innovaharrisstratex.com
Intertrustintertrust.comin𝕏Mar 2019

Intertrust builds trust and interoperability infrastructure for interconnected systems, focused on securing data exchange across open networks.

CybersecurityEnergyIoTSunnyvale, US

Talal Shamoon(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Glotzer(Executive Officer)William Rainey(Executive Officer)Florian Kolb(Director)Mark Khalil(Director)Stephanie van Wermeskerken(Director)

Co-investorsFuture Energy VenturesStreamlined Ventures

Irisirisfinance.coin𝕏

Iris Finance is an AI-native financial platform for consumer packaged goods brands, providing real-time P&L visibility, cash flow forecasting, and margin analysis across sales channels and SKUs.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Drew Fallon(Founder & CEO)inMarkoin

Co-investorsBarrel VenturesFounder CollectiveGlasswing VenturesRosecliff VenturesSID Venture PartnersAccess Ventures+2 more

Logrhythmlogrhythm.comin𝕏acquired by Exabeam

LogRhythm is a Boulder-based SIEM, log management and security analytics vendor that merged with Exabeam in July 2024.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US

Chris Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew S Grolnick(Executive Officer, Director)Mark C Vellequette(Executive Officer)John R Diana(Executive Officer)William J Smith(Executive Officer)Robert Lentz(Director)

Co-investorsDelta-v CapitalRiverwood Capital

Momentum Opticsmomentumoptics.comin𝕏Jun 2025

Colorado maker of custom precision optics using laser-chemical machining, with online instant quoting and days-scale turnaround.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareLongmont, US

Jeremy Goeckeritz(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardYoav Lurie(Director)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures

Mysynchronymysynchrony.com

MySynchrony is Synchrony Financial's mobile app for managing Synchrony-issued consumer credit card accounts.

Nivatinivati.comin𝕏Mar 2024

Nivati is an employee mental health and wellbeing platform that combines an AI-powered companion app with access to licensed therapists, dietitians, financial coaches, group workshops, self-guided content, and 24/7 call and chat therapy.

Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSouth Jordan, US

Amelia Wilcox(Founder)Pamela Stevenson(Director)Cydni Tetro(Director)Dan Tyre(Director)Adam Slovik(Director)

Co-investorsFirebrand VenturesReno Seed FundAccess Ventures

pawngoluxuryassetcapital.com

Online pawn lender making short-term loans secured by luxury assets; its brand was retired into Luxury Asset Capital's Borro.

PlanetiQplanetiq.comin𝕏

PlanetiQ operates a satellite constellation using NASA-heritage GNSS radio occultation (GNSS-RO) receivers to collect atmospheric data used as input for weather forecasting models.

Climate TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesMoonshots CapitalNew Science VenturesTremendous View CapitalVTC VenturesAccess Ventures

Planitaxplanitax.comDefunct

Planitax was a California-based provider of SaaS corporate tax software and services for corporate tax departments.

QuickArrowquickarrow.com

QuickArrow provides SaaS professional services automation software for billable services organizations.

Co-investorsWindspeed Ventures

Radiclradicl.io

RADICL provides an AI-native autonomous virtual security operations center for SMBs in the U.S. defense industrial base.

Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundAccess Ventures

rebitin𝕏Defunct

Carbonite provides cyber-resilient backup and data protection solutions for home users, managed service providers, and businesses.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsBantam GroupBoston Harbor AngelsCouncilCrosslink CapitalTransLink CapitalBlumberg Capital+1 more

Resurfaceresurface.io

Resurface Labs builds API monitoring and security software that records and analyzes every API call at runtime.

Boulder, US

Matt Anderson(Executive Officer)V. Frank Mendicino III(Director)Andrew Grolnick(Executive Officer, Director)Robert A. Dickinson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christine Bottagaro(Executive Officer)Patrick J. Clawson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFirebrand VenturesAccess Ventures

roundpeggin𝕏Acquired

Achievers provides an all-in-one employee recognition and rewards platform that uses AI-powered tools to enable recognition, rewards distribution across 190 countries, and milestone celebrations for enterprises of all sizes.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

RoundPeggroundpegg.comin

RoundPegg is a Boulder, Colorado company selling culture-management software that matches employers and employees on cultural fit.

HR TechBoulder, US

Tim Wolters(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKirk Holland(Director)Tim Larson(Director)Brian Armstrong(Director)Mark Newman(Director)Libby Sartain(Director)

Co-investorsTechstars

Serenaserena.com

Paris-based venture capital firm investing from pre-seed to Series A in applied AI, energy transition and other technology sectors.

shotzrin𝕏Acquired

McGraw Hill Education provides textbooks, digital learning platforms, and educational content for pre-K through 12, higher education, and medical education institutions and students.

EdTech

Co-investorsLumos Capital GroupRethink Capital Partners

Shotzrshutterstock.comAcquired

Denver-based image platform delivering hyperlocal, audience-targeted photography for digital marketing; acquired by Shutterstock in 2021.

Denver, US

Frank Cardello(Founder)Mark Lemmons(Founder)

BoardBrian Wallace(Director)

Co-investorsElevate VenturesFirstMile Ventures

Sopris Healthin

Denver-based developer of an automated digital assistant that turns clinician voice and text input into SOAP notes.

Denver, US

Patrick J. Leonard(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardAli Rahimtula(Director)inKirk Holland(Director)John Froelich(Director)

Co-investorsTechstarsCobre CapitalCue BallService Provider Capital

SpotRightspotright.cominAcquired

SpotRight is an audience insights and targeting platform for brands and agencies, later acquired by Wiland.

Boulder, US

Todd Greer(Executive Officer, Director)Ed Messman(Executive Officer)Samuel Sliman(Director)Joe Zell(Director)

BoardClete Brewer(Director)Dave Gould(Director)

Co-investorsTechstarsGrotech VenturesTechOperators Venture Capital

Sybase, Inc.sybase.comAcquired

Sybase was an enterprise software company known for relational database and client/server products; acquired by SAP in 2010.

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsOak Investment Partners

TapInfluenceizea.cominFeb 2016Acquired

Influencer marketing SaaS platform connecting brands and agencies with social content creators; acquired by IZEA in 2018.

Boulder, US

Rustin Banks(Chief Product Officer)Holly Hamann(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Gild(Chief Technology Officer)Promise Phelon(Chief Executive Officer)Frank Sette(Chief Revenue Officer)Francesca Cruz(Vice President of Revenue Operations)

Co-investorsGrotech Ventures

TaskEasytaskeasy.comin𝕏Acquired

TaskEasy is a Salt Lake City-based online marketplace that automates lawn mowing and exterior property maintenance nationwide.

B2B MarketplacesSaaSSalt Lake City, US

Kenneth R. Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Davis(Executive Officer)Joseph Turner(Executive Officer)Tom Stockham(Director)Richard P. Durham(Director)Jason Meyer(Director)

Co-investorsCamber CreekGrotech VenturesLevel EquityDelta Electronics CapitalModerne VenturesRiver Cities Capital

Tendrilinctendrilinc.com

Boulder-based utility software company providing cloud-based energy service management and home energy analytics; merged with Simple Energy to form Uplight.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 5

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Intel,NASDAQ: INTCSmith+NephewNYSE: SNNChanneladvisoracq. by CommerceHub (now Rithum)Cloud Elementsacq. by UiPathLogrhythmacq. by Exabeam

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Access Venture Partners made?
Access Venture Partners has 71 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Access Venture Partners invest at?
Access Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
What is Access Venture Partners's typical check size?
Access Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
What sectors does Access Venture Partners focus on?
Access Venture Partners focuses on Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Access Venture Partners located?
Access Venture Partners is headquartered in Westminster, US.
Does Access Venture Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Access Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Who does Access Venture Partners co-invest with?
Access Venture Partners most often shares deals with Norwest Venture Partners, Transmedia Capital, Accel, among 158 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 17

Grotech Ventures

Grotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early- and growth-stage B2B software companies located outside of Silicon Valley.

$500K – $5M
Next Frontier Capital

Next Frontier Capital (NFC) is a venture capital firm founded by former operators that invests in technology startups across sectors it knows well, offering hands-on founder support and mentorship.

Both backed · 2
$2M – $5M
Ankona Capital

Ankona Capital invests $5 to $15 million in early-growth-stage B2B software companies generating $5 to $15 million in recurring revenues, supporting founders through the critical scaling phase with capital and operational expertise.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $15M
Interlock Partners

Interlock Partners is an investment firm that backs companies positioned to win, offering a hands-on approach and operating experience to accelerate their success.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $5M
FirstMark Capital

FirstMark Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders and accelerates them through a platform providing access to networks, customers, and top talent.

$500K – $8M
PICUS CAPITAL

Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.

$100K – $300M
QED Investors

QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.

$30K – $25M
Revolution

Revolution is an investment firm that has backed founders, communities, and ideas for over two decades, spanning venture capital, entrepreneurship advocacy, and real estate and hospitality investments.

$100K – $1M
Foundry

Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.

$250K – $15M
Pareto Holdings

Pareto Holdings is an early-stage investment and company-building firm headquartered in the United States that operates globally. It has never raised outside capital and is self-funded by design.

$100K – $5M
Spider Capital

Spider Capital is an early-stage venture firm backing founders using applied AI to modernize complex enterprise industries, supported by experienced enterprise cloud operating executives.

$500K
5 more co-investors

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