Campus Founders Fund
Venture capitalSalt Lake City · Pre-Seed–Seed · 16 people tracked
Investment thesis
CFF focuses on empowering student-entrepreneurs by providing early, founder-friendly capital, network access, and feedback. It invests $10-50K in student-run businesses via uncapped SAFEs, or participates in the syndicate of a priced round. Originally launched to back founders from local Utah universities, CFF has expanded to serve campuses across Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and surrounding Mountain West states. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised over $150M in additional funding. The fund positions itself as a supportive entry point into venture capital for young founders building their networks from scratch.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 32 of 37 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×11Consumer ×5Hardware ×5Healthtech ×5EdTech ×4Fintech ×4Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×15
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmano is an automated pool and spa water-monitoring device that mounts inline on existing plumbing and runs reagent-based chemistry tests (chlorine, pH, alkalinity, and more) twice daily, sending alerts and generating timestamped compliance logs.
HardwareIoTSaaS
Blerp is an alert builder for live streamers that connects stream events—follows, subs, raids, tips, channel points, and TikTok gifts—to outputs like sound clips, TTS voices, videos, overlays, and tools such as OBS, VTube Studio, and Minecraft.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstartKonvoy VenturesStage 2 CapitalTechstarsThe Fund
Bookroo is a subscription service that delivers curated monthly boxes of children's books to families, aimed at helping parents read more with their kids.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
A workflow automation platform that enables teams to build specialized agents and automations using coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementUtah Innovation Fund
Care Weather operates a low-cost flat-panel radar satellite system that gathers high-precision weather observations for governments and maritime shipping operators.
Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechOrem, US
Patrick Walton(Founder)inAlex Laraway(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Y Combinator
Cinch is a customer data experience platform (CDXP) that unifies customer data and combines data science with marketing automation to help businesses run personalized, omnichannel marketing campaigns across online and in-store channels.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDraper, US
Justin Rae(CEO)
Co-investorsKickstart1982 VenturesCultivation CapitalMonk's Hill VenturesZ Venture Capital
Cortex provides a post-acute experience management platform that uses US-based RN follow-up calls, tablet and employee surveys, real-time hospital alerts, and EMR integration to gather patient and staff feedback.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Devote provides an all-in-one financial platform for nonprofit organizations, combining corporate cards with spending controls, expense management, automated bookkeeping, grant and restricted-fund tracking, and a high-yield savings account.
FintechSaaS
Droplii offers a builder subscription product designed to help businesses educate their customers.
SaaS
Gordian Surgical develops the TroClose, an FDA-cleared integrated trocar and wound closure device that combines laparoscopic port access with automated port-site closure.
HardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsMing capitalTrendlines Group
Grain is an AI notetaker that captures and enriches meetings across platforms, with or without a bot, and delivers the meeting data to AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsUnusual Ventures
Hallo provides AI-driven language proficiency assessments across speaking, writing, listening, and reading in over 80 languages for global hiring and candidate evaluation.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech
Joon Beh(Founder)in
Co-investorsKickstartInsight PartnersPrequel Ventures
Hapware makes ALEYE, a wearable assistive technology that uses smart glasses and computer vision to detect nonverbal cues like facial expressions, gestures, and body language and translate them into haptic patterns delivered to a wristband.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechGolden, US
Jack Walters(Founder)inBryan Duarte(Founder)in
Co-investorsMINES VENTURETechstarsKickstart
Lovage automatically generates and posts social media content about open appointment slots for beauty professionals, helping them convert availability into client bookings using AI-generated designs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSOrem, US
Austin Petersen(Founder)inRobert Hinckley(Founder)inAlexander Steffen(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Mindsmith is an AI-powered eLearning platform that combines content creation, curation, and distribution for organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSOrem, US
Zack Allen(Co-Founder & CEO)Ethan Webb(Co-Founder)
BoardErika Nash(Director)in
Co-investorsNext Frontier CapitalWndrCo
Pura manufactures and sells smart home diffusers paired with a mobile app and marketplace that lets consumers select from over 300 premium fragrances and automate scent delivery.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Bruno Lima(Founder)inRichie S.(Founder)in
Co-investorsInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcKickstartService Provider CapitalSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURES
Recyclops provides curbside and subscription-based recycling pickup services for households, apartments, and businesses in areas lacking convenient recycling access, using an app that sends pickup reminders.
Circular EconomyCleantechConsumerImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainPayson, US
Ryan(CEO)
Co-investorsBDev VenturesKickstartLerer Hippeau
Refr is a referee assigning platform that lets sports assignors and organizations import schedules, assign officials, and manage payments from a single dashboard.
FintechSaaSSports TechMinneapolis, US
Isaac Huxley Sorock(Executive Officer)Wyatt Karl Gustafson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALTechstarsKickstartTraction Capital
Relay is a group-based support program designed to help individuals address pornography and unwanted sexual behaviors through daily encouragement, accountability, and community support.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSalt Lake City, US
Chandler Rogers(Founder)inJace Kendrick(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
SimpleCitizen provides digital immigration and visa solutions that guide applicants through the citizenship pathway using software and professional services.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Sam Stoddard(Founder/CEO)inAyde Soto(Founder/CTO)inBrady Stoddard(Founder/CMO)inAydé Soto Wright(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsKima VenturesTSVCY CombinatorPelion Venture Partners
Solo provides software tools to help debtors respond to debt collection lawsuits and negotiate settlements outside of court.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechProvo, US
George Simons(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesImmeasurableLegalTechLobster CapitalTemerity Capital PartnersY Combinator
Stat provides a real-time location and patient-flow platform for health system clinics, using wearable tags, tablets, and automated tracking to show where staff and patients are, measure visit cycle times, and surface operational bottlenecks.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAlbum VC
Thrive Smart Systems makes the Thrive EVO, a wireless device that connects existing irrigation valves back to a multi-wire or 2-wire controller without trenching or additional wiring.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsAggie Angel Network
Trace (Traceyourpast.com) connects individuals and families with a vetted global network of professional genealogists, historians, and DNA experts to conduct customized family history research, break through research "brick walls," and write ancestral narratives.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces
Valinor Discovery generates patient-derived datasets combining multi-omics and clinical data to enable machine learning applications in drug development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Co-investorsMythos Ventures Management, LlcCastle Island VenturesMaven 11
Vida is a platform that connects fans to their per-fan streaming activity across Spotify and Apple Music, letting artists run targeted release campaigns that notify, nudge, and reward fans who stream.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Voxjar is an AI-powered call quality assurance and conversation intelligence platform that automatically evaluates 100% of customer calls using custom scorecards, surfacing coaching moments, compliance risks, and revenue opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Whistic operates an AI-powered security assessment platform for vendor risk management, serving enterprises.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Juan Rodriguez(Founder & CEO)Joshua Mortensen(Executive Officer)Allie Waite(VP, People & Culture)Aaron Swanson(VP, Sales & Customer Success)Karl Ford(VP, Product & Engineering)
Co-investorsAlbum VCBattery VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersForgePoint CapitalJMI Equity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRefr Sports · techstars.com · Jul 31, 2026
Hallo · startbase.com · Jul 16, 2026
Solo · calcalistech.com · Jul 14, 2026
Recyclops · collider.com · Apr 21, 2026
HapWare · vctavern.com · Apr 16, 2026
Valinor · finsmes.com · Mar 31, 2026
Pura · finsmes.com · Nov 17, 2025
Mindsmith · pulse2.com · Nov 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Campus Founders Fund made?
- Campus Founders Fund has 37 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Campus Founders Fund invest at?
- Campus Founders Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Campus Founders Fund's typical check size?
- Campus Founders Fund typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- What sectors does Campus Founders Fund focus on?
- Campus Founders Fund focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Campus Founders Fund located?
- Campus Founders Fund is headquartered in Salt Lake City, US.
- Does Campus Founders Fund lead rounds?
- Campus Founders Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Campus Founders Fund co-invest with?
- Campus Founders Fund most often shares deals with Kickstart, Y Combinator, Techstars, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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