Campus Founders Fund
Venture capitalSalt Lake City · Pre-Seed–Seed · 14 people tracked
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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 · 14 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 31 of 36 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×11EdTech ×5Enterprise Software ×5Healthtech ×5Consumer ×4Fintech ×4Hardware ×4
HQs:United States×16
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×73 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
Brigham Young University ×10Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business ×2Sandbox ×2University of Utah ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Brigham Young University ×3The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 36 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
Benji Card provides virtual card issuance and payment management for healthcare organizations, offering customizable spend controls, real-time transaction tracking, and comprehensive auditing across all payment activities.
FintechHealthtech
Cory Morin(Co-Founder/CEO)inParker Murray(Co-Founder/CTO)
Blerp is an alert builder for live streamers that connects stream events (follows, subs, raids, tips, channel points, and TikTok events) to outputs like OBS, VTube Studio, Minecraft, sounds, TTS, videos, and overlays.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSalt Lake City, US
Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstartKonvoy VenturesStage 2 CapitalTechstarsThe Fund
Bookroo provides curated monthly book deliveries to help parents build their children's book collections affordably.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTech
RebeccaJaneTiffany
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 FundGeneral CatalystY Combinator
Campfire provides a leadership development platform and curated content library with 40+ ready-to-run sessions, live facilitated workshops, cohorts, and programs that organizations can customize to their culture.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Co-investorsKickstart
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 and experience platform (CDXP) that unifies data from multiple sources, applies data-science tools to segment audiences, and runs automated multi-channel marketing across SMS, email, direct mail, in-app, reviews, and ads.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDraper, US
Justin Rae(CEO)in
Co-investorsKickstart1982 VenturesCultivation CapitalMonk's Hill VenturesSeedstarsZ Venture Capital
Cortex provides software for post-acute healthcare providers that generates follow-up care opportunities and tracks clinical outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Riley Adamson(Founder and CEO)
Droplii offers a builder subscription product designed to help businesses educate their customers.
SaaS
Grain is an AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes video calls, tracks topics in customer conversations, and syncs notes to tools like HubSpot.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ryan Johnson(Founder)in
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 develops ALEYE, a wearable assistive device that uses smart glasses and computer vision to detect nonverbal cues like facial expressions, gestures, and body language, then translates them into haptic patterns felt on 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)in
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 recycling pickup for households in areas that lack municipal recycling programs, using scheduled bag-based collection with app tracking and pickup reminders.
Circular EconomyClimate TechLogistics & 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)in
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
Thrive Smart Systems manufactures wireless irrigation control systems that eliminate wiring between controllers and valves for landscaping applications.
AgTechCleantechHardwareIoT
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-investorsHarpoon VenturesMythos Ventures Management, LlcCastle Island VenturesMaven 11
Whistic provides a third-party risk management (TPRM) platform that uses AI to automate vendor due diligence and security assessments for enterprise risk teams.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Juan Rodriguez(Founder & CEO)inJoshua Mortensen(Executive Officer)Allie Waite(VP, People & Culture)inAaron Swanson(VP, Sales & Customer Success)inKarl Ford(VP, Product & Engineering)in
Co-investorsAlbum VCBattery VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersForgePoint CapitalJMI Equity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Grain · finance.biggo.com · Aug 17, 2026
Refr Sports · techstars.com · Jul 31, 2026
Hallo · startbase.com · Jul 16, 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 36 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 32 tracked co-investors.
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