High Country Impact Fund
Angel networkBoone · Pre-Seed–Seed
Investment thesis
The High Country Impact Fund is an angel investment group focused on early-stage and growing companies in and around Western North Carolina. Its members take an active, high-touch role with founders, providing not only early capital but also experienced mentorship to help build successful companies. The fund positions itself as more involved than larger venture capital groups, emphasizing direct support and leadership for high-aspiration startups. It has invested in local companies since 2017 and continues to actively seek new startups to back.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 6 of 17 portfolio companiesAgTech ×2Biotech ×2Digital Health ×2SaaS ×2Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 23 dated
AgriTX develops AGRITX-F65, a proprietary blend of pre/probiotics, vitamins, amino acids, and minerals applied to the eggshell microbiome of fertilized avian eggs to improve hatch rates, chick quality, and livability.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechStatesville, US
Frank Noca(Executive Officer)Kevin L. Parrish(Executive Officer, Director)Gina P. Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceInnova Memphis, Inc.
Crafts farm-to-teacup teas through partnerships with regional farmers.
Podcasting creation platform for small and mid-sized businesses to produce professional-quality content.
Designs and handcrafts wooden and metal furniture legs, frames, and components with sustainably sourced, American-made materials.
Cycle Labs offers Cycle®, an end-to-end test automation platform that uses a human-readable scripting language (CycleScript) to automate regression, volume, and load testing across enterprise supply chain systems such as ERP, Warehouse Management, and Order Management systems.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSFleetwood, US
Joshua Owen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardTimothy McLoughlin(Director)inJeffrey Williams(Director)Evan Edwards(Director)Kevin Mosley(Director)
Co-investorsFirst AnalysisJurassic CapitalCofounders Capital
Elite HRV offers heart rate variability tracking and a body composition analysis feature that estimates body metrics from a selfie.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & FitnessAsheville, US
Alyssa Moore(Director)Vince Salvo(Executive Officer)Meredith McPherron(Director)Jason Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Jef Fry(Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Blacklow(Director)
Co-investorsIDEA NCBoston Seed CapitalDBDK Venture
Full-service Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Philanthropy agency.
HiveTracks offers a free mobile app for beekeepers to record observations and manage hives, converting field notes into structured biodiversity data.
AgTechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social GoodCreston, US
James Thomas Wilkes(Executive Officer, Director)Max Allan Siegfried Runzel(Executive Officer, Director)George Edward Moody(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Paul Greer(Executive Officer, Director)Laura Leigh Dye(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsSkyview Ventures
Digital health platform that enables health systems and payers to deploy programs and access innovative healthcare solutions.
Durham, US
TOBIAS WALTER(Director)EDWARD G BARBER(Executive Officer, Director)ALLEN A. SPIZZO(Director)EDWARD M. HOLZWARTH(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThe Launch Place
Uses fibers from fast-growing plants to manufacture durable building materials for homebuilders.
BiotechBoone, US
C. Eric Hunter(Chief Executive Officer)May Shen(Chief Financial Officer)Jocelyn Hunter(Treasurer and Corporate Secretary)Walter E. Robb(Director)
BoardJohn Hand(Director)J. Knox Singleton(Director)
AI-powered marketing platform that converts customer moments into local advertising for franchises and multi-location brands.
Digital training platform helping nonprofit organizations recruit and train volunteers.
Co-investorsIDEA NC
Slope provides software to manage the biospecimen lifecycle in clinical trials, giving research sites, sponsors, CROs, and labs oversight of clinical sample inventory and real-time data.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Rust Felix(Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder)
Co-investorsArtis VenturesBasis Set VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable Capital
Cut-flower wholesaler partnering with local farms to provide locally-grown flowers to floral creatives.
Co-investorsIDEA NC
Beverage technology company delivering personalized performance hydration through a smart fountain and mobile app.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHiveTracks · grepbeat.com · Apr 30, 2026
Cycle Labs · cyclelabs.io · Dec 2, 2025
Slope · cornellsun.com · Apr 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has High Country Impact Fund made?
- High Country Impact Fund has 17 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does High Country Impact Fund invest at?
- High Country Impact Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does High Country Impact Fund focus on?
- High Country Impact Fund focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is High Country Impact Fund located?
- High Country Impact Fund is headquartered in Boone, US.
- Who does High Country Impact Fund co-invest with?
- High Country Impact Fund most often shares deals with IDEA NC, Artis Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, among 10 tracked co-investors.
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