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Innosphere Ventures

Venture capital

Fort Collins · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Innosphere Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Northern Colorado that invests in B2B SaaS, cleantech, and medtech companies. The firm focuses on seed and early funding rounds for businesses in these sectors.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Fort Collins, Colorado, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
AUM
$10M
Tracked investments
21

Team · 4 people

from public directories
Mark R. Kent· General Partner

What they invest in

from 20 of 21 portfolio companies

SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×6Healthtech ×6Enterprise Software ×5Deep Tech ×4Medical Devices ×4Cleantech ×3Hardware ×3

HQs:United States×14

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
64%
solo founders
7 of 11 mapped founding teams
33%
repeat founders
of 12 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×1

What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×4Engineering ×4Computer Science ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Investments · 21 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12021 · 22019 · 25 dated

Gelsana Therapeuticsgelsanatherapeutics.comin✓ verified

GelSana Therapeutics develops zwitterionic polymer-based biomaterials for wound care, addressing excess sustained inflammation that impedes healing.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsAurora, US

Melissa Krebs(Founder and CEO)inDonald Gregg(Chief Commercial Officer)inAdam Rocker(Director R&D)inVicki Abbas(Executive Director Clinical Operations)inAnia Camplin(Fractional CFO)in

BoardMike Freeman(Director)in

Co-investorsBoulder VenturesMINES VENTURE

Aspero Medicalasperomedical.cominSep 2019

Aspero Medical develops the Pillar balloon overtube solution with micro-textured design to improve control and anchoring during balloon endoscopy for small bowel diagnosis and treatment.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoulder, US

Mark Rentschler(Co-Founder, CEO)inSteven Edmundowicz, MD(Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer)

BoardMike Freeman(Director)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Rockies Venture Club

Bandwangobandwango.comin𝕏

Bandwango connects visitors and locals to experiences at locally owned businesses to build community connections.

MarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityCottonwood Heights, US

Scott P. Nussbaum(Executive Officer, Director)David J. Ide(Director)Monir K. Parikh(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsKickstartNext Frontier CapitalOcean Azul PartnersService Provider CapitalSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Signal Peak Ventures

Boulder AIboulderai.com

Boulder AI builds edge computing devices that combine sensors, on-device AI inference, and cloud orchestration to analyze high-resolution scenes locally and transmit reduced, contextual insights.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoT

Brillity Digitalbrillitydigital.comin

Brillity Digital is a digital marketing agency that provides account management, strategy, and marketing services (SEO, PPC, paid social, email marketing, websites, analytics) to clients.

AdTechDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSFort Collins, US

Derrick Kuhn(Founder, Managing Director)in

Burst Diagnosticsburstdx.wordpress.cominJan 2024

Developing a point-of-care diagnostic assay integrating washing and signal amplification.

HealthtechFort Collins, US

Cathy Petti(Director)Xi Yu (Larry) Jia(Director)Mary Gunn(Director)Tim Jones(Director)inCharles Henry(Executive Officer, Director)

Catalyzecatalyze.energyin

Catalyze develops, finances, builds, owns, and operates on-site renewable energy systems — combining solar, storage, and EV charging — for commercial and industrial real estate owners and operators across national portfolios in the US, with no upfront capital cost to the property owner.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechSaaSMadison, US

Mohan Balachandran(Executive Officer, Director)Travis Good(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Bakken(Director)James Burgum(Director)inDon Layden(Director)

Co-investorsEnCap Energy TransitionArthur VenturesBaird Venture PartnersChicago VenturesLewis & Clark Ventures

Epic Riverepicriver.comin𝕏

Epic River provides digital lending software for community banks and credit unions, offering ID verification, eSign, and remote eNotary tools that automate the loan closing and document signing process.

FintechSaaSFort Collins, US

Eyepopeyepop.ai

EyePop.ai provides computer vision and AI-based analytics tools that help businesses derive actionable insights from visual data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Torsten Schulz(Founder)in

Co-investorsInterlock CapitalNew Leaf Invest

Gravwellgravwell.ioin

Gravwell is a security data platform that collects, stores, and analyzes unstructured logs and large data volumes in raw format without enforcing predefined schemas.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Kristopher Watts(Founder)in

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresKickstartNext Frontier CapitalTwo Bear Capital

Heads Up Healthheadsuphealth.comin𝕏

Heads Up Health provides software that aggregates and organizes personal medical records and health-tracking data into a central platform for individuals to manage and explore their own health information.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Dave Korsunsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoston Harbor Angels

Incident Response Technologiesomnigo.comin𝕏

Omnigo develops configurable safety and security software for public safety and security professionals, with products covering incident planning, reporting, evidence, and jail management from intake to release.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSGreenwood Village, US

Kevin Lafeber(Chief Executive Officer)inCameron Marijosius(Chief Customer Officer)inGary Schlisner(Chief Financial Officer)Nick Kehoe(Chief Growth Officer)inBrian Pagels(Chief Revenue Officer)inCody Koetter(Chief Strategy Officer)in

Innosphereventuresinnosphereventures.orgin

Innosphere Ventures is a venture capital and economic development organization that operates incubators and venture capital funds focused on technology sectors including climate resilience, life sciences, and smart cities.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechImpact & Social Good

Tim Jones(Chief Operating Officer)in

BoardMike Freemanin

Kiwi Campuskiwibot.comin𝕏Oct 2021

Kiwibot develops autonomous delivery robots that operate across multiple countries and continents.

HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsMiami, US

Sergio Pachon(Executive Officer, Director)inAndres Felipe Chavez(Executive Officer, Director)Andres Felipe Chavez Cortes(Executive Officer, Director)Eduardo Iniguez(Executive Officer)inJudah Longgrear(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJoseph Huang(Director)

Co-investorsClub Italia Investimenti 2Karma VenturesMAGIC FundPi CampusTYLT VenturesThird Sphere

MicroGrid Labsmicrogridlabs.cominDec 2021

Microgrid Labs (MGL) is a consulting and software company focused on commercial fleet electrification and microgrids, offering services from feasibility studies, modeling, and simulation to implementation and operations support.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSCary, US

Narayanan Sankar(Co-founder & CEO)inDr. Namit Singh(Co-founder)Jonathan Levy(Chief Product Officer)in

BoardMike Freeman(Director)in

Nickelyticsnickelytics.comin

SaaSFort Myers, US

Judah Longgrear(Founder)in

Co-investorsBDev VenturesTechstars

Origin Endoscopyoriginendoscopy.com

Origin Endoscopy has developed a multipurpose hydrogel designed for rapid bio-adhesion and submucosal injection applications in endoscopy.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesEnglewood, US

Jason Ylizarde(Executive Officer)Jeremy Starkweather(Executive Officer, Director)John Wynne(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Freeman(Director)inJason Grimes(Director)Stephen Hoag(Director)

RedDrop Dxreddropdx.comin

RedDrop Dx makes a capillary blood collection device for virtually pain-free, one-click sampling that produces higher blood volume and reliable samples.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Stout Street Capital

ResourceXresourcex.netin𝕏

ResourceX provides Priority Based Budgeting, an AI-driven analysis tool that helps government leaders align spending with community programs and reallocate funds to the most impactful programs.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS

VirtualZ Computingvirtualzcomputing.comin

VirtualZ Computing provides no-code software solutions for enterprise data integration and access, enabling organizations to unlock data from mainframes, legacy systems, and archives for use in AI, analytics, and cloud platforms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMinneapolis, US

Jeanne Glass(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inVince Re(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inDustin Froyum(Co-Founder and SVP of Global Alliances)inJeanne M. Glass M.I.M.(Founder)in

BoardMarc Sokol(Director)in

Co-investorsNext Coast VenturesNext Frontier CapitalFlorida Funders

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Innosphere Ventures made?
Innosphere Ventures has 21 tracked investments.
What stage does Innosphere Ventures invest at?
Innosphere Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Innosphere Ventures focus on?
Innosphere Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Medical Devices, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Innosphere Ventures located?
Innosphere Ventures is headquartered in Fort Collins, US.
Who does Innosphere Ventures co-invest with?
Innosphere Ventures most often shares deals with Next Frontier Capital, Kickstart, Karma Ventures, among 22 tracked co-investors.

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