Stout Street Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingDenver · Pre-Seed–Series B · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Stout Street Capital backs pre-seed and seed stage technology startups that are post-product and post-revenue, favoring companies generating $20-30k+ in monthly recurring revenue. As a generalist fund it prefers lean, B2B SaaS business models and invests in founding teams with domain expertise and grit. The firm invests across the US and Canada, deliberately excluding San Francisco, New York, and Boston to support founders building outside major hubs. It will lead deals or participate in syndicates, leveraging a large co-investor network and its UNMET Conference to speed fundraising. Typical rounds raise at least $1M for 12-24 months of runway, with due diligence taking two to three weeks.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 45 of 93 portfolio companiesSaaS ×22AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×8Healthtech ×7E-commerce ×4Hardware ×4Cleantech ×3
HQs:United States×34Canada×3France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×63 founders×3
Investments · 93 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 12018 · 18 dated
Ad Fontes Media rates news sources for bias and reliability, publishing the Media Bias Chart and offering content analysis and ratings technology for advertisers, publishers, and other media buyers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentWestminster, US
Vanessa Otero(Founder & CEO)inDon Hussen(Chief Technology Officer)Lou Paskalis(Chief Strategy Officer)inRafe D'Amico(Chief Revenue Officer)Troy Root(Director)Crista Bailey(Director)
Co-investorsGaingelsNew Community Transformation Denver
Cislunarian Industries transforms and conditions electrical power for space systems, addressing supply bottlenecks and reliability challenges in space missions.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLoveland, US
Gary Calnan(CEO and Co-Founder)Joe Pawelski(Co-Founder & CTO)Walter Schroeder(Co-Founder & CPO)
Co-investorsSeraphim Space
401GO provides 401(k) plan administration and record-keeping services for small businesses, offering a curated selection of investment funds across bonds, equities, target-date portfolios, and sector-focused options.
FintechHR TechSaaSWest Jorden, US
Dan Beck(Executive Officer, Director)inNate Beck(Director)inJared Porterin
BoardChristian Lassonde(Director)in
Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersGreen Egg VenturesNext Frontier CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcImpression VenturesSignal Peak Ventures
Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSalem, US
Jonathan Hurst(Co-founder & Chief Robot Officer)inDamion Shelton(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)in
BoardBruce Leak(Director)inMatthew Ocko(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsDCVC (Data Collective)HARPER COURT VENTURESManhattan Venture PartnersMFV PartnersNVentures+5 more
Channelscaler (Allbound) offers an AI-powered Partner Relationship Management (PRM) platform for enterprise channel teams, covering partner onboarding, enablement, deal and pipeline acceleration, incentive management, and lifecycle performance tracking.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPhoenix, US
SCOTT SALKIN(Executive Officer, Director)ANTHONY KENNADA(Director)KYLE JOHNSON(Director)KYLE BURNETT(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTODD BELFER(Director)in
Co-investorsAlerion VenturesArizona Founders FundBLH Venture Partners, LLCBrookstone Venture CapitalDWP Capital
Denver, US
Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesPure VenturesTechstarsUrania VenturesCantos VenturesDolby Family Ventures
BlastPoint provides software that transforms data into actionable intelligence for organizations, helping them drive growth while considering long-term impacts and protecting against unintended harms from data-driven decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePittsburgh, US
Tomer Borenstein(Director, Executive Officer)inAlison Alvarez(Founder)inTony Cebzanovin
BoardDoug Neal(Director)inMichael Perrin(Director)inEthan Linkner(Director)in
Co-investorsAllos VenturesBTECH CONSORTIUMChloe CapitalCurql Collective, LLCeLab VenturesIrishAngels+4 more
Cake Equity offers a platform for investors to manage their portfolios, combining investment tracking, contract and document management, and stakeholder communications.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesPipeline CapitalScale Investors
Cap-table management and equity software platform for startups, handling option grants, vesting, and SAFEs.
Co-investorsRampersand
FintechEnglewood, US
Nichole Montoya(Manager and Chief Executive Officer)inMolly DiCarlo(Vice President)inAlex Shortle(Vice President)
Co-investors500 GlobalKickstartRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc
Denver, US
Gary Douglas Calnan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William Joseph Pawleski(Director)Jan Walter Schroeder(Director, Promoter)Kai Staats(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph William Pawelski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardToby Joseph Daniel Mould(Director)
Collbox provides debt recovery software for law firms, helping them manage past-due accounts and integrate with practice management systems.
LegalTech
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology AngelsLong View Technology Ventures
Compound Foundry builds and scales direct-to-consumer home brands through in-house, on-shore manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerDirect to ConsumerMid-America, US
John James(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalPlains Ventures
CureMint provides a software platform that streamlines procurement for dental practices, replacing outdated systems to reduce overspending and operational inefficiencies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaSDurham, US
Brandon McCarty(Executive Officer, Director)inChris RathgebinTimothy McLoughlin(Director)
Co-investorsCofounders CapitalVentureSouth
Ecobot offers an offline-first mobile app (Collector) and web workspace (Manager) for capturing wetland, stream, vegetation, soils, and hydrology field data with GNSS-grade location and AI-assisted plant ID, then generating USACE-ready delineation reports.
CleantechClimate TechGovTechSaaSAsheville, US
Lee Lance(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Schewe(Executive Officer)inRobb Bennett(Founder)in
BoardTimothy McLoughlin(Director)in
Co-investorsRunway Venture PartnersShadow VenturesCofounders CapitalCultivation Capital
Ecobot is a SaaS platform for environmental professionals to identify, map, and permit wetlands, streams, and aquatic resources.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS
Co-investorsCultivation Capital
EVA operates location-based virtual reality arenas where teams of up to 10 players use VR headsets and connected guns to play free-roam first-person shooter games on 5,400 sq ft playing fields.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
William Klein(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesTRUST ESPORTApicapBpifrancePareto Holdings
Book with Eva is an online booking platform that connects event planners with vetted entertainment, speakers, and experience providers, matching clients to talent based on dates, budget, and event needs.
MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Makenzie Stokel(Co-founder)inChanning Moreland(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology AngelsConnetic VenturesLong Way Ventures37 AngelsCascade Seed Fund
Fluent Forever is a language-learning app based on a best-selling book, using images, sound, and spaced-repetition flashcards to build speaking and pronunciation skills rather than relying on translations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechChicago, US
Gabriel Wyner(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBrighter CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Firebrand VenturesInsta VenturesLofty Ventures+4 more
GoodUnited is a platform that helps nonprofits convert social media engagement into qualified leads and donations through AI-assisted 1:1 messaging and built-in giving tools.
Impact & Social GoodSaaSSocialCharleston, US
Nick Black(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJeremy Berman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWendy Phillips(Director)Brad Braddock(Director)Charles Cumbaa(Director)
Co-investorsTFX Capital
Co-investorsBluegrass Angel VentureM25RevUp CapitalWakestream Ventures
Hook Security provides an automated security awareness platform that runs phishing simulations and assigns security training to employees, with multi-tenant management, directory integrations (Azure AD, Google, Okta), and client-ready reporting.
CybersecuritySaaSGreenville, US
Adam Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Eikenberry(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)IrishAngelsTampaBay.VenturesLOI Venture
High Yield Savings by Plinqit is a white-labeled, end-to-end savings product that helps banks and credit unions attract deposits, launch digital savings brands, and expand into new markets, handling KYC and compliance.
FintechSaaS
Kathleen Craig(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsID VenturesInvest Michigan
Iconic is a platform that partners with museums, artists, and cultural institutions to create and distribute digital and physical art collectibles to global audiences.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Aluan Wang
Co-investorsBoot64 VenturesBuilders + BackersInnovation CatalystAF VenturesCultivation Capital
Idle Smart makes automated idle reduction systems for heavy-duty trucking fleets, cutting fuel use, downtime, and CO2 emissions from extended engine idling.
CleantechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLenox, US
Jeff Lynch(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBeacon AngelsClimate Innovation CapitalEvergreen Climate InnovationsKCRise FundSustainVCThe Alchemy Fund
The page presents Kredos AI, a company whose tagline references human-like artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSBellevue, US
Balaji Sridharan(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Thoms(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeff Bocan(Director)Peter Mueller(Director)inSyed Nasir Ali(Director)
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesOkapi Venture CapitalSeaChangeBMW i VenturesMotley Fool VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.+1 more
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesHCVCXplorer Capital
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesMaccabee Ventures
Qualifacts provides AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) software, data tools, and interoperability services for behavioral health agencies, both non-profit and for-profit.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSaaSToronto, US
Nicholas Chepesiuk(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Zeoli(Director)Olanrewaju Soremekun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christopher Dobyns(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Freeman(Director)inMatt Cohen(Director)in
Co-investorsClanton CapitalRipple VenturesFlare Capital StrategiesMaple Leaf AngelsPanache Ventures
OpenTug operates in inland waterway and barge freight logistics, publishing content on the state of America's lock and dam infrastructure and its impact on barge transport.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Jason Aristides(Cofounder)Michael Baldwin(Cofounder)Luciano de la Iglesia(Cofounder)
Co-investorsBreakwater VenturesEntrada VenturesSeaChangeTMV
PharmaJet develops needle-free injection systems for delivering vaccines and therapeutics, used across a range of therapeutic areas including infectious disease prevention and cancer treatment.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesGolden, US
Heather Potters(Director)inRonald Lowy(Director)Jeffrey Jordan(Executive Officer)Chris Cappello(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Bowman(Executive Officer)in
BoardJohn (Spike) Buckley(Director)
Co-investorsRockies Venture Club3Lines Venture Capital
Co-investorsIrishAngelsLoeb.nycRemarkable VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)SixThirty Ventures
Powderkeg operates a membership platform that facilitates peer-to-peer learning and decision-making support for tech company founders and leaders across the United States.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsElevate Ventures
Fort Collins, US
Amy Prieto(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Rosenberg(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Mahan(Director)Dennis Weinman(Director)Joseph Perl(Director)Mark Wdowik(Director)
Co-investorsStanley Ventures
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)Innosphere Ventures
ReturnLogic provides a returns management platform for ecommerce merchants that automates returns workflows, tracks products through the return lifecycle, and offers analytics to optimize return policies.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSMechanicsburg, US
Peter Sobotta(Founder)inJayson Tichler(Mr. Tichler is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)
BoardBlair Garrou(Director)in
Co-investorsMercury FundMoonshots CapitalRobin Hood VenturesWhite Rose Ventures37 AngelsAmplify.LA+2 more
A team of product strategists, engineers, data scientists and designers building products and tools to advance life sciences and facilitate healthcare innovation.
Co-investorsM25Narrow Gauge Ventures
RoadBotics' road assessment technology now operates as part of Michelin Mobility Intelligence, offering automated evaluation of road conditions from collected imagery.
Pittsburgh, US
Mark DeSantis(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Durrett(Executive Officer)
BoardMark L. Joseph(Director)Jack Klinck(Director)inJordan Jacobs(Director)in
Co-investorsHyperplane Venture CapitalNeer Venture PartnersRadical VenturesThird Sphere
Schola provides live outreach tools to help schools recruit, enroll, and retain families.
EdTech
Benjamin Welbournin
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.KickstartOne Planet GroupPHX VenturesPortfoliaChannel Equity Partners
ShowLabs is a content production studio that uses robotic camera systems, automation software, and proprietary workflows to create high-volume digital assets including photography, video, and 3D content for B2B and ecommerce brands.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaSDenver, US
Daniel Effron(Founder)
Co-investorsFirstMile Ventures
Wellness & FitnessBaltimore, US
GRAHAM DODGE(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAEL BELT(Executive Officer, Director)JAMES SAJOR(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZEPHRIN LASKER(Director)
Co-investorsTechstars
Denver, US
Clifford Stene II(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Garthe(Executive Officer, Director)
Sigil provides managed enforcement services that detect and remove unauthorized third-party sellers on marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart, using outreach, investigations, trademark complaints, and cease-and-desist letters.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
SingleKey offers tenant screening and rent payment protection tools for landlords, helping them evaluate rental applicants and secure monthly rent payments.
FintechPropTechToronto, CA
Viler Lika(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesGeorgian Angel NetworkInsurTechSentiero VenturesBlockchain Founders Fund
STAQ Pharma is an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility that compounds and supplies medications to hospitals and healthcare providers across the United States, aiming to address drug shortages.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Joe Bagan(CEO)Mark Spiecker(President)inJeff Hval(Chief Pharmacist)in
Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation FundJobsOhio Ventures
Capacity provides an omnichannel AI agent platform that handles SMS, chat, voice, and email conversations to answer customer questions, collect information, and complete tasks automatically.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundCultivation Capital
The Food Corridor is a software platform that provides booking, scheduling, billing, and member management tools for shared commercial kitchen operators.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechSaaS
Ashley Colpaart(CEO)inBen Nelson(Chief Revenue and Financial Officer)in
ThreatX provides SaaS web application and API protection using behavioral risk profiling; acquired by A10 Networks in 2025.
CybersecurityAustin, US
Edwin Bret Settle(Executive Officer, Director)Andrius Useckas(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersCrawley VenturesAccess VenturesGrotech Ventures
Thumbraise is a platform where founders record a pitch once and investors browse those pitches on their own schedule, connecting startups seeking capital with investment groups.
FintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsCultivation Capital
AI-enabled common control systems (Kinesis Ecosystem) for human-machine teaming across uncrewed vehicles.
Melbourne, US
Bradley Truesdell(Executive Officer, Director)John Vecchio(Director)Matthew Summer(Director)
BoardBrij Sharma(Director)in
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesNaples Technology VenturesOne 9 InvestmentsScout VenturesScout VenturesService Provider Capital
Trellis is an AI-driven platform that automates advertising, pricing, and profitability optimization for eCommerce sellers on marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Shopify.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceOttawa, CA
Denis Leclair(Founder)inFahim Sheikh(Founder)in
Co-investorsSentiero VenturesAMR Action FundCraft VenturesEaston CapitalNew Science VenturesOkapi Venture Capital
Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund
UbiQD develops and manufactures quantum dot materials and products for controlled-environment agriculture, clean energy, and security applications.
AgTechDeep TechNew MaterialsLos Alamos, US
Hunter McDaniel(Founder and CEO)inMatthew Bergren(Executive Officer, Director)inTony Beams(Executive Officer)Mike Burrows(Executive Officer)
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)Colin Cumming(Director)
Co-investorsClimate Impact CapitalDellin InvestmentsEPIC VENTURESKeiretsu ForumPhoenix Venture PartnersScout Ventures+3 more
Viviota is a software company whose Time-to-Insight product family manages engineering data assets and automates and accelerates analytics for global engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Co-investorsNaya Ventures
Volt is a unified messaging operations platform giving developers one API for SMS provider access, brand registration, and delivery health.
Martin Langelo Lien(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalCortado VenturesMercury FundYellow Rocks!Bigfoot CapitalFuel Ventures
Welby Health provides dedicated registered nurse care managers and medical assistants who work under healthcare providers' brands to manage patient outreach, scheduling, and care coordination between clinical visits.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Seth Merritt(Founder / CEO)
WorkStep (WorkHound) is an AI-powered employee engagement platform for frontline and distributed workforces, offering surveys, AI-generated responses to feedback, targeted communications, and predictive insights.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChattanooga, US
Max Farrell(CEO)inAndrew Kirpalani(Executive Officer, Director)Elizabeth Engel(Director)
Co-investorsDynamo VenturesLevel Equity
WorldViz develops virtual reality projection systems, VR headset setups, and immersive VR lab facilities, along with Vizard, a software toolkit for building VR applications.
Developer ToolsHardwareHealthtechSanta Barbara, US
Andrew Beall(Manager and Chief Executive Officer)inMatthias Pusch(Manager)inPeter Schlueer(Manager and Secretary)in
BoardJohn Roessler(Manager)
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesIntel Capital
MathTrack is a job-embedded professional development and teacher licensure program that helps bachelor's degree holders become licensed secondary math teachers through asynchronous online coursework and a classroom residency at their current school.
EdTech
Dr. Kevin Berkopes(Founder)inNickolas A. Williams, CFRE(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevate VenturesEdovate Capital
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioOnCall Healthacq. by QualifactsTextelacq. by Capacity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Volt · startuptalky.com · Aug 24, 2026
Trellis · finsmes.com · Jul 20, 2026
KredosAI · geekwire.com · Jul 2, 2026
EVA · esportsradar.gg · Apr 30, 2026
Ecobot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Cheddar Up · cheddarup.com · Mar 24, 2026
Iconic · eu-startups.com · Dec 15, 2025
Sigil · medium.com · Dec 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Stout Street Capital made?
- Stout Street Capital has 62 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Stout Street Capital invest at?
- Stout Street Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Stout Street Capital's typical check size?
- Stout Street Capital typically writes checks of $250K.
- What sectors does Stout Street Capital focus on?
- Stout Street Capital focuses on AdTech, Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Construction Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Healthtech, HR Tech, InsurTech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Stout Street Capital located?
- Stout Street Capital is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Stout Street Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Stout Street Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Stout Street Capital co-invest with?
- Stout Street Capital most often shares deals with IrishAngels, Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV), M25, among 85 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 1
Kickstart is the Mountain West's first seed-stage venture fund, backing early-stage founders building companies in the region.
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