Trailhead Capital
Venture capitalDenver · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Investor with 40+ years of global grain-trading relationships sourcing food and agriculture deals, offering deep commercial ties to traditional agriculture and enforcing a Soil-Systems-Stakeholders framework requiring measurable regenerative targets.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
Bobby Pelz Jr., a 40+‑year grain broker who scaled McDonald Pelz across seven countries, leverages decades of relationships to connect food and ag incumbents with emerging regenerative and climate‑tech solutions.
Mark Lewis blends hands-on soil stewardship at Lewis Family Farm with specialist VC sourcing tech-enabled tools for regenerative agriculture, targeting unicorn-scale outcomes and viewing it as a multi-decade structural shift.
Pete Oberle's 25+ years across banking, real‑estate PE, angel investing and ag/food/climate VC give him a real‑assets perspective on land‑use and agriculture technologies, including Vence acquired by Merck Animal Health.
Tripp Wall targets metabolic genomics in soil—leveraging soil signaling molecules for crop protection—and emphasizes deep scientific, systemic approaches to regenerative agriculture, framing investments around environmental inflation and systemic economic risk.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Trailhead Capital invest at?
- Trailhead Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Trailhead Capital's typical check size?
- Trailhead Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Trailhead Capital focus on?
- Trailhead Capital focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, FoodTech.
- Where is Trailhead Capital located?
- Trailhead Capital is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Trailhead Capital lead rounds?
- Trailhead Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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