Fundraising FoxVerge Fund
Venture capitalAlbuquerque · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Verge Fund invests in and helps build world-class companies in New Mexico, aiming to develop an innovation-led economy in the state. It leverages the roughly $5 billion in annual research and development spending from New Mexico's national research labs, tier-1 research universities, and military research facilities, along with the region's scientific and engineering talent. The firm brings together experienced entrepreneurs as investors, founders, managers, and advisors, and its principals have deep local roots and a combined century-plus of experience working with entrepreneurial companies in New Mexico.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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A serial entrepreneur who started his first business in high school, organizing road races such as the Duke City Marathon.
Passionate about helping individuals, businesses, and communities prosper and grow to benefit New Mexico.
A successful healthcare technology entrepreneur in the Southwest with experience spanning startups to global brands.
The longest-tenured professional venture capitalist in New Mexico, investing in and growing local businesses since 1997.
Founded InnovASIC, growing it to $5M in revenue and raising $7.5M in venture capital; previously an engineer at NMSU's Physical Science Laboratory and Honeywell.
A CPA and former independent auditor of venture capital and private equity funds who manages Verge's accounting, audit functions, and investor relations.
Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Santa Fe-based Strategic Analytics Inc. until its sale to Verisk Analytics; previously Managing Director at McLagan Partners and an M&A analyst at Morgan Stanley.
With Verge Fund since 2015 and Communications Manager since late 2017, she handles internal and external communications, social media, and helps portfolio companies with marketing. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English from New Mexico State University.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Verge Fund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 3 of 8 portfolio companiesCleantech ×1Consumer ×1Digital Health ×1Energy ×1FemTech ×1Healthtech ×1Marketing Tech ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×2Austria×1
Investments · 8 tracked
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Pajarito Powder manufactures advanced catalysts for PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers, including precious metal-containing catalysts, Engineered Catalyst Supports (ECS), and iridium oxide OER catalysts for PEM water electrolysis.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US
Paul Short(Vice Chair, co-founder)inThomas J. Stephenson(Board Chair, co-founder)inChristian Mohrdieck(CEO)inSukhwan Yun(Director)Barr Zulevi(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSaba InvestmentsKIA
Cloud-based CRM tools for SMBs to track prospects, opportunities, tasks, and projects from a single web-based application.
Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumSaba Investments
Boomtime is a full-service digital marketing agency serving small businesses, offering tools to capture email leads from inboxes and build LinkedIn connections for lead generation.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechAlbuquerque, US
Co-investorsSaba Investments
Hello Inside sells continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors for 14-day glucose tracking.
ConsumerDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
Mario Aichlseder(CEO & Co-Founder)inJürgen Furian(COO & Co-Founder)inVinzenz Weber(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsFeast VenturesSimon CapitalVerge HealthTech Fund10x FoundersBitpanda
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
NuvitaNuvita ProSlipstreamSportXast
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Verge Fund made?
- Verge Fund has 8 tracked investments.
- What stage does Verge Fund invest at?
- Verge Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Verge Fund's typical check size?
- Verge Fund typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Verge Fund focus on?
- Verge Fund focuses on Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Verge Fund located?
- Verge Fund is headquartered in Albuquerque, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBill Bice, Partner of Verge Fund, does tech startups
Morning Brew · Bill Bice
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