About
Trevor Zimmerman co-founded two platforms focused on resource efficiency and industrial transformation, bringing nuclear waste and radionuclide treatment engineering experience and lending technical credibility to industrial automation and infrastructure tech.
Contact· published on Trevor's own website
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- t•••@unless.coreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFuture of WorkHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPropTechRobotics
Board director at Afference
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Afference's investors · 12
Anthropy PartnersSeattleCWRU Technology VenturesCleveland · $50K – $250K checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkHannah Grey VenturesDenver · $400K – $1M checksJobsOhio VenturesColumbusKonvoy VenturesDenver · $250K – $5M checksMighty CapitalSan FranciscoOhio Innovation FundDublin · $500K – $4M checksPathway BioventuresChicagoSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksSpace CapitalNew York CityUnlessBoulder
Co-founders at Afference
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Jacob SegilCo-founder & CEO
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Dustin TylerCo-founder & CTO
Board Member at Rhumbix
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Rhumbix's investors · 9
Blackhorn VenturesDenver · $500K checksBrick Mortar VenturesSan FranciscoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015Grit VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $1M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksTENFORE HOLDINGSNew YorkTFX CapitalFort Mill · $250K – $750K checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2019
Co-founders at Rhumbix
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Drew DeWaltCOO & Co-Founder
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Zach (Zachary) ScheelCEO & Co-Founder
Experience
- UnlessCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, Cambridge, and San Francisco Bay Area
- Afference, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- PanthalassaBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- XwingBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SustainmentBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas
- Vecna RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentWaltham, Massachusetts
- WunderBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentBoulder, Colorado
- Factor[e] VenturesAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
- University of Colorado BoulderAdvisory Board Member - Engineering Pluscurrent2017 — present
- HumaticsBoard Member2019 — 2025Waltham, Massachusetts
- RhumbixBoard Member2019 — 2025San Francisco, California
- Blackhorn VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner2016 — 2025Boulder and San Francisco Bay Area
- Aether Biomachines, IncBoard Member2023 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network ColoradoGrowth Advisor2015 — 2019
- Farmore Capital GroupManaging Partner2013 — 2017Boulder, CO
- Strata-G, LLCTechnology Startup Leader2013Knoxville, Tennessee Area
- Kurion, Inc.Senior Engineer2012 — 2013Oak Ridge, TN
- Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPost-Master's Research Associate2010 — 2012
- Clemson UniversityNuclear Regulatory Commission Graduate Fellow2008 — 2010
- Clemson UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant - Materials Science and Engineering2007 — 2008Greenville, South Carolina Area
- United States Naval Research LaboratorySTEP Researcher2007Washington D.C. Metro Area
- University of KansasUndergraduate Researcher2006Lawrence, Kansas Area
- A.E. Crandall Hook & LadderFirefighter - Assistant Captain2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Environmental Stewardship1Program Management17Engineering20Science13Materials Science9Radiochemistry1Environmental Science8Environmental Awareness19Entrepreneurship56Venture DevelopmentStart-ups55Environmental Engineering3
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Renewable EnergyNuclearResearchProcess EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementFrom Trevor's professional profile.
Colleagues at Unless
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Trevor Zimmerman?
- Trevor Zimmerman co-founded two platforms focused on resource efficiency and industrial transformation, bringing nuclear waste and radionuclide treatment engineering experience and lending technical credibility to industrial automation and infrastructure tech.
- Where does Trevor Zimmerman work?
- Trevor Zimmerman is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Unless and Board director at Afference and Board Member at Rhumbix.
- What does Trevor Zimmerman invest in?
- Trevor Zimmerman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Future of Work, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics.
- Where did Trevor Zimmerman go to school?
- Trevor Zimmerman studied at Clemson University (M.S., Environmental Engineering); Alfred University (B.A., Chemistry); MIT Sloan School of Management (Professional Certificate, Entrepreneurship Development Program).
Same school
Also attended Clemson University34
Satish DharmarajManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesHattie DuplechainPrincipal Consultant, Operations and Impact Measurement at The Innovation SpaceEvan KesslerLead Software Engineer at PeakSpan Capital PartnersStewart WhitmireSenior Vice President, Atlantic Packaging at New Earth VenturesAndrew DietrichVice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth Partners
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Also attended Alfred University4
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management518
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vecna Robotics3
Also worked at Blackhorn Ventures13
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