FreshTracks Capital

FreshTracks Capital is a U.S. regional early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Shelburne, Vermont (Burlington metropolitan area), investing in technology-sector companies across software, hardware, telecommunications, alternative / renewable energy, consumer-products / CPG, food-and-beverage, agricultural technology, and adjacent growth-sector themes, with a primary focus on Vermont-based and New England-regional companies. The firm was founded in 2000 (one of the longer-established Vermont-region VC vehicles) by partners rooted in Vermont's entrepreneurial and angel-investor community, and operates at seed and Series A stages with typical initial check sizes in the USD 250,000 to USD 1.5 million range. FreshTracks Capital has raised multiple institutional funds (Fund I, Fund II, Fund III, Fund IV, Fund V) spanning approximately 25 years of Vermont-focused venture investing, with aggregate AUM in the USD tens of millions range consistent with regional-boutique fund scale. Notable portfolio companies have included regional-Vermont technology, consumer-brands, and sustainability-oriented companies; the firm operates as part of Vermont's broader entrepreneurial ecosystem alongside VCET (Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies) and regional angel networks.