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Aero Innovate Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$3.0M Checks)

VC
Denver, CO

Aero Innovate Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Denver, CO. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
HQ
Denver, CO
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investment Thesis

Supports early-stage aerospace and defense startups developing revolutionary engineering solutions.

How Aero Innovate Fund invests

Aero Innovate Fund is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages. It does not invest in Education, Financial Services.

Aero Innovate Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Aero Innovate Fund has backed 4 companies in our records, including Thrust Dynamics, Aero Glass, Botlink.

Partners & Team

DA

Don Archibald

Investment Advisory Group, Energy Fund

philanthropy
business
investment fund

I think the blend of philanthropy and business is very appealing. Every startup is somebody’s dream…this fund allows some of those dreams to come true.

ER

Emily Rose

Managing Partner

Aerospace
Engineering
PS

Peter Santosham

Executive Director, UCeed

innovation ecosystem
UCeed portfolio

Together, Innovate Calgary and UCalgary are a vital part of our province’s innovation ecosystem, supporting tremendous young companies at a critical stage in their development.

Industry Focus

Does Not Invest In

Education
Financial Services

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

TH

Thrust Dynamics

Aerospace
AE

Aero Glass

Aerospace·Accelerator Alumni

An aviation technology company providing augmented reality solutions for pilots.

BO

Botlink

Aerospace·Accelerator Alumni

A software platform for drone operations and data management.

WI

Windhover Labs

Aerospace·Accelerator Alumni

A company providing flight software and engineering services for aerospace systems.

How to pitch Aero Innovate Fund
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Don Archibald, Investment Advisory Group, Energy Fund.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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