TH

Third Derivative

VC
Boulder, COWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on accelerating climate innovation for decarbonization, with investments in sustainable energy, EVs, and carbon removal.

How Third Derivative invests

Third Derivative is a vc firm based in Boulder, CO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

Third Derivative typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

Third Derivative has backed 2 companies in our records, including Refraction AI, Lilac Solutions.

Meet the Team

GW

Guy Wohl

Senior Associate

MD

Maddy Dinsdale

Senior Associate

CD

Carie Davis

Director of Corporate Engagement

JH

Jamie Hankins

Portfolio Manager

CC

Charithea Charalambous

Senior Associate, Research and Diligence

JH

Jamie Hestermann

Associate Director

CleanTech
ClimateTech
Electric Vehicles
RT

Roy Torbert

Program Director

CR

Claude Rosen

Director of Operations

AS

Annie Schonberger

Partnerships Manager

AR

Ali Rotatori

Director of Innovation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Other

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RE

Refraction AI

Mobility
LI

Lilac Solutions

CleanTech
How to pitch Third Derivative
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Guy Wohl, Senior Associate.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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