Third Derivative
Third Derivative is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boulder, CO investing in Climate / Energy, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 10 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Climate / Energy, Other
- HQ
- Boulder, CO
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-10
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $2.0M
2+ companies
10 partners
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.
Partners & Team
Jamie Hestermann
Associate Director
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Refraction AI
Lilac Solutions
- •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 Carie Davis, Director of Corporate Engagement.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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