Third Derivative — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$1.0M Checks)
Third Derivative is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Boulder, CO investing in Climate / Energy, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 311 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 311 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Climate / Energy, Other
- HQ
- Boulder, CO
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-29
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $1.0M
311+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
Third Derivative focuses on scaling climate technology innovations that are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating a zero-carbon future.
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.
Third Derivative typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.
Third Derivative has backed 311 companies in our records, including 3e nano, 4401, Accelerate Wind.
Partners & Team
Bryce Gangwill
Investment Principal
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (311)
Other
3e nano
4401
Accelerate Wind
ACE Green Recycling
Active Surfaces
Adena Power
Adept Materials
Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems
Aepnus
Aerleum
- •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 – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Roy Torbert, Program Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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