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VertueLab Impact Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
Portland, ORWebsite

VertueLab Impact Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Portland, OR investing in Climate / Energy, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
AUM
$5M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Climate / Energy, Other
HQ
Portland, OR

Last verified: 2026-06-14

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $1.0M

AUM

$5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

VertueLab provides funding and mentorship for early-stage climate innovations with quantifiable environmental and social impacts.

How VertueLab Impact Fund invests

VertueLab Impact Fund is a vc firm based in Portland, OR. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other. It does not invest in Consumer Products.

VertueLab Impact Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $5M in assets under management.

VertueLab Impact Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including Green Canopy, Eschelon.

Partners & Team

JB

Juan Barraza

Director

LO

Leo Ochoa

Grant Manager

JR

Joy Ren

Grants Manager

FK

Fiona Kang

Marketing Manager

MP

Mary Phillips

Federal Funding Manager

FK

Felicia Kang

Director of Finance

KV

Ken Vaughn

Director of Impact Investments / Fund Manager, VertueLab Climate Impact Fund I

Early-stage climate tech
cleantech innovation
GHG emissions reduction
impact investing
DK

David Kenworthy

Program Director

Emissions Reduction
CarbonTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Products

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

GR

Green Canopy

Low-Carbon Construction
ES

Eschelon

Energy Storage
How to pitch VertueLab Impact Fund
  • •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 $50K – $1.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Juan Barraza, Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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