Early-stage VC · Colorado & the Rocky Mountains

Pioneering the next era of deep tech.

We write the first institutional check for founders building in Colorado and across the Rocky Mountain region.

Seed capital

We write the first institutional check.

Shared values

Aligned with founders from day one.

Founder centric

A resource, never an obstacle.

Timely & transparent

A clear answer, quickly.

02 · The UnMet Frontier Fund

A $14T+ deep tech market convergence.

Five enabling technologies transforming four verticals primed for value capture, 2030–2040.

Enabling technologies × markets
AIQuantumAlt energyfusion · geothermalAdvanced materialsAutonomy & robotics AEROSPACE HEALTH ENERGY

Accelerated compute and discovery science amplify value at every intersection above, opening unmet frontiers with asymmetric value creation opportunities.

03 · Team

A small team, deeply involved.

John Francis - Stout Street Capital

John Francis

General Partner
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 Clay Gordon - Stout Street Capital

Clay Gordon

General Partner
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Duncan McBranch — Stout Street Capital

Duncan McBranch

Chief Science Officer
Fmr. CTO, Los Alamos National Laboratory · PhD, Physics
04 · Criteria

Three things, plainly.

Stage

Pre-seed and seed. We focus on the first institutional round.

Sector

Deep tech — our focus area today, with more to come.

Region

Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. We back founders close to home.