Based in Shelburne VT, FreshTracks Capital L.P. manages $25 million in venture capital that is invested with a core focus on Vermont. FreshTracks pursues investing opportunities in high-growth, private companies in the underserved capital markets of Vermont and the adjacent counties of New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. FreshTracks' investment criteria focuses on the following four primary attributes:

Quality of the management team
Attractiveness of the market opportunity
Innovativeness of the product or service
Strength of the business model

We favor technology-driven businesses because of their potential for creating defensible competitive advantages, and seek out proven, high-performing management teams to lead these companies.

FreshTracks draws on the financial resources and talents of over 60 limited partners, many of whom are successful entrepreneurs in their own right. Institutional investors also contribute significant expertise and their networks to our funds, including: Middlebury College, Vermont Community Foundation, TD Banknorth, National Life Insurance Group, Key Bank, Vermont Public Radio, and Merchants Bank.

In addition, our Vermont-based Venture Fund maintains close relations with numerous organizations throughout the state who help to build the entrepreneurial economy of Vermont, including: Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, (VCET), The Vermont Venture Network (VVN), North Country Angels (NCA), Vermont Investors Forum (VIF), Vermont EPSCOR, Vermont Small Business Development Center (VTSBDC), VSJF's Peer-to-Peer Collaborative, Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA), Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF), Vermont SBIR Program, Vermont Tech Council, InventVermont, the Vermont Software Developers Alliance (VTSDA), Champlain College BYOBiz program, VT Department of Economic Development, and many others.

FreshTracks is dedicated to building exceptional businesses in the environs of Vermont.