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Howdy Partners
Venture capital · Durango, CO, United States · North America
Howdy Partners is a venture capital firm that provides first-check capital to founders building companies in rural and overlooked markets, primarily in Colorado. It was founded by entrepreneurs and rebranded from the Greater Colorado Venture Fund.
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Or find every investor that fitsHowdy Partners lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Pre-seed, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Healthcare & Biotech (20%) and Cybersecurity (13%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Caruso Ventures, Cortado Ventures and Denver Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Howdy Partners, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 33% |
| Seed | 33% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 3 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 19th | 9 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 77th | 67% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 20% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 13% | 4% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers8100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Caruso Ventures | 2 |
| Cortado Ventures | 2 |
| Denver Ventures | 2 |
| Veteran Ventures Capital | 2 |
| BOKA Group | 1 |
| Community Access Fund | 1 |
| Sana Sano Capital | 1 |
| Stormbreaker Ventures | 1 |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Howdy Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Howdy Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Howdy Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Howdy Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
8 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Space Industries designs, manufactures, and tests in-space chemical propulsion systems, including thrusters and rocket engines. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Feb 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Agile Space Industries designs, manufactures, and tests in-space chemical propulsion systems, including thrusters and rocket engines. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| BettrData automates and streamlines data processing for enterprises | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| BiteZen makes a smart biofeedback device for bruxism relief | Healthcare & Biotech | Mar 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Cloudrise provides security services | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| FastG8 provides data-driven strategies, innovative marketing, and cutting-edge technology to help brands grow | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a solution to reduce data waste and increase network efficiency for carriers, MVNOs, and content providers. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| SmartMedia Technologies provides a modular platform to acquire, engage, and reward customers | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- howdy.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 18 Feb 2026
- Companies checked
- 8
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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