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Gratitude Railroad

4554 N Forestdale Drive, E28, Park City, UT, 84098, United States

Overview

Community of investors focused on impact investing for social change.

Founded

2013

Deals ยท 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

The Netherlands
United States

Sector focus

Financial Services
Impact Investing
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

17rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Bettani Farms
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeries A
Little Otter
Feb 2025Led
$10 MOther Equity
Twentyeight Health
Jan 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
itselectric
Jul 2024Participated
$7 MSeed
Everytable
Jul 2023Participated
$25 MSeries C
Twentyeight Health
Feb 2023Participated
$8 MSeries A
Wasted
Jan 2023Participated
$8 MSeed
Carallel
Dec 2022Participated
$8 MSeries A
StormSensor
Dec 2021Participated
$10 MOther Equity
CapShift
Aug 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
The Renewal Workshop
Jun 2021Participated
$6 MOther Equity
AllHere Education
Jun 2021Participated
$8 MSeries A
Bettani Farms
Oct 2025Participated
$7 MSeries A
Little Otter
Feb 2025Led
$10 MOther Equity
Twentyeight Health
Jan 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
itselectric
Jul 2024Participated
$7 MSeed
Everytable
Jul 2023Participated
$25 MSeries C
Twentyeight Health
Feb 2023Participated
$8 MSeries A
Wasted
Jan 2023Participated
$8 MSeed
Carallel
Dec 2022Participated
$8 MSeries A
StormSensor
Dec 2021Participated
$10 MOther Equity
CapShift
Aug 2021Participated
$5 MSeries A
The Renewal Workshop
Jun 2021Participated
$6 MOther Equity
AllHere Education
Jun 2021Participated
$8 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Gratitude Railroad: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Gratitude Railroad: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed04
Series A07
Series B01
Series C+01
Other Equity13

Monthly Deal Activity

Gratitude Railroad: 17 deals are recorded across 100 months.All available history.
Gratitude Railroad: 17 deals are recorded across 100 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Gratitude Railroad: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Gratitude Railroad: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (5 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Clean Energy & Sustainability5
Health & Life Sciences5
Food & Agriculture4
Education & Workforce3
Enterprise Software3
Transportation & Logistics3
Consumer & Lifestyle3
Networks, Cloud & Communication3
AI & Machine Learning3
E-Commerce & Retail2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Social & Community Platforms2
Space & Frontier Tech1
Hardware & Robotics1
Fintech1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Gratitude Railroad: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Gratitude Railroad: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M10
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Gratitude Railroad: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Gratitude Railroad: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States16
Europe1
Gratitude Railroad: 20 co-investors are shown, with Portland Seed Fund sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Gratitude Railroad: 20 co-investors are shown, with Portland Seed Fund sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Portland Seed Fund3
Rethink Education3
American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact2
Boston Impact Initiative2
Closed Loop Partners2
Impact Engine2
Potencia Ventures2
Quadia2
RH Capital2
Seae Ventures2
SHIFT Invest2
Town Hall Ventures2
450 Ventures1
Active Impact Investments1
Acumen America1
At One Ventures1
AT&T1
Brazen Impact1
Buoyant Ventures1
Burnt Island Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Gratitude Railroad: Led accounts for 6% and participating for 94% of round participation.All available history.
Gratitude Railroad: Led accounts for 6% and participating for 94% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led16%
Participating1694%
Gratitude Railroad: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Gratitude Railroad: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led1100%

Team

Eric Jacobsen

Co-founder and Conductor of Purpose

Howard Fischer

Founder & Chief Evangelist