Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

Derapi builds the connective software infrastructure that allows distributed energy resources (DERs) to plug into grid programs through a single, standardized API. Its platform offers secure data access, device control, and authorization, turning fragmented devices into coordinated grid-scale assets for utilities, virtual power plant operators, and energy software providers. The company is led by veterans from EnergyHub, Enphase, AutoGrid, and Proterra who aim to eliminate integration complexity in the rapidly expanding DER ecosystem. Customer feedback, including from Uplight, indicates that Derapi dramatically shortens the time required to onboard new battery partners. With electricity demand rising and grid reliability under pressure, Derapi positions itself as the trusted interoperability layer that unlocks flexibility and resilience. The newly secured funding will expand the team and support connectivity for millions of smart energy devices across the United States. Although the company has not disclosed revenue or user numbers, its focus is on scaling adoption of its universal integration layer among energy innovators.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2025

Lumion provides an all-in-one SaaS platform for trade and technical schools, unifying the full student lifecycle from lead capture through alumni tracking. The platform includes enrollment tools, a payments stack (including a lender marketplace and school-administered plans), and full-service SIS capabilities with centralized reporting. Lumion originally focused on student financing and has since evolved into a broader operating system for schools. Over the last year the company says it tripled revenue, customer base, and team while supporting over 100,000 students across 260+ partner schools in more than 29 industries. Operational metrics reported include processing 140,000 tuition payments and enabling 1,690 school administrators; the company estimates $20 billion in human capital impact and has grown to a 35-person team. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Lumion plans to accelerate market expansion and continue product innovation amid favorable workforce-development policy tailwinds.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

Language I/O is an AI-powered translation platform that provides multilingual customer support. The platform integrates with Salesforce, Zendesk, ServiceNow, Microsoft and Oracle to deliver real-time, business-accurate translations. It enables enterprises to serve customers in more than 150 languages using their existing support teams. The company emphasizes security, encrypting customer personal information and maintaining a strict zero data retention policy. Language I/O is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming and is led by CEO Heather Morgan Shoemaker. It recently raised $5M in funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. Language I/O is a Cheyenne, Wyo.-based provider of real-time, business-accurate translation technology. Led by founder and CEO Heather Shoemaker, the company plugs directly into tools such as Salesforce, Zendesk, ServiceNow and Microsoft Teams to generate brand-specific translations of user-generated content including jargon, slang, abbreviations and misspellings. Its zero-trace, AI-enabled platform supports multilingual communication over live chat, email, chatbots, social messaging and more, and serves Fortune 500 customers. Language I/O integrates generative AI into its LIO platform to improve real-time translation quality. The company intends to use the funds to expand its LIO machine learning team and to ultimately generate language-specific, LLM-powered chatbots. Language I/O raised $8M in a Series A1 round led by Joint Effects, with participation from Wyoming Venture Capital’s WYVC Fund, Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital and Omega Venture Partners. Language I/O provides an AI-enabled language translation platform that enables real-time customer support in more than 100 languages, using proprietary core technology to ensure accurate translation of company-specific terms. The software is focused on translation across e-support channels including email, knowledge articles, chat, and social messaging. It is accessible via API and integrates with major CRMs such as Salesforce, Oracle, and Zendesk. Customers named in the article include Constant Contact, Shutterstock, and CBS Interactive. The company raised a $6.5M Series A and plans to use the funds to expand operations and business reach. Total funding to date is $12.1M. Language I/O is a Cheyenne, Wyo.-based provider of software that enables real-time communication with customers in any language across channels. Its proprietary AI core generates accurate, company-specific translations of user-generated content—including jargon, slang, abbreviations and misspellings—into more than 100 languages. The solution delivers translations via chat, email, article and social support channels and is accessible directly via API. It integrates with major CRMs including Salesforce Service Cloud, Oracle Service Cloud and Zendesk. Language I/O is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant and counts enterprise customers such as Constant Contact, Shutterstock, PhotoBox and Brave. The company plans to use the $5M raised to expand operations and broaden its business reach. Language I/O is a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based software company that provides multilingual customer support and translation across email, chat and article content. Its platform integrates with major CRM systems including Salesforce, Oracle and Zendesk to deliver in-context multilingual support. Customers include LinkedIn, Shutterstock, Constant Contact and PhotoBox. In December 2019 the company raised a seed funding round of undisclosed size led by Breakthrough 307 with angels and other investors from Wyoming and the Boston area. The company intends to use the funds to build out an AI platform that automatically grades potential translations from leading neural machine translation engines to surface the highest-quality translations to customers. Language I/O is led by Co-CEOs Heather Morgan Shoemaker and Kaarina Kvaavik.

Led · Series A · Dec 2023

DISA develops and deploys its patented High-Pressure Slurry Ablation (HPSA) platform to liberate and recover critical minerals and remediate legacy uranium sites. The company has commissioned commercial-scale HPSA units at multiple global mining sites and reports more than 100 abandoned uranium mine sites under contract for remediation. In September 2025 DISA received a first-of-its-kind NRC license that enables remediation of AUM sites across the United States. The company plans to begin remediation projects later in 2026, including projects on the Navajo Nation and at a federal site covered by its NRC license. DISA says the technology is designed to offer faster, cleaner, and more efficient mineral liberation and recovery. Founded in 2018, DISA is based in Casper, Wyoming, with a satellite office in Westminster, Colorado.

Participated · Grant · Jan 2019

Nymbl.io provides an automated print-on-demand ecommerce platform that converts any online image or design into sellable merchandise via a proprietary Ecommerce CMS and API. The service lets clients create merchandise stores with no up-front investment or inventory risk, while Nymbl’s fulfiller network prints and ships products on demand around the globe. The company targets influencers, celebs, entrepreneurs, artists, photographers, bands, businesses, non-profits, schools, printers, and sports teams. Led by founder and CEO Zac Folk, Nymbl plans to use the new funding to hire additional staff, expand its reach, bolster platform performance, and market to its target segments. Financially, Nymbl completed a $300K pre-seed raise reported in September 2019.