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Place-based investing · Colorado

Market-rate returns that build Colorado.

CO/invest channels private capital into the people, places, and ideas shaping Colorado's future — proving impact and performance belong in the same portfolio.

6
Investment Themes
100%
Of CO/invest capital is reinvested in Colorado
Market
Rate Targets
The Thesis

Place can be an edge, not a trade-off.

Colorado faces challenges that markets alone won't solve and government alone can't fund. CO/invest sits in the middle — deploying disciplined, thematic capital where private returns and public good move in the same direction.

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What We Do

Six themes, one state.

We invest across the systems Coloradans depend on every day — chosen for both their market opportunity and their impact on the state.

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Why It Matters

Public solutions and private capital, working together.

The prosperity of our communities depends on the public and private sectors pulling in the same direction. CO/invest is built to be the connective tissue — a fund where doing well and doing good are the same decision.

"We're proving place-based investing can deliver quality returns and measurable impact."
CO/invest · Fund I
Featured

From the portfolio.

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Get Involved

Build the next Colorado with us.

Whether you're a founder, an LP, or a partner organization, we'd like to hear from you.

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What We Do

Thematic, market-rate investing for Colorado.

We pursue asset-class financial benchmarks while overindexing for Colorado exposure and impact across six connected themes.

Our Themes

Where we invest.

Our Approach

How we put capital to work.

01

Source Locally

We find opportunities rooted in Colorado — companies, funds, and projects that strengthen the state from the ground up.

02

Underwrite Both

Every deal is evaluated on two axes: market-rate financial return and measurable impact against our themes.

03

Back & Build

We bring capital, networks, and public-private relationships to help our investments scale and endure.

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Our Standard

No discount on returns.

Impact investing too often asks for a concession. We don't. CO/invest targets the same benchmarks as any disciplined fund — then asks every dollar to do more for Colorado on top of that.

"Meet the benchmark. Overindex on Colorado. Prove both are possible."
The CO/invest Mandate
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Partner With Us

Have a deal or a thesis to share?

We're always looking for founders and partners aligned with our themes.

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Who We Are

A fund built by Colorado, for Colorado.

We're investors, operators, and community builders who believe the state's biggest challenges are also its biggest opportunities.

Vision

Prove The Model

Show that place-based investing can deliver quality financial returns and real, measurable impact — at the same time.

Mission

Outperform For Colorado

Meet asset-class financial benchmarks while overindexing for Colorado exposure and impact across our six themes.

Expertise

Know The Ground

Deep experience identifying and investing in climate, health, education, housing, and economic mobility — here at home.

Our Team

The people behind the fund.

A team that brings together investment discipline, operating experience, and a genuine stake in Colorado's future.

Investment Committee

Experienced stewards of capital.

Our Investment Committee brings decades of institutional investing, venture, and operating leadership to every decision the fund makes.

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What Guides Us

Returns and roots, never one or the other.

We hold ourselves to institutional investment standards while staying accountable to the communities our capital touches. Discipline and conscience aren't in tension — they're the whole point.

"The future of our communities relies on public solutions and the private sector working hand in hand."
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Connect

Want to work with us?

We're always glad to meet aligned investors, founders, and partners.

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Portfolio

Capital at work across Colorado.

A growing portfolio spanning our six themes — each investment chosen to deliver returns and strengthen the state.

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Founders

Building something for Colorado?

If your company fits our themes, we'd love to hear from you.

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Resources

Insights, reports, and answers.

Perspectives on place-based investing and the work of building a stronger Colorado.

From the Blog

Latest thinking.

Perspectives from the CO/invest team on place-based investing and the companies we back.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

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Stay Close

Get our updates.

Occasional notes on the fund, the portfolio, and place-based investing in Colorado.