INVESTING IN PIONEERS.
RESHAPING THE STATUS QUO.
Mission
To find and support entrepreneurs that have deep subject matter expertise, exponential internal drive, and a boundless capacity for capturing resources to claim a new frontier within their industry.
Where
Based in Denver, CO, FirstTracks invests both locally, nationally, and internationally through our network of partnerships among family offices, VC firms, and start-up founders.
What
FirstTracks is focused on seed stage investing. Our initial check size is $50-$200k with reserve capacity for follow on investing in subsequent rounds. When we make our initial investment, a company is typically at a revenue generating stage of its business.
Who
FTV is managed by Jon-Erik Borgen and is an affiliated venture fund of Borgen Investment Group, a single family asset management firm established in 2000. Since 2014, FTV has directly invested in over 35 companies representing a spectrum of industries. We support our portfolio and founders through our close partnerships within the start-up community and through our decades of experience in deal financing and our capital markets network.
PORTFOLIOS
FTV.1 PORTFOLIO | EST. 2014
Through 2014-2020, FTV.1 made over 30 investments in local, national, and international start-ups focused on SAAS, IoT, mobile workforce management, e-commerce, tele-health, and FinTech.
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Colorado
Arriving at better patient-centered decisions that are provider friendly.
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Colorado
A revenue data mining platform that analyzes every sales and marketing touchpoint.
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California
Simplifying business insurance efficiently and at the best price.
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Colorado
Wholesale food market data and smart shopping assistant for restaurant operators.
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Israel
World leading smart glass and ADAS technologies.
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Colorado
One-on-one personal interior designer, at your fingers tips and within your budget.
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New York
Powered dash cams that enable vision-based applications for better driving.
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Colorado
Simplifying document processing and data extraction at scale.
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Colorado
The exercise therapy you need, from the comfort of your home.
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Colorado
Data-powered risk management and cargo insurance for essential supply chains.
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Colorado
From weather patterns to sun exposure, plant type to soil condition, Rachio helps give your yard the water it needs, when it needs it.
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New York
The next era of financial markets infrastructure, focused on solving the most challenging challenges.
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Colorado
A modern, easy, stress free, and fair price approach to real estate.
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Colorado
Creating and bringing back the best medium to experience music.
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Colorado
A mobile HR form collection process to onboard new employees.
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Colorado
The new cloud with new rules. Silk was created to scale to the company, not the other way around.
FTV.2 PORTFOLIO | EST. 2021
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Colorado
The most complete digital content model in sports.
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Colorado
A guided storytelling experience - Capture, preserve and share life stories & insights.
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Colorado
PropTech blockchain platform to permanently capture, organize, and retain critical building information.
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Iceland
Cutting FinCrime investigations from hours to minutes, unlocking millions in savings.
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Norway
Dramatically increases the battery life of your devices while keeping monitoring functions intact.
Acquired | Exited
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California
Delivering high quality and affordable financial services to under-served communities using digital and mobile financial services.
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New York
The world’s largest air passenger rights advocate.
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Colorado
World-class curriculums designed to teach tomorrows top developers, in as little as 12-weeks.
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Colorado
A tech platform that analyzes and visualizes risk for climate-exposed businesses.
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Colorado
A diverse and flexible software to help any team manage tasks, in the office or on the go.
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Minnesota
The digital suite that brings every player in real estate together.
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Illinois
An online marketplace for enterprises to trade, purchase, and sell IT infrastructure.
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Hawaii
GrowTech Organic produce and delivery systems.
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Colorado
The all-in-one sensor keeping your home safe.
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Colorado
Real-time parking occupancy platform.
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Colorado
A location-based marketing platform enabling merchants to send targeted messages to on-site customers.
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Colorado
Enter into the cybersecurity industry with the knowledge obtained from SecureSet academy.
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Colorado
Property inspection platform for insurance carriers and claims service providers.
