Cairn G. Cross

Co-founder & Managing Director atFreshTracks CapitalShelburne, Vermont

Cairn G. Cross is co-founder and managing director of FreshTracks Capital, serving on boards of portfolio companies and teaching at UVM. He has held various board and advisory roles and earned degrees from Montana State University and Southern New Hampshire University.

What Cairn can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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FreshTracks Capital writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. FreshTracks Capital · Co-founder & Managing Director
    Now
  2. UVM Grossman School of Business · lecturer

Companies founded

FreshTracks Capital

Investments named in public bios

NativeEnergyFaradayMamavaThinkMDCaledonia SpiritsDealerPolicyVirtual PeakerVermont Teddy BearSunCommon

Focus

sustainable innovationfinancingeconomic development

Education

Montana State University, B.S.New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University), MBAStonier Graduate School of Banking, graduate certificateNew Hampshire College, MBA

Also at FreshTracks Capital

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Who is Cairn G. Cross?

Cairn G. Cross is co-founder and managing director of FreshTracks Capital, serving on boards of portfolio companies and teaching at UVM. He has held various board and advisory roles and earned degrees from Montana State University and Southern New Hampshire University.

How much does Cairn G. Cross invest?

Cairn G. Cross invests through FreshTracks Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Cairn G. Cross?

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What did Cairn G. Cross do before FreshTracks Capital?

lecturer at UVM Grossman School of Business.

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