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Trevor Zimmerman

Founder of Unless

Boulder, Colorado

Overview 

Trevor Zimmerman is the Co-Founder at Unless, a venture development firm in Boulder, Colorado, specializing in investing in startups in sectors like AgTech, EnergyTech, and ClimateTech. With a background in environmental stewardship and program management, Zimmerman has successfully co-founded and managed Unless, while also serving on the boards of various companies and investing in impactful ventures like Briq and Vecna Robotics. Zimmerman's career highlights include his role as Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Unless, where he has demonstrated leadership in environmental engineering and renewable energy sectors, and his involvement in investing in innovative companies such as Aether Bio and Humatics.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2024 - Current

Panthalassa creates clean and cheap energy in the middle of the ocean.

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2021

    Unless is an investment firm that delivers unique insights and partnership for impact-oriented industrial entrepreneurs and limited partners. Purpose-built to catalyze the new industrial revolution, Unless invites our partners to reflect on what’s at stake and envision the possibilities.

Unless we catalyze the new industrial revolution

  • Board Member

    2021

Xwing is an autonomous aviation company building a network of autonomous aircraft for regional distances.

Raised $54,000,000.00 from Unless.

  • Board Member

    2020

We build software to transform how commercial and government teams discover, engage, and interact with the US manufacturing economy.

Raised $14,167,136.00 from Victorum Capital, Unless and Congress Avenue Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2020

Vecna Robotics is a robotics and technology company provides material handling automation solutions.

Raised $182,999,993.00 from Drive Capital, Impulse VC, Tectonic Ventures, Proficio Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Highland Capital Partners, Fontinalis Partners, GM Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and Drive Capital.

  • Board Member

    2019

Humatics is developing microlocation products that will revolutionize how people and machines locate, navigate, and collaborate.

Raised $80,215,000.00 from Castor Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Tenfore Holdings, Airbus Ventures and Fontinalis Partners.

  • Board Member

    2019

Rhumbix is a construction field data company that digitizes field data and workflows into the cloud via mobile device.

Raised $45,934,518.00 from Glynn Capital Management, Tenfore Holdings, Blackhorn Ventures, WND Ventures, TFX Capital, Greylock and Darren Bechtel.

  • Board Member

    2014

    Moved to Board Observer on close of Series B.

Wunder is a Modern Energy Company

Raised $266,007,099.00 from Ground Squirrel Ventures and Techstars.

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2016

    Managing Partner for Blackhorn's first three funds. I decided not to participate in future Blackhorn funds in order to build Unless. Nothing has changed regarding my role for existing Blackhorn funds- Managing Partner, board member, IC member, etc.

Blackhorn Ventures is an early stage venture firm that invests in companies using cutting edge engineering to improve resource productivity.

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