FreshTracks Capital L.P., combines $25 million in venture capital with the strategic resources needed by entrepreneurs to build thriving businesses throughout Vermont. The intellectual capital of Vermont and the investment experience of FreshTracks provide a winning combination. Our Fund Managers have a deep background in business finance and strategy, as well as direct operating experience with numerous growth companies.

FreshTracks makes equity investments in companies that demonstrate a compelling and defensible competitive advantage. Linked to the national Village Ventures network of professional and financial resources, our local roots and networks support the growth of innovative businesses through multiple rounds of financing.

Join us to make fresh tracks in Vermont!

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Vermont Academy of Science & Engineering Panel at UVM

10/8/2008

FreshTracks recently attended the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) Green Initiatives for Vermont conference on September 23, 2008 at UVM. VASE kicked the event off by awarding 2 Vermont teachers with Science Teacher of the Year Awards, then hosted a panel featuring 5 members of the scientific business and education community in Vermont.

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Vermont Community Foundation - Annual Meeting

10/6/2008

A couple of us from FreshTracks recently attended The Vermont Community Foundation Annual Meeting, as the VCF has been an investor and supporter of both FreshTracks for the past 8 years. During the business meeting, Faith Brown, acting CEO of VCF announced that their venture capital investments had resulted in 11 Vermont companies being financed and the creation or retention of 350 jobs, with FreshTracks comprising an substantial portion of those statistics.

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FT Flurry - September 2008

10/3/2008

*Cairn Cross featured in VBM Piece

*Vermont3.com Blog & Panel

*Draker Financing Featured in MHT

*Kluster in FastCompany

*NEHP in FabTech & SolidState Technology

*EatingWell part of MSN & Hearst's new Food Channel: Delish.com

*SolarOne Solutions: Northern Exposure

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Cairn G. Cross of FreshTracks Capital

9/23/2008

Cairn G. Cross, cofounder and managing director of FreshTracks Capital, LP produces the one thing a business economy simply cannot do without: the entrepreneurs themselves.

FreshTracks is Vermont's only venture capital fund... if you must have venture capital - and most new businesses depend on it - it helps to have someone like Cross on your team. Cross, 49, brings a unique set of skills to the creation of business - and jobs - in Vermont.

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