FreshTracks Capital Peak Pitch 2026, to be held at Sugarbush Resort on Tuesday March 10, is now open for registration. Presented by FreshTracks, Peak Pitch, which is Vermont’s longest-running start-up business pitch event, brings aspiring entrepreneurs and investors together for a unique version of the classic "elevator pitch."
At this unique event, a shared chairlift ride gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business plans to venture capitalists, individual investors, commercial lenders and other entrepreneurial advisors during a day of skiing and snowboarding at Sugarbush. FreshTracks has invested in more than 50 local companies, helping to grow these businesses, creating new jobs, and supporting economic growth in the region. FreshTracks has found several of its investments at Peak Pitch over the years and looks forward to meeting more at this fun and popular pitch and networking event.
Entrepreneurs and investors should register early since space is limited.
Thank you to our Premier Sponsor, Gallagher Flynn & Co, for their contributions to this event over the years, as well as the wide variety of organizations that support the VT Innovation Economy through their sponsorship: VT ACCD/DED (Founding Sponsor), Merritt & Merritt (Founding Sponsor), VT Community Loan Fund, Bellmark Partners, Gravel & Shea, The Fund at Hula, VT Community Foundation, VCET, UVM Office of VP for Research, Dinse, Moulton Law Group, M&T/People’s, Alcon Partners, Moody Advisors, Catamount Financial, VEDA, Mascoma Bank, Integrity Capital, TD Bank, Community Bank N.A. & JP Morgan Startup Banking Division Boston.
To sign up for the event today, please click here: Peak Pitch VT Registration.
See you out on the slopes!
About FreshTracks Capital: Founded in 2001, FreshTracks Capital is a Vermont-focused investment fund that uses venture capital to create positive economic impact and community development. Across its six funds, which total more than $75 million in committed capital, FreshTracks has invested in more than 50 Vermont-based companies. The firm’s General Partners and Managing Directors, Cairn Cross, Lee Bouyea and T.J. Whalen, collectively have over 75 years of successful company operating and professional investing experience with early-stage and growth-stage companies. FreshTracks has demonstrated a strong commitment and capacity to help many emerging businesses over its 25-year operating history. With FreshTracks Capital’s high-leverage model, proven over six funds, the firm has helped catalyze over $500 million of co-investment into our portfolio companies, representing 15X capital leverage. Collectively these businesses have supported over 2,500 high-paying jobs, and generated close to $500 million in annualized revenue, helping fuel economic growth in Vermont. FreshTracks is actively investing out of its most recent fund, the FreshTracks Green Mountain Fund, with $19 million in committed capital ready to be invested in the region.
Shelburne, VT (February 13, 2026) – FreshTracks Capital
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