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Echelon

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 2 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $2.2M, May 2026

SeedSeries ASeries BClothingEnvironmentalWaste

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque325days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$232MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Echelon

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Echelon highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series E: 100% of its rounds

What they do

The homepage text describes a philosophy and community but does not explicitly state that Echelon invests capital in private companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
ClothingEnvironmentalWaste
Based in
Montgomery, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Dec
    Fervo EnergySeries E · US · TechCrunch$462MWith 24 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Jul
    Tomorrow IdeasSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.6MWith 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration10 named

ASAamir SheikhExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
ARAndrew RuddExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CJCharles JonesExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CMCharles MoldowExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJay Scott KirschExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JFJoel Forrest MoxleyThe Managing Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
KDKerri Dru FaberPartneriForm ADV
RDRyan DavisExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SRScott RylesExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
WTWilliam TrenchardExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$122Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
10+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Echelon Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 318674

Recently backed

The latest companies Echelon put money into.

Fervo Energy$462M · Dec 2025Tomorrow Ideas$2.6M · Jul 2017

Quick answers about Echelon

What does Echelon invest in?

Echelon invests most often at Seed and Series E (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Clothing, Environmental and Waste.

How active is Echelon?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

What has Echelon invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fervo Energy (Series E, Dec 2025) and Tomorrow Ideas (Seed, Jul 2017).

How big are Echelon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $232M.

Is Echelon investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Echelon?

Echelon is a VC firm based in Montgomery, United States.

How much does Echelon manage?

About $122M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Echelon raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2026, reporting $2.2M raised.

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