Meritage Funds

Meritage is an operational transformation and equity expertise firm founded by Jack Tankersley, known as the "Godfather of Colorado VC," based in Denver, Colorado. The firm pioneered venture capital in the Rocky Mountain region, with over 40 years of combined investment experience across its founding partners. Beyond its historical venture capital roots, Meritage now specializes in implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a business framework covering vision, people, data, issues, process, and traction, specifically for companies and firms that have raised outside venture or private equity capital. The firm has worked with over 500 companies, more than 80% of which have raised outside capital, with billions of dollars invested across its network. It also makes direct equity investments, guiding portfolio companies on capital decisions, investor selection, and fundraising terms. Meritage's approach centers on operational discipline paired with capital fluency, targeting growth-stage companies with $2 million or more in revenue or $3 million or more in raised capital, typically in the $10 million to $50 million revenue range, while also serving VC and PE firms directly to bring EOS-driven consistency across their own portfolios.