YX Capital is based in Telluride, CO and managed by Jesse Johnson.
Jesse is an entrepreneur at heart. He started a leading sustainable design company, the Telluride Venture Accelerator, and was part of the formation of the Telluride Venture Fund, amid other efforts. He has been involved as a mentor or investor in numerous startup businesses and served on the board of two companies sold to a Fortune 50 company.
Having invested in over 100 young businesses, Jesse serves on the board of Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment, Harvard’s Center for Health and the Global Environment and the Telluride Foundation. He was a member of the board of 1% For The Planet during its earliest days.
Jesse has an MBA and MES (Environmental Science) from Yale and a BA from Princeton.
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