Dorian Rader

Dorian may be the youngest fund manager in State history, but her experience speaks beyond her years. Rader served as a Senior Associate for the international VC firm, Village Capital, was a a General Partner with Rio Vista Growth Capital, a New Mexico mezzanine fund, and Angel In Residence at Sandia National Laboratories.

Additionally, as the former Vice President of the New Mexico Angels, she worked to source high growth investment opportunities, managed investments, and the due diligence process for almost a decade. She was also the Executive Director and co-founder of New Mexico Start-Up Factory, a technology transfer organization, paired with an investment fund that licenses innovations from research institutions to create investable high-tech companies. An experienced water entrepreneur herself, Dorian has launched 14 high-tech companies. With a background in finance and operations, she has a proven track record of taking companies from idea to industry, while ensuring the formation of a stable and fiscally responsible corporate infrastructure.

Dorian advises and coaches entrepreneurs on equity investments across many different organizations in New Mexico and Colorado. She earned a B.A. from the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management Operations with a focus on Entrepreneurial Studies. Together with her husband Keefer Rader, they own the premier radiant heating company, Outlaw Mechanical - The Boiler Experts of New Mexico & Colorado. They also have two young children and many animals.