Curious about another portfolio pitstop on our Tour de Connecticut? Don’t worry, we got you covered. Our team pedaled to Hartford, hopping off the bike to visit Hartford Athletic’s home stadium and the Connecticut Science Center, before arriving at Covr Financial Technologies. 🚲 CMO Matthew Herz gave us a tour of their office located in the heart of downtown Hartford and told us more about how Covr is changing the way insurance is sold with their innovative, digital life insurance platforms. 🏙 After spending some time with the whole team and refueling with a quick bite, we were off to the next. #tourdect

On day two of our Tour de Connecticut bike ride across the state, we traveled from Middletown to Berlin bright and early for our first meeting. 🚲 Part of CI’s ClimateTech Fund portfolio, Bright Feeds is a waste management company solving for global food insecurity challenges by turning unwanted food into high-quality nutritious animal feed. 🌽 Lucky for us, president and COO Tim Rassias had a megaphone handy and gave us a tour of the entire facility, showing us how the company creates a consistent, environmentally conscious, and more affordable option for feeding livestock. 🐄 Don’t waste any time… take a closer look at our portfolio company, Bright Feeds.#tourdect

Take a look behind the scenes of pitstop number two, another early meeting on day one of the Tour de Connecticut. 🚲 We hit the road from Mystic to Groton, and although our team faced some challenging, rocky terrain, we successfully made it to our meeting with ThayerMahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime solutions. 🌊 CEO Mike Connor gave us a tour of the facility, showing off the company’s cutting-edge technology, systems and products. ThayerMahan’s team of dedicated scientists and innovative experts are changing the game for environmental preservation, ocean exploration and offshore wind energy. 🐳 We can’t wait to sea what’s next…#tourdect

As we get closer to snowstorm season, our CI team is reminiscing on warmer (and greener) days… Check out the first portfolio company visit of our inaugural Tour de Connecticut this past August. 🚲 We started the 200-mile trek in Mystic, where we met with Enko Chem, a company developing novel products for farmers to protect their crops from pests and disease. 🌾 Founder and CEO Jacqueline Heard filled us in on how @enkochem is shaping the future of agriculture and crop protection, and Chief Science Officer Tom Meade gave us a personal tour of their facility which includes 89,000 square feet of state-of-the-art labs and greenhouses. 🔬 After refueling with some coffee and granola bars (shoutout Enko), we were back on the road…#tourdect

Let’s back pedal to CI’s Inaugural Tour de Connecticut, our 200-mile bike ride across the state jam-packed with portfolio company meetings, pitstops at popular tourist attractions and quality time with special guest riders. 🚲 It’s hard to capture our entire journey in just one video, but you won’t regret hitting the brakes to check this out. 🎬 Stay tuned, because this epic ride exploring Connecticut and visiting our companies will certainly not be the last of its kind… 😉 #TourDeConnecticut #tourdect

So fun having Congressman Himes along for the ride today! We made a pitstop in Bridgeport for the celebration of the Barnum Museum being recognized as a historic landmark 👏🏼#tourdect