Michael Polansky serves as both Partner at Unless and CEO of the Parker Group, giving him a dual vantage point across venture, philanthropy, and political/civic initiatives that allows him to design investment models tightly integrated with large-scale philanthropic and policy efforts. He has been the long-time architect behind Sean Parker's initiatives, helping design and execute complex, cross-sector platforms such as major technology, life sciences, and civic-engagement efforts—positioning him as a builder-operator of multi-billion-dollar systems rather than a traditional, fund-only investor.
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Deeptech / Hardware, Robotics, Climate, AI, Transportation
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Series A - Series B+
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Unless is a Boulder-based venture capital fund that specializes in backing impact-oriented industrial entrepreneurs transforming hard-to-change systems like manufacturing, energy, and logistics rather than typical software or consumer companies. The fund uses a perpetual capital structure instead of traditional 10-year funds, allowing it to support long-duration industrial transformations while delivering measurable social and environmental impact to both portfolio companies and limited partners.
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Deeptech / Hardware
Robotics
Biotech
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$400K - $2M
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Deeptech / Hardware
Energy
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7
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$100K - $5M
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Defense
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Energy
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7
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$100K - $5M
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Biotech
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2
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$250K - $2M
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Climate
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Materials
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4
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$400K - $1.5M
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Robotics
Biotech
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7
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$400K - $2M
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2
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~$750K
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Fintech
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Devtools
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2
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$250K-$1M
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