Secure Boise's entrepreneurial future.
Trailmaker is how anyone in our community can invest in Boise’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. A monthly gift of any size funds the programming, mentorship, workshops, and space Trailhead provides to local founders.
660+
startups served since 2018
10,300+
event attendees since 2023
$1.3M
in early-stage capital awarded
$267M+
raised by Trailhead member businesses
Invest in Boise's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Sponsors and grant partners fund much of Trailhead’s work, and Trailmaker opens that same investment to everyone else in the community. A monthly gift puts your name alongside theirs, and every contribution goes toward another founder supported, another mentor recruited, another big check awarded.
Our Trailmakers
- Mark Bannister
- Faith Bauman
- Chris Blanchard
- Philippe Boutros
- Kristi Britto
- Jessica Cafferty
- Dannette Edelmayer
- Neva Geisler
- Jacob Grinwis
- Randy Hansen
- Tim Holmes
- Amit Jain
- Laura Jendro
- Esther Kirkham
- Aaron Klein
- Jesse Krizenesky
- Pat Lawless
- Kenton Lee
- Christopher Lipscomb
- Jen Mimish
- Echo Payton-Brown
- Mel Pint
- Marissa Riddles
- Kristi Saucermen
- Shawn Shafer
- Sean Sibert
- Brice Sloan
- Levi Smith
- Sequoia Solmorales
- Anika Stein
- Jennie Telleria
- Erika Warner
- Chantell Williams
- Donna Wilson
Names in blue joined in the last 30 days.
Alongside them, every member of Trailhead's board gives annually.
- Andy Scoggin
- Scott Schlange
- Kristi Saucerman
- Eileen Langan-Barber
- Jason Crawforth
- Ian Harris
- Kelsey Barclay
- Amit Jain
- Melanie Rubocki
What your monthly gift builds
- Programs that stay accessible to every entrepreneur who walks in
- Mentorship, workshops, and office hours all year
- Cohorts like Idaho Startup Lab and Tree City Trailblazers
- The space and the staff that make all of it possible
Pick your monthly donation amount
You can give $10, $20, $25, or whatever works for you, and it renews each month.
Get the Community Brief in your inbox
Once a month we send a short update on the founders and the programs your gift supports.
Your name joins the Supporters Wall
Recognition is opt-in, and your name sits alongside everyone else keeping this work funded.
Want an example of a recent Community Brief? Check it out here.
