Topo Designs Secures Growth Investment from Gart Capital Partners

September 11, 2026

DENVER, CO – OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE – September 11, 2026: Topo Designs, a Colorado-based outdoor brand offering sustainable, durable apparel and accessories, today announced an additional equity investment from Gart Capital Partners, a Colorado-headquartered family investment company with storied outdoor roots.

“Topo Designs is excited to continue our partnership with Gart Capital Partners,” said Jedd Rose, Co-founder and President of Topo Designs. “Since 2023, GCP has been invaluable in supporting Topo’s mission. GCP is also a fellow Colorado company, and that common home ground has been essential to our shared understanding of the brand’s roots in mountain culture. It’s meaningful to build alongside a partner who’s inspired by the place we live. The investment, paired with an expanded board, will support Topo’s growth under its mission to champion life at elevation, wherever you live it, through gear built for both town and trail.”

“In 2023, we saw a rare opportunity to invest in a differentiated outdoor brand with unmatched authenticity and credibility,” said Alex Gart, a Partner at Gart Capital Partners. “Three years on, we believe in that opportunity more than ever. This investment adds capital to the balance sheet and strengthens the governance behind the brand. Topo Designs is well led and in a strong position to continue to execute its growth strategy. We look forward to many more seasons of work together, connecting people with the outdoors through Topo’s direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and brick-and-mortar channels.”

This funding and related improvements in the company’s governance structure chart a clear path forward for Topo Designs during the brand’s next stage of growth. As part of those improvements, the board will expand to a five-member board of directors, comprising of investors, founders, and independent directors.

Also as part of this transition, co-founder Mark Hansen has exited the board. Topo Designs is grateful for Hansen’s many years of service since co-founding the company in 2008. Through this period, Topo Designs has evolved from the vision of two founders into a talented 40-person team. Its products are sold in over 30 countries across six continents, with wholesale distribution to 1,200 stores, including specialty outdoor and independent lifestyle shops as well as leading retailers such as REI, Backcountry, and Nordstrom among others.

With this funding, Topo Designs will strengthen its focus on customer acquisition across direct-to-consumer channels in the U.S. market, increasing awareness with key audiences, improving speed to market on product innovation, and expanding its product offering and collaborations.

About Topo Designs

Topo Designs is a Colorado-based brand designing the outdoors seamlessly into life. Since 2008, we’ve been charting a new path, to inspire people to continuously redefine what the outdoors means to them, how they integrate it into their life, and be an inspiration for others to do the same. We’re rooted in durability, which allows us to do more with less, blurring the boundaries between life and outdoor. Ready to be repurposed and never retired, we design for longevity and timeless utility. Learn more at topodesigns.com or follow us on social @topodesigns

About Gart Capital Partners

Gart Capital Partners (GCP) is a private equity investment partnership located in Denver, Colorado. GCP is focused on lower middle market consumer and service-oriented investment opportunities. The firm is a division of The Gart Companies, a family investment office with diversified holdings. Since inception, The Gart Companies have executed over 100 site-level acquisitions and have opened over 200 new store locations across eight platforms, including Gart Brothers Sporting Goods Company, Specialty Sports Ventures, Running Specialty Group, Bag N Baggage, GolfTEC and Work World. For more information, please visit https://www.gartcompanies.com/gart-capital-partners.

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