Colorado cities dominate Top 10 list of high-tech startup metro areas
KANSAS CITY, MO. – Four Colorado metro areas made the national list of Top 10 Metro Areas for High-Tech Startup Density, according to research released today by technology policy coalition Engine and...
View ArticleStanding Cloud acquired by California-based AppDirect, stays in Boulder
BOULDER – San Francisco-based AppDirect today announced it has acquired Standing Cloud, a Boulder-based provider of cloud management services, after closing on $9 million in Series B funding from...
View ArticleFoundry Group announces $225M Foundry Group Select fund targeting late-stage...
BOULDER – Foundry Group announced the closing of its fourth fund, the $225 million Foundry Group Select fund. The Boulder-based investor group said while the fund is exactly the same size as previous...
View ArticleTeamSnap picks up $7.5M Series B investment led by Boulder’s Foundry Group
BOULDER – TeamSnap, which offers a service to help users manage their sports teams and activities, today announced a $7.5 million Series B investment led by new investor Foundry Group.
View ArticleBlackstone foundation launches Colorado Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network with...
NEW YORK CITY – The Blackstone Charitable Foundation, together with Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the University of...
View ArticleOrbotix gets $15.5M investment from Shea Ventures, Grishin Robotics and...
BOULDER – Orbotix, the connected play company and manufacturer of mobile device-controlled robots Sphero and Ollie, today announced it has raised $15.5 million from Shea Ventures, Grishin Robotics and...
View ArticleCB Insights: Investment in Colorado companies totaled $4.2B across 1,036...
COLORADO – A report by CB Insights shows $4.2 billion was invested across 1,036 deals over the past five years, with investment activity in Colorado rising to a five-year high in 2013.
View ArticleINterview with Brad Feld, venture capitalist and Techstars co-founder
Brad Feld has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, a Boulder-based venture capital group where he is managing director, he co-founded Mobius...
View ArticleDenver Startup Week adds two special events on Sept. 18 to third annual...
DENVER – Two new events have been added to Denver Startup Week set for Sept. 15-20.
View ArticleTechstars Demo Day showcases Class of 2014
BOULDER – Thirteen startups presented their business ideas to a packed crowd at the Boulder Theater during Thursday’s Techstars Demo Day.
View ArticleCraftsy raises more than $50M in fourth funding round led by Stripes Group,...
DENVER – Craftsy, the premier online destination for creative enthusiasts to pursue their passions, announced it has raised more than $50 million in a fourth funding round led by New York-based Stripes...
View ArticleSendGrid closes on $20M in new funding round led by Bain Venture Partners
BOULDER – SendGrid, a leading email delivery platform, today announced it has closed on just over $20 million in a Series C funding round.
View ArticleCraftsy takes online learning to higher level by capturing magic of live...
DENVER -- Online learning has taken a gigantic leap in becoming more accessible and personal, thanks to the efforts of Denver-based company Craftsy.
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