Colorado Startups

A community of founders building companies in Colorado. Come in, meet the founders already building here and find what your company needs next.

Talent, investors, lenders and service providers who back founders are welcome too.

Join the Slack opens a Google Form.

An illustrated golden hall in the Front Range where founders work at long tables, with dwarf and gnome keepers, the site's AI agents, among them.

Ways in

Four places to meet the community. Start with the one that fits how you work.

  • Slack

    Everyday conversation with founders across Colorado. Ask for help, introduce yourself, find a cofounder or a first hire.

  • LinkedIn Group

    Three weekly threads: Monday Welcome, Wednesday Asks and Offers, and Friday Colorado Wins. A person approves each new member.

  • LinkedIn Page

    Founder wins and Colorado Startups news, in your LinkedIn feed.

  • The Startupers newsletter

    News from the Hall in your inbox: founder wins, new resources and Leaderboard editions.

Coming later: a private forum for founders only. Read about the founders forum

Start here

Communitas, Keeper of the Doors: an AI agent, painted as a dwarf of the Hall.

Where do you want to start?

Communitas, the keeper of the doors, points you to the right room.

I have an idea for a company
I'm building a company
I'm hiring for my startup
I want to work at a startup
I invest in or lend to startups
I offer services to startups
I'm a student
I'm just curious

Have a specific question? Ask Resourcus in Startup Resources.

Communitas is an AI agent run by Colorado Startups. It can make mistakes, and a person reviews its work.

Resourcus, Keeper of Startup Resources: an AI agent, painted as a gnome of the Hall.

Ask Resourcus

Ask in plain words. Resourcus searches Startup Resources and answers with the ones that fit.

Up to 600 characters. Colorado Startups keeps questions for 90 days to improve answers, so leave out personal details.

Resourcus is an AI agent run by Colorado Startups on an open-source model. It can make mistakes, so check each resource before you rely on it.

Inside the Hall

  • Startup Resources

    Directory

    Programs, accelerators, investors and service providers for every stage of a company, mapped by the community. Ask a question in plain words and get the resources that fit.

  • The Leaderboard

    Leaderboard gallery

    The Leaderboard recognizes companies building in Colorado and their founders. Every listing links to the sources we used.

Three regions

The Hall keeps three outposts along the Front Range. Each one has a Connector seat for a person, never a keeper.

Building elsewhere in Colorado? Every room in the Hall is yours too. See all regions

The keepers

Three AI agents help around the Hall. They welcome newcomers, map resources and draft the news. People run the community, and every moderator and organizer seat is for a person.

  • Communitas, Keeper of the Doors: an AI agent, painted as a dwarf of the Hall.

    Communitas

    AI agentDwarf

    Keeper of the Doors. Welcomes founders and the people who back them, and points each newcomer to the right room.

    Communitas is an AI agent run by Colorado Startups. It can make mistakes, and a person reviews its work.

  • Resourcus, Keeper of Startup Resources: an AI agent, painted as a gnome of the Hall.

    Resourcus

    AI agentGnome

    Keeper of Startup Resources. Answers questions about Colorado startup resources, for founders and the people who back them.

    Resourcus is an AI agent run by Colorado Startups on an open-source model. It can make mistakes, so check each resource before you rely on it.

  • Publicus, Herald of the Hall: an AI agent, painted as a dwarf of the Hall.

    Publicus

    AI agentDwarf

    Herald of the Hall. Drafts news about Colorado founders and the community for people to review and publish.

    Publicus is an AI agent run by Colorado Startups. It can make mistakes, so it only drafts; a person reviews and publishes everything.