Startup Resources
The Colorado startup resources a founder needs, in the order you need them: from a first idea to a growing company.
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Startup Resources is built on the Ecosystem Canvas, created by Founder Institute and Colorado Startups. The community keeps it current, and this page lists 501 resources from it.
Short on time? The guides for founders answer common questions, such as how to start a company in Colorado, with lists drawn from this directory.
Building software? The startup credits guide shows which cloud and AI credit programs you can claim at each stage.
The journey
Three levels of the mountain, with support at every step.
- IdeaGet inspired, learn the basics, test an idea and find a team.
- LaunchBuild the company, raise a first round and find the people who help you start.
- GrowthRaise growth rounds and find partners who help you scale.
Support, alongside every level: Organizations that help founders at every stage.
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Idea
Get inspired, learn the basics, test an idea and find a team.
Educate
62 resources1 Million Cups
An open startup gathering.
EventStatewide
Access Silicon Valley
A Boulder meetup. It links startup founders with Silicon Valley angels. It also links them with investors and seasoned entrepreneurs.
CommunityBoulder
Agile Denver
A Denver nonprofit for agile and lean practice. It holds monthly meetups. It has special interest groups such as Agile Boulder and Human-Centered AI. It also has a member Slack community.
CommunityDenver
AI And Product Colorado
A product community in Boulder and Denver. It is part of the Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group. It holds monthly events for product managers, founders and builders. The events cover how AI changes product work.
CommunityDenver
Boulder StartUp Meetup
A Boulder entrepreneur meetup. It meets the second Wednesday evening of each month at RegenHub. It has open networking, introductions and requests. It also has a mastermind session or guest speaker.
CommunityBoulder
Boulder Startup Week
A free conference in Boulder for entrepreneurs.
EventBoulder
Built-In Colorado
It has job listings. It has company profiles. It has local articles about Colorado tech companies.
MediaOnline
BusinessDen Startups
A business news site. It has a startups section that covers local companies.
MediaOnline
Cognixia
An enterprise training company. It builds AI-ready engineers and upskills company teams in AI, cloud, data and cybersecurity.
EducationDenver
Colorado Drupal Meetups
A Denver Drupal user group. It meets at the denhac hackerspace. It holds talks and show-and-tell sessions on Drupal. It also covers related web topics such as AI tools and vector search.
CommunityDenver
Colorado Inno
A news source covering Colorado startups.
MediaOnline
Colorado Product Meetup
A Colorado Product Foundation meetup for tech product managers in Boulder and Denver. It holds regular talks, happy hours and coworking sessions. Its events help with networking, problem solving and career development.
CommunityDenver
Colorado Springs Blockchain
A Colorado Springs blockchain and Bitcoin meetup. It has guest speakers and free learning programs. It also has round-table talks on cybersecurity, crypto and related tech. It has a monthly Bitcoin For Everyone session.
CommunityColorado Springs
Colorado Springs Open Source Users Group
A Colorado Springs open source user group. It holds monthly speaker meetups at the Pikes Peak Library District East Library. The meetups cover open source software, languages, frameworks and data tools.
CommunityColorado Springs
Colorado Springs Technology Social Club
A Colorado Springs social club for tech workers and enthusiasts. It meets in person once a month. It has a Discord group for conversation between meetups.
CommunityColorado Springs
coloradosprings.js (Javascript User Group)
A Colorado Springs JavaScript meetup. It meets the last Wednesday of each month at Epicentral. It has tech talks, networking and time to share coding projects. It also has a Discord community.
CommunityColorado Springs
Denver Founders
A Denver network of entrepreneurs, from startups to established companies. Members share experiences, connections and knowledge at in-person events. The events include talks on hard-learned startup lessons.
CommunityDenver
Denver Lean Startup Circle
A Denver community. Founders learn and apply Lean Startup tips and tools together.
CommunityDenver
Denver Startup 101
A Denver group for aspiring and experienced tech founders. It holds free events on startup ideas, legal basics, pitching and fundraising. It also gives feedback on your idea. Recent sessions are online.
CommunityDenver
Denver Startup: Idea to IPO
A Denver-listed Meetup group for entrepreneurs, technologists and investors. It now promotes free online events from other organizers. Most of those events are on job searching and AI skills.
CommunityDenver
Denver Tech & Design Community
A Denver tech and design community for people in or entering the industry. It holds in-person events around the city. Examples are vibe coding nights and combined AI and product meetups.
CommunityDenver
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder)
A clinic at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. Law students give pro bono transactional legal help. It serves local businesses that lack access to legal resources.
EducationBoulder
Feld Thoughts
The personal blog of Brad Feld. It covers startups and venture capital. It has posts about the Colorado startup scene.
MediaOnline
Flatiron School
A tech school with work-integrated programs in AI, cybersecurity and software engineering. Its programs pair coursework with a paid apprenticeship. It also offers certificate programs for working professionals.
EducationDenver
Fort Collins Internet Pros
A Fort Collins group for web professionals and newcomers in Northern Colorado. It includes designers, developers and marketers. It has talks. It also has a Slack shared with other regional tech meetups.
CommunityFort Collins
Fort Collins Startup Week
Startup week or weekend in Fort Collins.
EventFort Collins
Founder Institute
A company-building program with a Colorado cohort. It takes aspiring, first-time and solo founders from idea to Funding Day. It uses AI tools, weekly feedback and a global network.
EducationStatewide
Galvanize
A Denver tech training firm. It onboards, upskills and reskills company teams in AI, software engineering, data and cloud. It also runs immersive programs for active-duty military.
EducationStatewide
Google Developer Group (Denver)
A Google Developer Group for Denver developers and others interested in Google technologies. Topics include Flutter, Gemini, Chrome and Android. It offers talks, co-hosted online sessions and DevFest events.
CommunityDenver
Hartmann Software Group
A Denver IT training and consulting firm. It runs instructor-led technical courses onsite, online or at its own location. It also offers app development and systems integration.
EducationDenver
House of Genius
Monthly evening gatherings in Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Entrepreneurs share ideas and get feedback.
EventStatewide
Ignite Denver
Live talk night in Denver where anyone with an idea gives a short talk over self-advancing slides.
EventDenver
Learn Cybersecurity
Free cybersecurity events in Colorado Springs run by Flatiron School. The events are friendly to beginners.
CommunityColorado Springs
Learn to Code Colorado
A Denver community, now named Denver Enterprise AI. It is for developers, architects and tech leaders who build and deploy AI inside enterprises. It has practitioner talks and online sessions.
CommunityDenver
McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Colorado School of Mines entrepreneurship and innovation network in Golden. It includes the McNeil Center, the Innovation Hub, makerspaces and tech transfer, for students, faculty and staff.
EducationGolden
Nucamp
Part-time coding bootcamps for Colorado Springs learners. The bootcamps cover web and mobile development, Python, cybersecurity and AI. Scholarships, financing and career services are also offered.
EducationColorado Springs
PitchCamp
Denver group for practicing pitches, speaking and presentations in front of an audience.
CommunityDenver
ProCo360
A podcast featuring entrepreneurs who choose Colorado. Episodes cover funding, leadership and marketing.
MediaOnline
ProductTank
A Denver product management meetup. It has in-person and virtual speaker sessions, hands-on workshops and social hours. It also has a leadership series on how AI is changing product work.
CommunityDenver
Refresh Denver
A Denver networking group for internet professionals and tech enthusiasts. It is now Digital Denver. It hosts joint happy hours with the Denver Marketers group for developers, designers, marketers and entrepreneurs.
CommunityDenver
Rocky Mountain Blockchain
A Denver group that teaches blockchain basics. It also covers related topics like cryptocurrency and Web3.
CommunityDenver
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute
A Denver nonprofit lender that helps entrepreneurs. It works in the metro area and across Colorado. Its classes, workshops, mentorship and accessible capital help them test, launch or grow a business.
EducationDenver
Scale to $1M Startup Program
Venture Attractor's equity-free pre-accelerator in Colorado Springs. Early-stage startups work with a mentor and a cohort. Each startup leaves with an investor-grade pitch deck.
EducationColorado Springs
Scape
A Durango group that helps companies scale in Southwest Colorado. The companies are high-growth and create jobs. It offers an accelerator, mentoring and access to funding.
EducationDurango
SCORE Colorado Springs
A SCORE chapter for Southern Colorado and the Western Slope. It offers free business mentoring and free or low-cost workshops. It serves entrepreneurs from Colorado Springs and Pueblo to Grand Junction.
EducationColorado Springs
SCORE Denver
A SCORE chapter for Metro Denver, Northern Colorado and southeast Wyoming. It offers free, confidential business mentoring. It also has free or low-cost workshops. Both are for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
EducationDenver
Secretary of State’s Business Intelligence Center
A Colorado Secretary of State program. It turns public data into business insights. It also shares datasets on the state's open data platform. The platform is the Colorado Information Marketplace.
EducationStatewide
Silicon Flatirons
A center at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. It runs events, publications and student programs. Its work covers law, policy and entrepreneurship in the digital age.
EducationBoulder
Skill Distillery
A Denver full-stack Java and JavaScript bootcamp. It has live, instructor-led training in small classes. It also offers career support for people starting a technology career.
EducationDenver
SparkRockets
An AI platform for universities, ecosystems and other entrepreneurship programs. It turns a one-line business idea into a business plan. It also makes a lean canvas and market analysis.
EducationStatewide
Startup Colorado Blog
A blog with founder stories and news from rural Colorado. It is written for rural founders and the people who support them.
MediaOnline
Startup Colorado Events
A calendar of workshops, pitch sessions and meetups for rural Colorado entrepreneurs.
EventStatewide
Startup Denver
A Denver meetup from Colorado Startups. It has monthly networking gatherings. It also has Startup Ski Days for founders.
CommunityDenver
Startup Grind
A global entrepreneur community. It runs local chapter events. It also has a content library for founders.
EventStatewide
Startup Summer
A Silicon Flatirons summer program for undergraduates interning at Front Range startups. It has weekly sessions from Colorado founders and executives. It also has a team venture and a pitch contest.
EducationStatewide
Startup Weekend
A weekend event. Aspiring founders pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies. Mentors help them.
EventStatewide
Tech AF Founder Academy & Community (Online for Female Founders)
An online community and academy for women and nonbinary tech founders. It has curated content and daily member talk. It also offers networking and accountability around monthly themes.
EducationOnline
TEDx Boulder
An annual community talks event in Boulder. Locals can speak, sponsor or volunteer.
EventBoulder
The Tech Academy
An online coding school headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It offers self-paced and instructor-supported bootcamps for beginners. Enrollment is open year-round.
EducationDenver
VC Minute (podcast)
Podcast with quick advice to help startup founders raise money.
MediaOnline
W CreateCo
A free community. It is for women entrepreneurs and business owners. It also welcomes those who identify as women. It focuses on peer support and collaboration.
EventStatewide
Women Who Startup
A Denver event series for women entrepreneurs. At each event, a guest speaker shares what they are building and why.
EventDenver
Validate
30 resourcesBlackstone Entrepreneurs Network
A Colorado network. It is now BEN Colorado (Bridge Entrepreneurs Network). It picks advisors for founders who want growth. Its Signature Program, Denver ScaleUp Network, Inclusive Impact Catalyst and Rural Reach do so.
CommunityStatewide
Blerd: Black Nerds in Colorado
Meetup where Black nerds in Colorado get advice, start projects and advance their careers.
CommunityBoulder
Boulder Open Coffee
An informal Boulder group for the startup and tech community. Its morning coffee meetups alternate between Rayback Collective and online. Each opens with intros, announcements and a moderated discussion.
CommunityBoulder
CoFoundersLab
An online startup community. Founders search for a cofounder by interests, skills and location. Members also get advice from expert advisors and prepare a pitch for funding.
CommunityOnline
Colorado Game Developers Association + AR/VR Group
A game developer and AR/VR group. It serves the Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs areas. It meets about monthly. It welcomes developers, artists, musicians and writers.
CommunityDenver
Colorado Springs Entrepreneurs Group
A Colorado Springs group for people who want to grow their businesses. Its members are entrepreneurs, small business owners and business service leaders.
CommunityColorado Springs
Colorado Startup Jobs
Organization that helps founders build a team.
CommunityStatewide
Colorado State University Venture Validator
A free virtual cohort at Colorado State University. New founders test their idea there. Customer interviews and competitor research are the tools.
EventFort Collins
Colorado Technology Association
A statewide nonprofit association for Colorado's tech industry. It offers member events, professional development and talent pipeline partnerships. It also runs the Tech Summit and APEX Awards, plus a WIT Conference.
CommunityStatewide
denhac
A volunteer-run nonprofit hackerspace in Denver. It has a classroom and prototyping tools, including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines and welders. It also holds Tuesday open houses and public classes.
CommunityDenver
Denver AI Developers Group
A Denver group for AI developers with tech talks, study jams and code labs. Topics include generative AI, LLMs, machine learning and data science. Its recent sessions are held online.
CommunityDenver
Entrepreneurs' Organization Colorado
Colorado chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, a global peer-to-peer network. It has forums, events and learning programs for established business owners. EO's Accelerator program is for early-stage entrepreneurs.
CommunityDenver
ETHDenver
An Ethereum festival in Denver. It has talks, workshops, a hackathon and side events. It is for builders and founders.
EventDenver
Fort Collins Creator Hub
A volunteer-run Fort Collins makerspace. Members use woodworking, welding and electronics tools. The public can take classes.
EventFort Collins
Founders Network
The Denver chapter of Founders Network. It is an invitation-based peer mentoring community. It connects founders with a global support network. It also offers mentoring tracks and member discounts.
CommunityStatewide
Girl Develop It
The Boulder and Denver chapter of Girl Develop It. It helps women and nonbinary adults learn software development. It offers classes, projects and events. Its classes are currently virtual.
CommunityStatewide
Go Code Colorado
A hackathon or maker community in Denver.
EventDenver
HackCU
Free student hackathon in Boulder with meals, workshops and prize tracks, open to first-time hackers.
EventBoulder
Hyvv Incubator | MicroVC | CoWork
A private online community for founders. It has channels by startup stage and a content library.
EventFort Collins
Idea Forge
An engineering makerspace at the University of Colorado Boulder, with fabrication tools, workshops and tours.
EventBoulder
New Tech Colorado
A tech community based in Colorado. Its events mix tech talks, live demos, founder and startup pitches, panels and networking. Events include Boulder New Tech nights and sessions in Denver and Colorado Springs.
CommunityStatewide
Pikes Peak Makerspace
A nonprofit makerspace in Colorado Springs. Members of all skill levels use equipment and take classes.
EventColorado Springs
Springs Startup
A Colorado Springs startup community. It holds pitch nights on the third Thursday of each month. Teams pitch for community feedback and connections, from early idea to venture-ready.
CommunityColorado Springs
Startup Colorado
A group for rural Colorado founders and ecosystem builders. It offers accelerator programs, a pitch series and a funding database. It also runs West Slope Startup Week in Durango and Rural Startup Days.
CommunityStatewide
Startups2Students / S2S (CU Boulder)
A CU Boulder program. It connects students with high-growth Colorado startups through events. The events are typically in September, January and April. Startups pitch their jobs and internships there.
CommunityBoulder
StartupTree
An online portal for the CU Boulder entrepreneurship community. It has events, competitions and applications, jobs, a forum and mentors. Members can add a venture or project.
CommunityBoulder
T9Hacks
A free hackathon for women, non-binary and other underrepresented college students. It is for students in engineering and tech.
EventBoulder
TiE Denver
The nonprofit Denver chapter of TiE, a global entrepreneur network. It serves founders in every industry and stage. It offers mentoring, networking, education, funding and incubation programs.
CommunityDenver
TINKERMILL
A makerspace in Longmont. It has shared tools, equipment and classes for members and the community.
EventLongmont
YCombinator Co-Founder Matching (Set Settings > Local to Denver and Boulder)
A free online co-founder matching platform from Y Combinator's Startup School. It is for founders at any stage, with or without an idea. It has no commitment and takes no equity.
CommunityOnline
Launch
Build the company, raise a first round and find the people who help you start.
Develop
43 resourcesAccess Mode
A Denver program with an MVP Lab for tech founders. The lab serves Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Indigenous founders. It gives them mentoring, capital, business training and technology guidance.
AcceleratorDenver
Angel Investment Network
An online platform where Colorado entrepreneurs pitch business ideas. Angel investors hear the pitches. Founders seek capital, advice and contacts.
EventStatewide
Black Lab Sports
A Boulder center for human performance. It has memberships, classes and events. It also has Black Lab X, its human tech venture ecosystem. Black Lab X invests in deep tech companies.
AcceleratorBoulder
Boomtown Accelerators
A mentor-driven accelerator program in Boulder.
AcceleratorBoulder
Canopy Boulder
A mentor-driven accelerator program in Boulder.
AcceleratorBoulder
Catalyst HTI
A workspace in Denver's RiNo district. It offers offices, coworking, conference rooms and event space. Startups work alongside larger companies there.
IncubatorDenver
Catalyst Space Accelerator
Accelerator programs at Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs. The programs are for startups in space and national security technology. Each startup is paired with mission partners, mentors and experts.
AcceleratorColorado Springs
Catalyze CU
A summer accelerator in Boulder. It is for ventures started by CU Boulder students, faculty and staff. It has mentoring and equity-free funding. It also has dedicated coworking space.
AcceleratorBoulder
Catalyze CU Demo Day
Pitch event or demo day in Boulder.
EventBoulder
CrowdSolve Climate Impact Accelerator
A subscription platform for first-time founders. It pairs AI with experienced founders to test ideas with customers. It takes no equity. It powers the University of Colorado's New Venture Challenge.
AcceleratorDenver
CSU Demo Day
A yearly Colorado State University showcase. Graduate students and postdocs present posters, and entrepreneurs meet local emerging companies.
EventFort Collins
CSU Institute of Entrepreneurship
A Colorado State University institute in Fort Collins. Its Venture Development Pathway takes founders from an idea to a business. Founders test the idea, then pitch it and build the business.
IncubatorFort Collins
CU Innovation & Entrepreneurship
A CU Boulder initiative. It connects students, faculty and staff with programs and resources to turn ideas into ventures. Programs include the New Venture Challenge.
IncubatorBoulder
Darkfield
A program for cybersecurity companies. Applicants join through a short intake form. A conversation about fit and goals follows.
AcceleratorDenver
Denver Tech Meetup Group Startup Pitch Events
Casual happy hours in Denver for people who work in tech, including founders and startups.
EventDenver
EPIIC Venture Attractor at UCCS
A university-based initiative at UCCS that helps early-stage startups in Colorado Springs. The startups work in sports and outdoors, health and human performance. Some work in property technology and space technology.
IncubatorColorado Springs
Ewing School
Public speaking coaching for executives, leaders and teams, one on one or in group cohorts.
Service providerDurango
Exponential Impact
Accelerators, mentorship, workshops and community events for Colorado emerging tech founders. One is the XI Accelerator, which is cohort-based. It is for teams with an MVP ready to scale.
IncubatorColorado Springs
Founder Advisors
A Boulder team of seasoned entrepreneurs and business specialists. Startup founders get an advisory team by subscription. The team coaches and mentors, reviews documents and makes introductions.
IncubatorBoulder
GAN Accelerators
A mentor-driven accelerator program in Denver.
AcceleratorDenver
Impact Angel Group
Event or group that connects founders with investors in Boulder.
EventBoulder
MergeLane QuickPitch
An online event. Startups with a woman in leadership pitch the MergeLane team and get feedback.
EventBoulder
New Venture Challenge
CU Boulder startup competition where teams pitch for funding at the final event.
EventBoulder
Next Wave Impact
An angel group. It trains diverse new investors through a learning-by-doing fund. It also backs high-growth impact companies.
EventDenver
NSF I-Corps Hub: West Region
NSF I-Corps training run by Venture Partners at CU Boulder. It is for researchers and innovators from any research or community institution. Participants want to turn discoveries into products.
EducationStatewide
Peak Startup Pitch Night
Pitch event or demo day in Colorado Springs.
EventColorado Springs
Pitch to Developers
Pitch event or demo day in Boulder.
EventBoulder
Regis Innovation Challenge (Regis University, College of Business)
A competition at Regis University for business ideas. Students, alumni and community innovators pitch to judges. Entrants compete for a grand prize.
EventStatewide
Rockies Venture Club
A Colorado angel investor network. Its monthly Investor Forums let startups pitch for seed to Series A funding.
EventStatewide
SAGE Advisors
An Innosphere advisory program in Fort Collins. Early-stage startups present to seasoned advisors. The advisors help them refine their business strategy, product definition and plans to go to market.
IncubatorFort Collins
SCAPE Accelerate
An accelerator from SCAPE. It is for scalable ventures based in rural Colorado or New Mexico. It favors the Southwest. It offers mentors, bookkeeping support and chances for funding.
AcceleratorStatewide
SCORE
SCORE's national small business mentoring network. Its Colorado chapters serve Metro Denver and Northern Colorado. More chapters serve Southern Colorado and the Western Slope.
IncubatorDenver
SEA Change
A social enterprise accelerator. It trains founders to launch mission-driven businesses. It has free cohorts for entrepreneurs in Colorado. It has self-paced online courses too.
AcceleratorDenver
Seed Angel Forum
A quarterly private pitch event in Denver or Boulder. Seed-stage founders pitch active angel investors.
EventBoulder
Startup Colorado Community Fund
A Startup Colorado initiative that gives grants. The grants go to groups that support the Colorado startup ecosystem. It focuses on Front Range communities such as Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.
AcceleratorDenver
Techstars Boulder Accelerator
Techstars Colorado is a startup community partnership. It was announced in October 2024. Its goal is to restart the Techstars accelerator in Boulder, where Techstars began. It was built with the local startup community.
AcceleratorBoulder
Techstars Boulder Accelerator Demo Day
Demo Day of the Techstars Boulder accelerator. The program is for early-stage founders in any sector.
EventBoulder
The Gizmo Dojo
A member-run nonprofit makerspace in Northglenn. Hobbyists and small ventures share tools, a metal shop and an electronics lab. It also has low-commitment workspace and business addresses.
IncubatorNorthglenn
The Warehouse Business Accelerator
A scale-up accelerator and Innovation Hub in Loveland. It is for technology and manufacturing companies in Northern Colorado. It has mentors and production space to grow.
AcceleratorLoveland
TRAXION
A network of mentors, advisors and fractional executives in Golden. Its members guide startup founders and business owners. The network works with partners such as the Colorado School of Mines.
AcceleratorGolden
Unreasonable Group
A Colorado-based company with a global reach. It runs an invite-only fellowship. It is for growth-stage entrepreneurs who solve global problems. It links them with investors, mentors and institutions.
IncubatorBoulder
Watson Institute
A Boulder institute powering fellowships with corporate and foundation partners. Fellows are entrepreneurs, mostly from historically disenfranchised backgrounds. Each gets training, mentors and a venture stipend.
IncubatorBoulder
Watson Institute Semester Accelerator
The flagship Fellowship from Boulder's Watson Institute. It is a fully funded program for impact entrepreneurs. It offers training and mentors. It also offers connections to capital and a global peer community.
AcceleratorBoulder
Investors
48 resources3Lines Venture Capital
An early-stage venture capital firm in Denver and Dallas. It invests in startups with AI and disruptive software at their core. It covers the future of work, enterprise and industry.
InvestorDenver
Antler
Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder.
InvestorBoulder
Batshit Crazy Ventures
An early-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. It works with pre-revenue and pre-seed startups. It has no set sector or region.
InvestorStatewide
Bigfoot Capital
A Denver lender. It offers non-dilutive growth loans to established B2B software and tech-enabled services businesses in North America. The businesses range from bootstrapped through Series B.
InvestorDenver
Bigr Ventures
A Boulder growth equity investor. It backs early-stage natural and organic products firms that look promising. It gives them capital and strategic help.
InvestorStatewide
BlackHorn
A venture capital firm with offices in Denver and New York. It backs startups using data, AI and robotics. The startups change how industries build, power and move.
InvestorStatewide
Blue Note Ventures
A venture capital fund. It is early-stage. It invests in technology companies.
InvestorBoulder
Boulder Food Group Partners
A Boulder investment firm, now BFG Partners. It backs founders of better-for-you consumer brands. Their products are what people eat, drink and use every day. It invests from the first check to Series B.
InvestorBoulder
Break Trail Ventures
An early-stage venture firm based in Boulder. It partners with entrepreneurs who put the customer first. The entrepreneurs solve meaningful problems in their industries.
InvestorStatewide
Buff Gold Ventures
A venture investor that backs University of Colorado Boulder founders. Faculty, students and alumni are among them. Some of them run startups that license university technology. It invests from pre-seed through Series A.
InvestorStatewide
Buoyant Ventures
A Chicago venture capital firm with a team member in Denver. It invests at seed and Series A in AI, software and simple hardware. The aims are efficiency, resiliency and decarbonization.
InvestorStatewide
Colorado Impact Fund
A Denver venture capital firm backing Colorado companies. The companies have scalable business models and a commitment to their communities. It works in clean energy, education, healthcare, natural foods and technology.
InvestorDenver
Crawley Ventures
A Denver private investment arm of Crawley Petroleum. It partners with founders across industries and stages. It looks for early revenue and customer adoption.
InvestorStatewide
Deming Center Venture Fund
A student venture fund at the University of Colorado Boulder. Graduate students learn venture capital by doing the work. Students do diligence on emerging companies and invest in them.
InvestorStatewide
Drive Capital (general)
A Columbus venture capital firm. It invests from idea to IPO. It backs founders building in cities between the coasts, Denver among them.
InvestorStatewide
eonCapital
A Colorado venture capital firm. It invests in seed and early-stage software as a service and mobile application businesses. It aims to help close the funding gap for early founders.
InvestorStatewide
Firebrand Ventures
A seed-stage venture firm that invests in founders. The founders are in underserved and emerging startup ecosystems. The ecosystems span the Midwest, Texas and the Rockies.
InvestorBoulder
First In
A venture firm. It invests in security technology companies. It backs them from early innovation to scaled growth.
InvestorStatewide
FIRSTMILE VENTURES
A seed-stage venture firm of founders, operators and investors. It wants to be the first partner for founders who build companies in Colorado and Texas.
InvestorStatewide
GAN Ventures
A seed-stage venture capital firm.
InvestorStatewide
Grit Ventures
A deep tech venture firm. It backs teams that spin out of university labs. Its areas are robotics, AI, energy and space.
InvestorStatewide
Grotech
A venture firm. It invests early. It backs technology companies outside Silicon Valley.
InvestorStatewide
Hilltop Venture Partners
Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver.
InvestorDenver
Ibex Investors
A multi-strategy investment firm that has offices in Denver, Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Its venture work focuses on early-stage Israeli companies. It also focuses on mobility technology.
InvestorStatewide
Infield Capital
Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder.
InvestorBoulder
Iron Gate Capital
An investment consortium. It offers deal-by-deal access across stages, sectors and asset classes.
InvestorBoulder
Kokopelli Capital
A founder-run early-stage venture firm. It invests in pre-seed to Series A companies in the Rocky Mountain and Austin regions.
InvestorStatewide
Konvoy Ventures
A thesis-driven venture capital firm in Denver. It invests in the technologies and platforms of interactive entertainment, deep tech and critical industries.
InvestorDenver
Next Frontier Capital (Boulder/ Montana)
A venture capital firm with offices in Boulder, Bozeman and Park City. It backs startups in enterprise intelligence and in critical infrastructure. It also backs startups in financial systems and in national security.
InvestorBoulder
Nomadic Venture Partners
A venture firm. It invests at pre-seed, seed and Series A in companies across the critical mineral value chain.
InvestorStatewide
Pioneer Fund
A Colorado Springs private equity investor. It buys into established small and mid-sized businesses in the Pikes Peak Region. It focuses on job creation and economic impact.
InvestorColorado Springs
Range Ventures
A Denver seed fund run by founders. It backs pre-seed and seed companies in the real economy.
InvestorDenver
Rio Chato Investments
An investment firm. It offers equity and debt. It also offers purchase order financing and guidance. It serves active lifestyle companies.
InvestorStatewide
Rockies Venture Fund
An early-stage venture investor rooted in the Rocky Mountain startup community. It backs fast-growing companies in emerging technology, healthcare and life sciences. It also invests in consumer goods and cleantech.
InvestorStatewide
SCAPE Invest
The investment arm of SCAPE, the Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs in Durango. It funds the companies that go through its accelerator.
InvestorStatewide
SpringTime Ventures
A seed-stage venture firm based in Boulder, Austin and Atlanta. It invests in high-growth healthcare, fintech and logistics startups across the United States.
InvestorBoulder
Startup Colorado Funding Database
Startup Colorado's database of funding options. It is for founders and small business owners in rural Colorado. It lists Colorado-based investors and small business lenders. It lists grants and crowdfunding too.
ToolStatewide
Stout Street Capital
A Denver seed-stage venture firm. It writes the first institutional check for deep tech founders in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. It invests across energy, biotech, aerospace and quantum.
InvestorDenver
Tahoma Ventures
Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder.
InvestorBoulder
Telluride Venture Accelerator
A Southwest Colorado network for entrepreneurs. It helps new and growing businesses. It has accelerator bootcamps, mentors, capital funds, a demo day and coworking.
InvestorStatewide
Three Leaf Ventures
A venture capital firm in Denver. It invests in emerging healthcare technology companies. The companies put access to and control over medical care in the hands of patients.
InvestorDenver
Upslope Ventures
An early-stage venture fund. It invests in startups nationwide in AI, SaaS, hardware, fintech, aerospace and robotics.
InvestorDenver
V1.VC
An early-stage venture firm that invests at inception. It backs AI software and deep tech. The tech is for energy, aerospace, robotics and manufacturing.
InvestorStatewide
Vision Ridge Partners
A sustainable real assets investor with a Boulder office. It develops and transforms complex assets. The assets are in energy, transportation and agriculture. The work is for the transition to sustainability.
InvestorBoulder
West Slope Angels
An angel network. It organizes angel investment in rural Colorado companies. It focuses on the West Slope. It offers founders mentors, connections and investor events.
InvestorStatewide
XFactor Ventures
A venture fund. It invests at pre-seed and seed in companies founded by women or mixed-gender teams.
InvestorStatewide
Yellow Duck Capital
A Loveland venture capital firm. It invests in seed and early-stage companies already showing traction. It also supports their formation and growth.
InvestorLoveland
Zoma Capital
The investment arm of ZOMALAB puts flexible, patient capital into market-based solutions. Its home regions are Colorado and Chile. The work is in energy, workforce and rural economic development.
InvestorStatewide
Service providers
154 resourcesAccountingprose
An accounting firm. It offers outsourced accounting, payroll and HR support to startups and small businesses.
Service providerDenver
Alchemy Creative Workspace
A Denver coworking space. It has private offices, dedicated desks and meeting rooms. It is for emerging founders and small businesses.
CoworkingDenver
Analytive
A digital marketing agency in Fort Collins. It offers account-based marketing, SEO, lead funnels and paid advertising.
Service providerFort Collins
Anzen Legal Group
A Fort Collins law firm. It helps founders with business formation, contracts, trademarks and buy/sell agreements, plus estate planning.
Service providerFort Collins
Apoorva Corporation
A software firm. It sells products for facility operations. It has others for invoicing and real estate deals. It has more for self-storage revenue and insurance administration.
Service providerBroomfield
AppIt Ventures
A Denver firm. It builds custom mobile and web apps. It also offers UI/UX design, outsourced engineers and legacy system upgrades.
Service providerDenver
Armory on Cleveland
A coworking space in Loveland.
CoworkingLoveland
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
A law firm in Denver with an Emerging Companies practice. It also handles corporate, intellectual property and tax work.
Service providerDenver
Ascent CFO Solutions
A fractional CFO firm in Boulder. It offers part-time finance leadership, accounting and fundraising help. It serves startups and established companies.
Service providerBoulder
AVL Growth Partners
A Boulder finance firm. It offers fractional CFOs, finance teams and financial modeling for growing companies.
Service providerBoulder
Bank of America
Bank offering small businesses checking, credit cards, lines of credit, SBA loans and payment tools.
Service providerStatewide
Bank of Colorado
A bank. It offers business checking, treasury management, credit cards and loans. It also offers personal banking. It serves people and businesses in Colorado.
Service providerStatewide
Basecamp Legal
A Denver business law firm. It helps startups and founders with company formation, co-founder agreements, contracts and trademarks.
Service providerDenver
BDO (Boulder)
A Boulder office. It has assurance, tax and business advisory services. It serves technology and manufacturing firms. It serves real estate firms too.
Service providerBoulder
BDO (Denver)
A Denver office. It has assurance, tax and advisory services. It serves technology firms. It serves manufacturing, real estate and hospitality firms too.
Service providerDenver
Block45 Legal
Law firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Bold Legal
A law firm. It advises start-ups, entrepreneurs and growth-stage businesses. It covers formation and founder equity. It also covers financing rounds and contracts.
Service providerDenver
Bradshaw & Associates
A Colorado Springs CPA firm. It offers tax planning, small business accounting, payroll and help starting a business.
Service providerColorado Springs
Brewer Digital
A Denver healthcare software team. It offers product strategy, design and engineering. It serves early-stage founders and digital health platforms.
Service providerDenver
Brex
A finance platform. It offers corporate cards, expense management, bill pay and business accounts. It serves startups through enterprises.
Service providerStatewide
BridgeView IT
A Denver IT staffing and consulting firm. It places contract and direct-hire tech talent. It also advises on software modernization.
Service providerDenver
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
A law firm. It has corporate and securities practices. It has real estate and natural resources practices. It has intellectual property and technology transactions practices.
Service providerDenver
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
A law firm with offices in Boulder and Denver. It handles corporate transactions, finance, real estate and tax matters.
Service providerStatewide
Buink Web Development
A firm that builds custom web software. It offers UI/UX design and product management. It serves businesses that need to scale.
Service providerLafayette
BWBacon
A Denver tech recruiting firm. It places technical talent with companies. Terms are contract, contract-to-hire or direct-hire.
Service providerDenver
CAMPWORKS
A locally owned coworking space in South Boulder. It focuses on private offices. It also has team spaces, dedicated desks, conference and phone rooms, events and workshops. It gives access to open space trails.
CoworkingBoulder
Catalyst Law Group
A law firm in Boulder and Denver. It helps startups and founders with formation, venture financing, technology deals and exits.
Service providerStatewide
CFOShare
Outsourced finance services for small business owners and founders. The firm does fractional CFO work, transaction advice and bookkeeping.
Service providerDenver
Chase Bank
A bank. It offers business checking, merchant services, small business loans and business credit cards.
Service providerStatewide
ChrisRubinCreativ
A brand narrative studio in Aspen. It builds a founder's story into how a founder-led B2B company sells.
Service providerAspen
Clicta Digital Agency
A Denver digital marketing agency for service-based businesses. It offers SEO, paid media, web design and social media.
Service providerDenver
Cloud Life Consulting
An AWS consulting firm. It offers cloud migration, architecture, DevOps and managed services. It serves startups, small and mid-sized businesses.
Service providerFort Collins
Coalition Space Denver
A coworking space on Lincoln Street in downtown Denver. It has day passes, flexible and dedicated desks, private offices and conference rooms. It also offers virtual office services.
CoworkingDenver
Code Denver
Custom web, mobile app and cloud software. It is for businesses, including tech startups, that want to automate workflows.
Service providerDenver
Code Talent
A tech recruiting firm that helps companies hire engineers. Its clients include startups at their earliest stages.
Service providerDenver
Cohere
A coworking space on Remington Street in downtown Fort Collins. It has day passes, part-time and full-time memberships and phone booths. It also has a bookable meeting room and opt-in social gatherings.
CoworkingFort Collins
Colorado Technology Recruiting Coalition
A guide to the tech industry in Colorado. It covers the workforce, universities and state support. It is for tech workers, founders and companies that are considering Colorado.
Service providerDenver
Comerica
A national bank or business banking service in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Connects Workspace
A Golden coworking space. It has locations in the historic Armory building downtown, near Red Rocks and in Genesee. It offers private offices, reserved desks, coworking, meeting rooms and member events.
CoworkingGolden
Cooley
A law firm. It offers corporate and intellectual property services. It also has Cooley Go for founders starting and building a business.
Service providerStatewide
Creative Alignments
A recruiting firm. It sells fractional in-house recruiting billed hourly. It charges no placement commissions. It serves technology, climate and consumer goods companies.
Service providerStatewide
Creative Density
A coworking space south of Denver. It has shared desks in Englewood and individual offices in Littleton. It also has day passes, meeting rooms and a podcast studio.
CoworkingDenver
Da Primus Consulting
A team of fractional CTOs, product managers, architects and UX designers. The team helps tech startups grow and also offers free mentoring.
Service providerStatewide
Denver Coworks
An alliance of coworking operators and community managers in Greater Denver. The group meets every few weeks to share practices. It has a directory of member workspaces across the metro area.
CoworkingDenver
Doida Crow Legal
A Denver business law firm. It helps Colorado companies and founders with formation, capital raising, contracts and acquisitions.
Service providerDenver
DS Design and Consulting
Branding and marketing firm in Boulder.
Service providerBoulder
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig
Law firm in Fort Collins.
Service providerFort Collins
Dynamic Tech Media
A B2B marketing agency. It offers content, branding and social media. It serves high-tech companies, including startups, in quantum, space and cleantech.
Service providerDenver
Egan Nelson
A law firm. Its Emerging Companies group advises startups and founders. It covers corporate and securities work. It covers technology transactions too.
Service providerDenver
Employment Solutions
A locally owned staffing firm. It connects job seekers with jobs and businesses with workers.
Service providerFort Collins
Enterprise Coworking
A coworking space with locations in Denver's RiNo neighborhood and Greenwood Village. It has private office suites, dedicated desks, and floater and virtual memberships. It has conference rooms and rooftop event space.
CoworkingDenver
Epicentral Coworking
A coworking space in downtown Colorado Springs. It is at Epicentral Main and The Carlton. It has day passes, memberships, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms and social events.
CoworkingColorado Springs
Expect Technical Staffing
A recruiting firm. It places technical and non-technical contractors and direct hires with companies of any size.
Service providerDenver
Fairfield and Woods
A full-service Denver law firm for Rocky Mountain businesses. It has practices in data privacy, real estate and wealth planning.
Service providerDenver
FANUM
A founders' club for serial entrepreneurs in Greenwood Village. It has memberships from coworking to furnished office suites. It also has shared work and meeting spaces and a gym.
CoworkingDenver
Firestone CFO
The firm gives fractional CFO leadership, accounting and financial planning. It is for companies that are navigating growth. The companies are founder-led and venture-backed.
Service providerBoulder
Flux Bucket
A software development firm in Boulder and Denver.
Service providerStatewide
Focused Energy
Fractional CFO, controller and accounting services. The firm works for founders who run B2B SaaS, marketing agency and tech-enabled businesses.
Service providerDenver
Foley Hoag
A law firm with a venture capital and emerging company practice. It also offers corporate, intellectual property and regulatory services.
Service providerStatewide
FortyAU (Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Paraguay)
Software engineering, data, cloud, product design and QA services. Its clients are mainly in regulated industries, and it also serves startups.
Service providerDenver
Foundation Digital
A web development studio. It builds first products for founders and early-stage companies. It also has product design and product management.
Service providerDenver
Front Range Staffing
A staffing agency in Colorado Springs. It places contract workers with Colorado employers. It places direct-hire workers too. It places contract-to-hire workers too.
Service providerColorado Springs
Full Cycle CFO
CFO and finance services in Fort Collins.
Service providerFort Collins
Fyresite
A Shopify Plus agency. It offers development, migrations, web design, app development and UI/UX. It serves established brands and merchants.
Service providerDenver
Galvanize (Boulder)
Coworking space in Boulder.
CoworkingBoulder
Genesee Labs
A coworking space in the foothills between Golden and Evergreen. It has open and private offices and phone booths. It also has conference rooms for half-day or full-day rental, and networking events.
CoworkingGolden
Geoffrey Goudy CPA
A Fort Collins CPA. It offers accounting and tax services to small businesses. It focuses on startups and new founders.
Service providerFort Collins
Goldstone Partners
Human resources and hiring services in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Greystone Technology
Managed IT support, consulting, cybersecurity, and web and app development for businesses, including startups.
Service providerStatewide
Hanning Law
A Fort Collins law firm. It helps startups and business owners with formation, contracts, trademarks, copyrights and estate planning.
Service providerFort Collins
Highland City Club
A membership social and business club in downtown Boulder. It has workspaces, private meeting rooms, phone booths, a dining room and social programs.
CoworkingBoulder
Holland & Hart LLP
A law firm. It has corporate, finance, tax, intellectual property and employment services. It has an Emerging Companies practice.
Service providerDenver
Holland & Knight
A law firm with a Denver office. It has labor and employment, trade secrets and restrictive covenant practices.
Service providerStatewide
Holland & Knight (Denver)
A law firm office in Denver. It works on mergers and acquisitions. It also works on securities and financing. It works on intellectual property and employment matters too.
Service providerDenver
HR Equity Solutions
An HR consulting group for Colorado and multi-state employers. It offers workers' compensation strategy, talent architecture, HRIS implementation and HR training.
Service providerDenver
Industrious Office
A coworking company with Colorado sites in Denver and Boulder. Locations include Downtown Denver, LoHi and Pearl Street. It offers coworking memberships and private offices for teams. It also has on-demand meeting rooms.
CoworkingStatewide
INDUSTRY
A workspace at RiNo Station in Denver. It has private offices behind closed doors for small and large teams. It also has shared kitchens, event spaces and outdoor areas.
CoworkingDenver
Insight Designs
A Boulder agency. It offers web design and development. It also offers app development, SEO and branding for businesses.
Service providerBoulder
InspiringApps
A team in Boulder that builds custom mobile and web apps. It also offers consulting. Its clients are mainly enterprise companies.
Service providerBoulder
Jeff Schell, Patent Lawyer
A Denver patent law firm. It helps founders and inventors with patent strategy and applications. It also gives prototyping help and coaching on product innovation.
Service providerDenver
JetSoftPro
A software engineering firm. It builds new products, modernizes platforms and automates workflows. Its clients are enterprises, small businesses and startups.
Service providerDenver
Jettison.md
Human resources and hiring services.
Service providerStatewide
Jombine
Denver recruiting firm that matches job seekers with employers by skills and culture.
Service providerDenver
Keating and Lyden
A Boulder law firm. It advises founders on business, intellectual property, securities and M&A.
Service providerBoulder
KingTide
A software development firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Klare Creative
A Denver branding and marketing agency. It works with startups and established companies. It covers strategy, design, web and campaigns.
Service providerDenver
KO
A law firm in Boulder and Denver. It advises entrepreneurs and startups on venture capital, securities, contracts and IP.
Service providerStatewide
Larsen Law
A Denver law firm that drafts and reviews technology contracts. The contracts include software licensing and SaaS agreements.
Service providerDenver
Launch Finance
An accounting firm. It works with venture-backed startups. It offers fractional CFO, payroll and fund administration services.
Service providerStatewide
Market Adoption
A Denver marketing, branding and sales firm. It works on revenue share for service businesses and new founders.
Service providerDenver
McCarthy Garber Law
A Denver business law firm. It advises startups and other companies. It covers corporate matters and technology law.
Service providerDenver
Meyer Law
Law firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Miraclemaxmarketing.com
A Denver marketing firm. It offers fractional event, product and SEO marketing to B2B companies and founders.
Service providerDenver
Modworks
Coworking space in Denver.
CoworkingDenver
Monarch Digital
A Colorado Springs web development firm. It builds custom web apps, marketing sites and AI integrations. Its clients are businesses.
Service providerColorado Springs
Move Media Agency
Branding and marketing firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Neon Rain Interactive
A Denver web design and development firm. It builds websites, custom software and MVPs for startups and other groups.
Service providerDenver
NerdyMind
A Fort Collins digital agency. It offers websites and apps. It also offers digital marketing and AI consulting.
Service providerFort Collins
Nextcept
A Westminster firm. It helps groups decide where AI adds value. It designs solutions around their existing tools.
Service providerWestminster
Noble Digital
A Boulder firm that makes video. It runs streaming TV, YouTube and social campaigns for brands, founders and agencies.
Service providerBoulder
NOD Law
A Boulder-area intellectual property firm. It handles patents. It also handles trademarks and trade secrets. Its clients are innovators in software, hardware and AI.
Service providerBoulder
NoGravity
A software development firm in Colorado Springs.
Service providerColorado Springs
Norm Taylor CPA
A Colorado Springs CPA firm. It offers tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll. It also offers new businesses help with entity selection and filings.
Service providerColorado Springs
Novo
Online business checking with invoicing, payments and cards. It is for freelancers and consultants. Independent businesses can use it too.
Service providerStatewide
O'Dell & Company
A Fort Collins CPA firm. It offers accounting, tax, bookkeeping and entity-choice advice to small businesses and people.
Service providerFort Collins
Office Evolution
A suburban coworking and office company. Its Colorado sites include Boulder, Broomfield and Denver. More sites are in Fort Collins, Golden, Longmont and Louisville. It offers private offices, coworking and meeting rooms.
CoworkingStatewide
Pacific Western Bank
A national bank or business banking service in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Park Coworking
A coworking space near Pearl Street in Boulder and in Denver's Wash Park. It offers day passes, dedicated desks, private offices and virtual memberships. It also holds events such as networking lunches.
CoworkingBoulder
Partner Colorado Credit Union
A credit union serving metro Denver. It offers personal and business banking. That includes business checking, loans and lines of credit.
Service providerStatewide
Peach Legal
A Boulder law firm. It offers startup founders flat-fee legal help. That covers company formation, contracts and fundraising documents.
Service providerBoulder
Pearl Street Legal
Law firm in Boulder.
Service providerBoulder
Plante Moran
An accounting and advisory firm. It offers audit, tax and consulting. It serves technology companies too.
Service providerDenver
ProdigyR
A Denver IT recruiting firm that places contract and permanent technology talent. Its employers range from new startups to large companies.
Service providerDenver
ProSight - Fullstack Finance + Accounting
Accounting firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Radial Development Group (Loveland, Boulder, Denver, Baltimore)
A Loveland software firm. It builds MVP apps. It also offers advising, design and research for startups.
Service providerStatewide
Reverb People
An HR consulting firm in Denver. It offers fractional HR, leadership development and coaching. It serves startups and growing companies.
Service providerDenver
Ripzie
A Boulder branding agency. It offers brand strategy, identity and campaign design. It also gives ongoing support for new brands.
Service providerBoulder
Rocket Jones
Fort Collins firm that builds custom web, mobile and cloud software for growing businesses.
Service providerFort Collins
Rodahl & Company LLC
A CPA firm in Fort Collins. It offers accounting, bookkeeping, tax planning and advisory services. Its business clients include restaurants and medical practices.
Service providerFort Collins
Rubicon Law
A Denver law firm. It advises founders and high-growth companies. It covers formation, fundraising, IP and governance. It also offers fractional general counsel.
Service providerDenver
Scale LLP
Law firm.
Service providerStatewide
Schmidt & Associates
A Denver-area CPA firm. It offers business tax, accounting, audit and bookkeeping. Its clients are businesses and people.
Service providerDenver
SCP Commons
A coworking space at the SCP Colorado Springs hotel. It has open work areas, private conference rooms and free wifi. Memberships add fitness, wellness and personal growth programs.
CoworkingColorado Springs
Serendipity Labs
A workspace company with a Denver LoDo location. It offers private offices, coworking and drop-in desks. It also offers meeting and event space and virtual office services.
CoworkingDenver
Shift Workspaces
A coworking company. It has locations in Denver's Golden Triangle, Alamo Placita and downtown Littleton. It offers private and team offices, coworking and dedicated desks. It also has meeting rooms and event space.
CoworkingDenver
Silicon Legal Strategy, A Professional Corporation
A law firm with a Denver office. It advises startups, founders and investors on venture financing, M&A and commercial deals.
Service providerDenver
Simple Startup
A Boulder firm. It offers fractional CFO, accounting and tax services to founders and executives of growing companies.
Service providerBoulder
Solasta Digital
A Denver branding and marketing firm. It helps business owners build their brand. It also offers social media positioning and content strategy.
Service providerDenver
Solid Ratio
A Denver outsourced finance firm. It offers fractional CFO and controller services to founders of consumer product brands.
Service providerDenver
Spark Boulder
Coworking space in Boulder.
CoworkingBoulder
Spruce Talent
A talent advisory and executive search firm. Its clients are early and growth-stage technology companies. It has hiring experience in AI and robotics.
Service providerStatewide
SPZ Legal, P.C.
A business law firm with a Denver office. It advises startups and founders on formation, funding, employment, IP and M&A.
Service providerStatewide
Straightline Consulting Group
A Colorado Springs consulting firm. It builds repeatable hiring systems for owner-led companies, alongside planning and culture work.
Service providerColorado Springs
StudioIP Law & Marketing Firm
A law firm and creative agency in Denver. It takes founders' brands from first idea through IP protection and enforcement.
Service providerDenver
Sword and Spark
A Denver marketing firm. It offers fractional CMO services, strategy sessions and audits. It serves startups and founders. It works mainly in advanced technology.
Service providerDenver
Tailwater Advisors
CFO and finance services in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Talent to Team
An outsourced HR firm in Boulder. It offers people strategy, recruiting and HR operations. It serves startups and growing businesses.
Service providerStatewide
Technical Integrity
A Boulder executive search firm. It builds engineering, product and sales teams for high-growth startups and enterprises.
Service providerBoulder
The Business Law Group
A Colorado Springs law firm. It serves startups and established businesses on formation, contracts, employment, IP and real estate.
Service providerColorado Springs
The Gillespie Law Group
A Boulder law firm. It advises startups and growth-stage companies. It covers equity plans, venture financing, software licensing and contracts.
Service providerBoulder
The Studio
A Boulder coworking space and event venue. Members get punch passes, dedicated desks and private offices. It also has space for workshops and private events.
CoworkingBoulder
Thrive
A Denver-owned coworking company. It has sites in Arvada, Denver's Ballpark and Cherry Creek, Castle Rock and Centennial. It has private offices and dedicated desks. It has day passes, meeting rooms and a podcast studio.
CoworkingDenver
TriNet
A professional employer organization. It offers HR and payroll. It offers benefits and compliance services. It serves small and growing businesses.
Service providerDenver
Troxel Fitch
A Denver business and real estate law firm. It helps startups and small businesses with formation, contracts, equity deals and IP.
Service providerDenver
US Bank
A national bank. It offers small businesses checking and savings accounts, lines of credit, loans, credit cards and payment services.
Service providerStatewide
Variant Studios
A Fort Collins web design and development firm. It builds Drupal websites that businesses can update themselves.
Service providerFort Collins
Vectra Bank Colorado
A local bank, credit union or lender. It is in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver.
Service providerStatewide
Vivim
A Denver-area design and development firm. It builds mobile apps, websites and brand identities for startups, founders and large brands.
Service providerDenver
Watson & Company
CFO and finance services in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Wells Fargo
A national bank. It offers small businesses checking, savings, lines of credit, SBA loans, credit cards and merchant services.
Service providerStatewide
WeWork
A global workspace company with Denver and Boulder locations. It offers private offices, coworking memberships, desks for the day and meeting rooms by the hour.
CoworkingStatewide
Wild Works
A work-from-nature space on a mountain property. Founders, professionals and startup teams hike to outdoor work spots with satellite internet. Passes and meeting spaces are booked in its app.
CoworkingBailey
Wipfli LLP
An accounting and advisory firm. It offers audit, tax, outsourced accounting and CFO services. It serves businesses across many industries.
Service providerDenver
WISE APE
A Fort Collins brand strategy firm. It helps founders and small businesses with positioning, messaging, investor decks and websites.
Service providerFort Collins
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Investors
27 resourcesAccess Venture Partners
An early-stage venture capital firm. It has offices in Westminster and Denver. It invests at seed and Series A in SaaS, cybersecurity and marketplace startups.
InvestorDenver
AI Capital
A venture capital firm in Denver. It invests in enterprise software companies at an early growth stage. Its companies are built on applied artificial intelligence.
InvestorDenver
Alta Partners
A healthcare and life sciences venture capital firm. It helps entrepreneurs build companies. It has locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Denver and Jackson, Wyoming.
InvestorDenver
Altira
A Denver venture capital firm. It invests in energy and industrial technology firms. That includes energy tech products and services.
InvestorDenver
Boulder Ventures
A venture capital firm. It has an office in Boulder. It invests in information technology and biotech firms in Colorado and the Mid-Atlantic.
InvestorBoulder
DVI Equity Partners
Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds.
InvestorStatewide
Elefund
A venture capital firm. It invests in pre-seed, seed and Series A companies. That includes fintech, enterprise and aerospace.
InvestorStatewide
First Capital Ventures
An investment group in Greenwood Village. It invests in healthcare and healthcare technology companies. It now focuses on digital health, wellness and platform businesses.
InvestorDenver
Four Points Funding
A real estate investment firm and developer. It focuses on Opportunity Zones in Colorado's emerging communities. It invests mainly in multifamily housing and outdoor hospitality.
InvestorStatewide
Greenmont Capital
Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder.
InvestorBoulder
Grey Mountain Partners
A private equity firm in Boulder. It buys majority stakes in North American businesses. It works with their teams to improve operations.
InvestorBoulder
KRG Capital
A private equity or specialty financing firm in Denver.
InvestorDenver
Liberty Global Ventures
The investment arm of Liberty Global, now called Liberty Growth. Its Denver and Silicon Valley team invests in early-stage technology companies. Each one fits its operating businesses.
InvestorDenver
Manna Tree
An investment firm with a Denver office. It backs consumer health and wellness companies. Its companies modernize the everyday products people use to live longer, healthier lives.
InvestorStatewide
Mantucket Capital
Venture capital firm for Series C rounds in Denver.
InvestorDenver
Massive Capital Partners
A venture firm. It backs deep tech founders in space, data, energy and security. Stages run from seed-plus to Series B.
InvestorBoulder
MergeLane
Venture fund investing in startups that have a woman in leadership.
InvestorBoulder
Revelis
A private investment firm with offices in Boulder and Aspen. It gives capital to privately held growth companies. Deals range from smaller venture deals to larger private equity deals.
InvestorStatewide
Revelry Brands
A Boulder investment firm. It gives growth-stage capital and hands-on operating help. It serves natural foods and consumer products businesses.
InvestorBoulder
Ridgeline Ventures
A Boulder family office. It invests its own patient, founder-friendly capital. It backs firms in natural foods, outdoor and apparel. It also backs firms in active lifestyle, and health and wellness.
InvestorStatewide
Rockies Space Fund
An early-stage investor. It makes equity and debt investments. It backs high-growth aerospace and space startups in Colorado.
InvestorStatewide
Sequel Venture Partners
A Boulder venture capital firm. It funds early-stage technology businesses in healthcare, internet and enterprise IT. It also funds clean technology and internet-based services.
InvestorBoulder
Service Provider Capital
A venture capital firm. It co-invests in seed and Series A rounds. It invests alongside institutional venture firms. It uses regional funds, including one for the Rocky Mountain region.
InvestorDenver
Techstars Ventures
The pre-seed and early-stage investing platform of Techstars. Techstars began in Boulder. It funds companies in Techstars accelerator programs. It also funds their follow-on rounds.
InvestorStatewide
TenEleven Ventures
A multi-stage venture capital firm. It is focused on cybersecurity. It invests around the world. Its offices include Boulder, Silicon Valley and Boston.
InvestorBoulder
Trailhead Capital
A Denver investment firm. It backs entrepreneurs who build regenerative food and agriculture firms. It weighs soil health and ecological impact. It weighs financial returns too.
InvestorDenver
UPC Capital
The Boulder venture capital arm of the UPC Energy Group. It invests in energy technology and energy efficiency. It also backs sustainability, water resource management, SaaS and financial technology companies.
InvestorStatewide
Service providers
77 resources42Floors
Office space and commercial real estate.
Service providerStatewide
Accenture
A consulting company. It offers technology and managed services. It serves large companies and the public sector.
Service providerDenver
Acoustic Root Leadership
A leadership coaching group. It offers coaching and team programs for executives and entrepreneurs. It also coaches co-founders.
Service providerStatewide
Alvarez & Marsal
A management consulting firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Aon
A risk and insurance firm. It gives risk consulting, insurance brokerage, health and benefits, and retirement advice. It serves businesses and groups.
Service providerDenver
BizWest
A business news outlet. It covers Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. It has industry data, events and newsletters.
MediaBoulder
Bolder Insurance
An independent insurance agency. It sells business policies to firms in Boulder County. Some are made for one industry.
Service providerBoulder
Booz Allen Hamilton
A consulting firm. It works with clients in government. It also works with commercial clients. It covers technology, AI, cybersecurity and engineering.
Service providerStatewide
Bowtie
A Denver software agency. It builds custom apps. It helps teams with AI engineering. It also audits AI-written code.
Service providerDenver
Brainstorm Business Services
A remote bookkeeping company. It offers payroll and cash flow consulting for businesses. It has an office in Colorado.
Service providerStatewide
BrandActive
Boulder firm that leads brand rollouts and rebrand logistics for large companies and health systems.
Service providerBoulder
Buck
Human resources and hiring services in Denver.
Service providerDenver
BusinessDen
A Denver business news outlet. It covers real estate, law, startups and banking. It also offers events and a daily newsletter.
MediaDenver
CCFS Insurance
An insurance and benefits agency. It sells health, dental, vision, disability, life and retirement plans. It serves both people and business groups.
Service providerDenver
ClearPivot
A revenue operations consulting group. It works on HubSpot, data and system integrations. It helps marketing and sales teams.
Service providerStatewide
Climate Patent Collective
A Boulder patent agency. It files patents for early-stage climate and sustainability startups. It uses flat fees.
Service providerBoulder
Cochran Freund & Young, LLC
A Colorado law firm. It deals with intellectual property. That means patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Service providerStatewide
Colorado Daily
A regional news outlet.
MediaStatewide
Colorado Group
A commercial real estate firm. It brokers office, medical, retail and flex space on the Front Range. It also represents tenants.
Service providerStatewide
Colorado Insurance Broker
An independent insurance firm in Denver. It sells business owner plans. It also sells liability and workers' compensation plans. Personal coverage is sold too.
Service providerDenver
Colorado Springs Gazette
A Colorado Springs newspaper. It has a business section. It covers the economy, jobs, real estate and Front Range companies.
MediaColorado Springs
Colorado Technology Ventures
A Boulder startup coaching group. It coaches founders from concept to revenue. It covers product, pricing, financial modeling and fundraising.
Service providerBoulder
Compri Consulting
A Denver-area IT staffing firm. It places IT consultants in contract and career roles. It sends employers pre-screened applicants.
Service providerDenver
Courtside Consulting
A Denver company for new and growing managers. It offers leadership coaching and HR support. It also offers custom training for groups.
Service providerDenver
CoWest of the Rockies
A Denver insurance broker. It finds coverage for businesses. It finds workers' compensation and surety bonds. It finds cyber, liability and trucking.
Service providerDenver
CRS Insurance Brokerage
An insurance firm in Colorado. It sells business insurance and surety bonds. It also offers loss control and claims management. It has employee benefits too.
Service providerDenver
Deloitte
A services firm. It offers audit and assurance, tax, consulting and cyber services. It works with groups in many industries.
Service providerStatewide
Denver Business Journal
Regional news outlet in Denver.
MediaDenver
Denver Post
Regional news outlet in Denver.
MediaDenver
Destra Consulting Group
A consulting firm in Boulder. It helps with change management and business strategy. It also helps with leadership development. Operational excellence is part of its work.
Service providerBoulder
Ernst & Young
A firm that helps businesses. It sells assurance, tax, consulting and strategy services. Its work includes entrepreneurship services.
Service providerDenver
Evolution
A Boulder executive coaching group. It offers coaching and team development. It serves leaders at startups, high-growth and mature companies.
Service providerBoulder
Express Employment Professionals
A staffing agency in Colorado Springs. It places job seekers in temporary and full-time office, light industrial and skilled trade roles.
Service providerColorado Springs
Fort Collins Insurance
An independent insurance firm in Fort Collins. It sells commercial liability and auto coverage. It also sells workers' compensation and bonds. Personal plans are sold too.
Service providerFort Collins
FTI Consulting
A firm that gives advice. It covers crisis, risk, compliance, tax and cybersecurity. Its clients are corporate boards, finance chiefs, general counsel and private equity firms.
Service providerDenver
Gartner
A management consulting firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Grant Thornton
A services firm. It offers audit and assurance, tax and advisory services. It serves groups in industries such as healthcare, banking, energy and manufacturing.
Service providerDenver
Guidehouse
A firm that sells consulting, technology and managed services. It serves commercial and government clients. Its clients work in healthcare, financial services, energy and national security.
Service providerStatewide
HRx Services
A Fort Collins HR consulting company. It advises on strategy, compliance and support. It offers an HR audit and monthly service options.
Service providerFort Collins
Human Resource Management Consultants
Human resources and hiring services in Boulder and Fort Collins.
Service providerStatewide
Initial Capacity
A software consulting company. It builds web apps, data platforms and AI applications. It works with startups and enterprises.
Service providerStatewide
Instant Offices
Office space and commercial real estate.
Service providerStatewide
LoopNet
Office space and commercial real estate.
Service providerStatewide
McKinsey & Company
A management consulting firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Mercer
A consulting firm. It advises on health and benefits, retirement, investment and the workforce. It serves employers, plan sponsors and insurers.
Service providerDenver
Milliman
An actuarial and consulting firm. It serves insurers, employers and healthcare groups. It also has a startup accelerator.
Service providerDenver
Moody Insurance Agency
A family-owned insurance firm that works across Colorado. It sells commercial and small business coverage. It also sells employee benefits and surety bonds.
Service providerStatewide
North Highland
A consulting firm focused on change and transformation. It serves large organizations. Its clients are in energy, financial services, healthcare and the public sector.
Service providerDenver
OfficeSpace.com
An online marketplace. It is for leasing Colorado coworking desks, private suites and offices. It serves startups, small teams and larger companies.
Service providerStatewide
OnPoint Demand
A marketing agency in Denver.
Service providerDenver
PeakOne Coaching
An executive coaching company. It serves business owners and leaders. It offers a strategy program, a growth partnership and a peer group.
Service providerStatewide
Pell Software
A custom software firm that builds business apps, integrations and CRM tools. Its work replaces outdated or poorly fitting software.
Service providerStatewide
Pioneer Management Consulting
A Denver transformation consulting company. It advises on strategy, technology and AI. That includes SAP implementation support. It serves leaders who manage growth and change.
Service providerDenver
Protiviti
A consulting firm. It covers AI, cybersecurity, risk, audit, finance and technology. It serves groups in many industries.
Service providerDenver
Publicis Sapient
An enterprise AI company. It offers services and platforms for legacy modernization and AI agents. It serves large companies in retail, finance and health.
Service providerStatewide
PwC
Accounting, audit and tax firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Raise
A workplace strategy and office space brokerage. It serves startups and fast-growing companies. It has its own real estate management platform.
Service providerStatewide
Redstone Strategy Group
A Boulder strategy consulting firm. It advises philanthropies, nonprofits and governments on social issues in health, education and climate.
Service providerBoulder
Regus
A flexible workspace company. It offers private offices, coworking desks, meeting rooms and virtual offices. It serves solo professionals, startups and growing teams.
Service providerStatewide
Riderflex
A recruiting firm. It offers on-demand hourly recruiting, executive search and AI integration consulting for employers hiring across industries.
Service providerDenver
Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.
A Fort Collins patent attorney. The office handles patents, trademarks, copyrights and licensing for entrepreneurs, inventors and established companies.
Service providerStatewide
SCIC
A business insurance firm. It is in Colorado Springs.
Service providerColorado Springs
Sheridan Law, LLC
A Golden firm for intellectual property. It handles patents, trademarks, copyrights and technology licensing. Its clients are innovators, including startups and venture-backed companies.
Service providerGolden
Slalom
A firm that sells business, technology and AI consulting. It serves established enterprises and public-sector organizations. Its clients work in healthcare, financial services and manufacturing.
Service providerDenver
Solvere HR
A Denver HR consulting company. It offers outsourced HR services and online HR training. It serves small businesses and nonprofits.
Service providerDenver
Source
A Colorado supplier for businesses. It sells office supplies and furniture. It also sells breakroom products, copiers, printers and custom printing.
Service providerStatewide
Stantec
An engineering firm. It works in Boulder and Colorado Springs.
Service providerStatewide
Tata Consultancy Services
A software development firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
Taylor Scher Consulting
A Boulder SEO and AI search consulting company. It serves business software brands. It offers audits, fractional SEO and content creation.
Service providerBoulder
The Colorado Springs Business Journal
A regional news outlet. It is in Colorado Springs.
MediaColorado Springs
The Colorado Sun
A nonprofit news outlet. It reports on business, the environment and housing. It covers all of Colorado.
MediaStatewide
The Coloradoan
Regional news outlet in Fort Collins.
MediaFort Collins
Trebuchet Group
A Fort Collins leadership and team development consulting company. It serves executives and groups. It works in person or online.
Service providerFort Collins
TrueSpace
A company whose Vixa score measures how durable a small or midsize business is. It lets founders prove what they built. Lenders and investors can see it.
AcceleratorDenver
Valencia Consulting - SYSTEMology
A management consulting firm in Colorado Springs.
Service providerColorado Springs
Willis Towers Watson
A management consulting firm in Denver.
Service providerDenver
XTIVIA
An IT services firm. It offers AI, cloud, data analytics, integration and managed services. It serves groups across industries.
Service providerColorado Springs
Support
Organizations that help founders at every stage.
Organizations
60 resources1000 Gretas
A nonprofit. It supports first-time climate entrepreneurs worldwide. It gives them courses, AI support and community. It finds startups through accelerator partners.
NonprofitStatewide
Amazon
An online retailer. It sells fashion, home goods, electronics, beauty products and groceries to shoppers. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Apple
Consumer hardware such as Mac, iPhone and iPad. It also has subscriptions and business purchase programs. It has an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Arrow
Large company with an office in Centennial.
OtherCentennial
Avaya
Enterprise customer experience software and voice systems. It serves large organizations and government. It has an office in Thornton.
OtherThornton
Boulder Chamber
The Boulder chamber of commerce. It offers networking events, workforce development and economic vitality work. Its member groups include Bolder Young Professionals and the Business Growth Network.
GovernmentBoulder
Boulder Innovation
A City of Boulder department. It is for innovation and technology. It runs the city's open data catalog. It also runs the community broadband and fiber network projects.
GovernmentBoulder
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation
A Colorado Springs campus. It links startups, small businesses, workforce training and venture capital. It links them to the aerospace and defense industry. It is home to the Catalyst Accelerator.
GovernmentColorado Springs
CenturyLink
Internet, phone and TV provider for homes and businesses, with an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Cisco
Tech for networking, security and collaboration. Enterprises and service providers use it. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Colorado Bioscience Association
A statewide life sciences group. It has member events and networking through Colorado BioScience Connect. It has workforce programs. It runs a campaign to attract companies, talent and investors to Colorado.
NonprofitStatewide
Colorado Chamber of Commerce
A statewide chamber of commerce. It has industry alliances and workforce initiatives. It has jobs market reports. It also has research such as the Colorado Salary Explorer.
GovernmentStatewide
Colorado Cleantech Association
A Colorado network that brings together entrepreneurs, large operators and investors. Researchers and policymakers join as well. The goal is to turn clean, resilient and advanced energy ideas into commercial products.
NonprofitStatewide
Colorado College
A liberal arts college in Colorado Springs. Students take one course at a time on the Block Plan. A short Block Break comes between blocks.
UniversityColorado Springs
Colorado Enterprise Fund
A nonprofit CDFI lender for underserved Colorado entrepreneurs. Its clients do not meet the usual rules for financing. It has SBA loans, microloans and startup loans, plus business navigation.
GovernmentStatewide
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Colorado's economic development office helps small businesses across the state. It also helps firms to expand. It speaks up for creative industries, outdoor recreation and tourism.
GovernmentStatewide
Colorado Office of Information Technology
Colorado's state technology office. It runs state IT services such as the myColorado app. It offers IT skills training for state employees.
GovernmentStatewide
Colorado School of Mines
A public research university in Golden. It focuses on applied science and engineering. It has hands-on STEM education. That means lab work, field sessions and professional development.
UniversityGolden
Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
A Colorado Springs chamber of commerce and economic development corporation. It helps businesses start, expand or relocate. Its resources for small business include the regional Small Business Development Center.
GovernmentColorado Springs
Colorado State University Impact MBA
A STEM-designated MBA. It is from the College of Business. The college is at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. It puts sustainability and responsible business in its core classes.
UniversityFort Collins
CTU Colorado Springs
A Colorado Technical University campus in Colorado Springs. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields such as IT, computer engineering and electrical engineering. It also has blended class options.
UniversityColorado Springs
DeepTech Trailhead
A directory of resources, funding, events and community. It is for deep tech founders in Colorado.
CommunityStatewide
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
A City of Denver hub for small business support. It offers one-on-one advising, city programs and funding. It also has start-a-business workshops. It gives workforce help to jobseekers and employers.
GovernmentDenver
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
A Denver metro chamber of commerce. It has networking groups for its members. Its leadership programs are for emerging and senior executives. It also holds events on regional economic issues.
GovernmentDenver
Downtown Denver Partnership
A group that represents Denver's center city. It works with businesses and community partners on downtown's economy, public spaces and events. It also publishes a report on downtown data.
GovernmentDenver
Energize Colorado
A group that offers lending, resources and advising. It serves small businesses across Colorado, from coffee shops to child care providers. Its work includes the PEAK Program.
NonprofitStatewide
Facebook
Social platform with business tools for creating pages and ads, with an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Fast Enterprises
The company makes software products for government agencies that deliver essential services. It has an office in Centennial.
OtherCentennial
Fort Collins Area Chamber Of Commerce
A Fort Collins business association serving Northern Colorado. It holds in-person and virtual events and promotes shopping local. Its sector partnerships match education and training to industry needs.
GovernmentFort Collins
Fort Collins Innovation Economy
A City of Fort Collins business hub. It offers guidance, connections and data for starting, growing or relocating a business. It also helps with permits, licensing and sales tax.
GovernmentFort Collins
Google
Search engine and apps such as Gmail, plus advertising and business tools, with an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Gusto
Large company with an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Large company with an office in Fort Collins.
OtherFort Collins
IBM
Enterprise software and services for AI, data and cloud. Businesses and developers use it. It has an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Intel
Processors, AI accelerators and networking chips. It also has developer software. Consumers and businesses use them. It has an office in Fort Collins.
OtherFort Collins
Lockheed Martin
A security, defense and aerospace contractor. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Longmont Economic Development Partnership
A Longmont economic development partnership. It leads a joint strategy to strengthen the city's economic health. It shares updates on local jobs, events and housing.
GovernmentLongmont
Louisville Chamber of Commerce
The Louisville chamber of commerce. It connects, advocates for and promotes local businesses through membership, sponsored programs and events.
GovernmentLouisville
Medtronic
Medical tech such as robot-assisted surgery systems. It has implantable devices too. It is for healthcare professionals. It has an office in Louisville.
OtherLouisville
Metropolitan State University of Denver
A Denver university and Hispanic-Serving Institution with lifelong learning. Its colleges cover aerospace, computing, engineering and design. More colleges cover health and human sciences, and letters, arts and sciences.
UniversityDenver
Microsoft
Windows, Azure cloud, security tools and Xbox. The products are for consumers, businesses, schools and developers. The company has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
NetApp
Large company with an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Oracle
Large company with an office in Broomfield.
OtherBroomfield
Paired
A community or network of founders.
CommunityStatewide
Palantir
Software that helps groups integrate their data, decisions and operations. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Pledge 1% Colorado
A program of Community Foundation Boulder County. It helps Colorado founders, companies and investors. The goal is to build generosity and community stewardship into their companies from day one.
NonprofitStatewide
Qualcomm
A technology company for AI, low-power computing and connectivity. Its tech is used in many industries. It has an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Regis University
A Jesuit Catholic university in Denver. It offers degrees and programs across its colleges and schools.
UniversityDenver
RingCentral
Cloud business phone, video meeting and contact center services for businesses of all sizes. The company has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
Salesforce
CRM software with sales, service and marketing tools. It is for businesses of all sizes. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
SBIR Advisors (Non-Dilutive, Small Business Research Innovation Program)
A firm that helps technology companies find SBIR and STTR funding. It helps them write proposals. It also helps them build relationships with Department of War customers to win defense contracts.
GovernmentStatewide
Slack
A workplace messaging and collaboration platform for teams and businesses. It is a Salesforce company. It has an office in Denver.
OtherDenver
The United States Air Force Academy
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. It prepares cadets to serve through academics that balance STEM with the arts and humanities, plus research and leadership training.
UniversityColorado Springs
TriZetto
Healthcare technology and services for health plans, hospitals and health systems. It is from Cognizant. It has an office in Englewood.
OtherEnglewood
University of Colorado Boulder
A public research university in Boulder. It has undergraduate and graduate programs. It also has research. Its campus is student-centered.
UniversityBoulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
A public research university in Colorado Springs. It has undergraduate and graduate programs. It has doctoral and certificate programs too. It has some in engineering, applied science, nursing and health sciences.
UniversityColorado Springs
University of Denver
A university in Denver. It has research, internships, service learning and study abroad. Its 4D Experience is for building careers and lives of purpose.
UniversityDenver
VMware
Cloud infrastructure software for enterprises. It is now branded VMware by Broadcom. It has an office in Broomfield.
OtherBroomfield
Zayo
The company provides fiber and network connectivity services. Its clients are carriers, data centers and businesses. It has an office in Boulder.
OtherBoulder
Zillow
Large company with an office in Denver and Centennial.
OtherStatewide
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