Colorado Startups

Startup Resources

The Colorado startup resources a founder needs, in the order you need them: from a first idea to a growing company.

Startup Resources is built on the Ecosystem Canvas, created by Founder Institute and Colorado Startups. The community keeps it current, and this page lists 529 resources from it.

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The journey

Three levels of the mountain, with support at every step.

  1. Level 1IdeaGet inspired, learn the basics, test an idea and find a team.
  2. Level 2LaunchBuild the company, raise a first round and find the people who help you start.
  3. Level 3GrowthRaise 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

  • 1 Million Cups

    Open startup gathering. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Access Silicon Valley

    Educational meetup in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Agile Denver

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • AI And Product Colorado

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Boulder StartUp Meetup

    Educational meetup in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Boulder Startup Traction and Funding Network

    Educational meetup in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Boulder Startup Week

    Startup week or weekend in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Built-In Colorado

    News source covering Colorado startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • BusinessDen Startups

    News source covering Colorado startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • Cognixia

    Enterprise training company that builds AI-ready engineers and upskills corporate teams in AI, cloud, data and cybersecurity.

    EducationDenver

  • Colorado Career Connectors

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Drupal Meetups

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Health and Tech Mashup

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Inno

    News source covering Colorado startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • Colorado Invention Design Meetup

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Product Meetup

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Springs Blockchain

    Educational meetup in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Colorado Springs Open Source Users Group

    Educational meetup in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Colorado Springs Technology Social Club

    Educational meetup in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • coloradosprings.js (Javascript User Group)

    Educational meetup in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Denver Founders

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Lean Startup Circle

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Startup 101

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Startup: Idea to IPO

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Tech & Design Community

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Energy Tech Hub

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder)

    Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder where law students give pro bono transactional legal help to local businesses that lack access to legal resources.

    EducationBoulder

  • Feld Thoughts

    Blog about Colorado startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • Flatiron School

    Tech school with work-integrated programs in AI, cybersecurity and software engineering that pair coursework with a paid apprenticeship, plus certificate programs for working professionals.

    EducationDenver

  • Fort Collins Internet Pros

    Educational meetup in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityFort Collins

  • Fort Collins Startup Week

    Startup week or weekend in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventFort Collins

  • Founder Institute

    Company-building program with a Colorado cohort that takes aspiring, first-time and solo founders from idea to Funding Day with AI tools, weekly feedback and a global network.

    EducationStatewide

  • Galvanize

    Denver tech training firm that onboards, upskills and reskills company teams in AI, software engineering, data and cloud, and runs immersive programs for active-duty military.

    EducationStatewide

  • Google Developer Group (Boulder)

    Educational meetup in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Google Developer Group (Denver)

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Hartmann Software Group

    Denver IT training and consulting firm with instructor-led technical courses onsite, online or at its own location, plus app development and systems integration.

    EducationDenver

  • House of Genius

    Open startup gathering in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Ignite Denver

    Open startup gathering in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventDenver

  • Learn Cybersecurity

    Educational meetup in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Learn to Code Colorado

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • McNeil Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

    Colorado School of Mines entrepreneurship and innovation network in Golden, including 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 in web and mobile development, Python, cybersecurity and AI, with scholarships, financing and career services.

    EducationColorado Springs

  • Operation Code

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • PitchCamp

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • ProCo360

    Podcast about startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • ProductTank

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Refresh Denver

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Rocky Mountain Blockchain

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute

    Denver nonprofit lender that helps entrepreneurs in the metro area and across Colorado test, launch or grow a business with classes, workshops, mentorship and accessible capital.

    EducationDenver

  • Scale to $1M Startup Program

    Venture Attractor's equity-free pre-accelerator in Colorado Springs, where early-stage startups work with a mentor and cohort and leave with an investor-grade pitch deck.

    EducationColorado Springs

  • Scape

    Durango organization that helps scale high-growth, job-creating companies in Southwest Colorado through its accelerator, mentoring and access to funding.

    EducationDurango

  • SCORE Colorado Springs

    SCORE chapter for Southern Colorado and the Western Slope, with free business mentoring and free or low-cost workshops for entrepreneurs from Colorado Springs and Pueblo to Grand Junction.

    EducationColorado Springs

  • SCORE Denver

    SCORE chapter for Metro Denver, Northern Colorado and southeast Wyoming, with free, confidential business mentoring and free or low-cost workshops for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

    EducationDenver

  • Secretary of State’s Business Intelligence Center

    Colorado Secretary of State program that turns public data into business insights and publishes datasets to the state's open data platform, the Colorado Information Marketplace.

    EducationStatewide

  • Silicon Flatirons

    Center at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder that runs events, publications and student programs on law, policy and entrepreneurship in the digital age.

    EducationBoulder

  • Skill Distillery

    Denver full-stack Java and JavaScript bootcamp with live, instructor-led training in small classes and career support for people starting a technology career.

    EducationDenver

  • SparkRockets

    AI platform that turns a one-line business idea into a business plan, lean canvas and market analysis, for universities, ecosystems and other entrepreneurship programs.

    EducationStatewide

  • Startup Colorado Blog

    News source covering Colorado startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • Startup Colorado Events

    Open startup gathering. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Startup Denver

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Startup Grind

    Open startup gathering. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Startup Summer

    Silicon Flatirons summer program for undergraduates interning at Front Range startups, with weekly sessions from Colorado founders and executives, a team venture and a pitch contest.

    EducationStatewide

  • Startup Weekend

    Startup week or weekend. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Tech AF Founder Academy & Community (Online for Female Founders)

    Online community and academy for women and nonbinary tech founders, with curated content, daily member conversation, networking and accountability around monthly themes.

    EducationOnline

  • Tech Leaders For Good

    Educational meetup in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • TEDx Boulder

    Open startup gathering in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • The Tech Academy

    Online coding school headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with self-paced and instructor-supported bootcamps for beginners and open enrollment year-round.

    EducationDenver

  • TiE Denver Meetup

    Educational meetup in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • VC Minute (podcast)

    Podcast about startups. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    MediaOnline

  • W CreateCo

    Open startup gathering. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Women Who Startup

    Open startup gathering in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventDenver

Validate

  • All Things API

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network

    Organization that helps founders build a team. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Blerd: Black Nerds in Colorado

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Boulder Indie Hackers

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Boulder Music Tech Hackers

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Boulder Open Coffee

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Code for Boulder

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • CoFoundersLab

    Organization that helps founders build a team. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Colorado Entrepreneurs Network

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Colorado Game Developers Association + AR/VR Group

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Colorado Springs Entrepreneurs Group

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Colorado Startup Jobs

    Organization that helps founders build a team. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Colorado State University Venture Validator

    Hackathon or maker community in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventFort Collins

  • Colorado Technology Association

    Organization that helps founders build a team. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • denhac

    Meetup for people who build products in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver AI Developers Group

    Meetup for people who build products in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Indie Hackers

    Meetup for people who build products in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Denver Tech Happy Hour

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Entrepreneurs' Organization Colorado

    Organization that helps founders build a team in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • ETHDenver

    Hackathon or maker community in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventDenver

  • Flatirons LGBTQ Tech Meetup

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • Fort Collins Creator Hub

    Hackathon or maker community in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventFort Collins

  • Founders Network

    Organization that helps founders build a team in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Girl Develop It

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Go Code Colorado

    Hackathon or maker community in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventDenver

  • HackCU

    Hackathon or maker community in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Hackers of Denver Meetup

    Meetup for people who build products in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Hacks/Hackers Colorado

    Meetup for people who build products in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Hispanics and Technology

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • Hyvv Incubator | MicroVC | CoWork

    Hackathon or maker community in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventFort Collins

  • Idea Forge

    Hackathon or maker community in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • NCC Business Networking

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityFort Collins

  • New Tech Colorado

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Pikes Peak Makerspace

    Hackathon or maker community in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventColorado Springs

  • Solid State Depot

    Hackathon or maker community in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Springs Startup

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityColorado Springs

  • Startup Colorado

    Organization that helps founders build a team. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Startups2Students / S2S (CU Boulder)

    Meetup for finding cofounders and teammates in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • StartupTree

    Organization that helps founders build a team in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityBoulder

  • T9Hacks

    Hackathon or maker community in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • TiE Denver

    Organization that helps founders build a team in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityDenver

  • TINKERMILL

    Hackathon or maker community in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Women Who Code

    Meetup for people who build products in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Women Who Code (Fort Collins)

    Meetup for people who build products in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityFort Collins

  • YCombinator Co-Founder Matching (Set Settings > Local to Denver and Boulder)

    Organization that helps founders build a team in Denver and Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the idea stage.

    CommunityStatewide

Launch

Build the company, raise a first round and find the people who help you start.

Develop

  • Access Mode

    Denver program whose MVP Lab gives Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Indigenous tech founders mentoring, capital, business training and technology guidance.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Angel Investment Network

    Event or group that connects founders with investors. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Black Lab Sports

    Boulder center for human performance with memberships, classes and events, plus Black Lab X, its human tech venture ecosystem that invests in deep tech companies.

    AcceleratorBoulder

  • Boomtown Accelerators

    Mentorship-driven accelerator program in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    AcceleratorBoulder

  • Canopy Boulder

    Mentorship-driven accelerator program in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    AcceleratorBoulder

  • Catalyst HTI

    Offices, coworking, conference rooms and event space in Denver's RiNo district, where startups work alongside larger companies.

    IncubatorDenver

  • Catalyst Space Accelerator

    Colorado Springs accelerator programs at Catalyst Campus that pair space and national security technology startups with mission partners, mentors and experts.

    AcceleratorColorado Springs

  • Catalyze CU

    Summer accelerator in Boulder for ventures started by CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, with mentorship, equity-free funding and dedicated coworking space.

    AcceleratorBoulder

  • Catalyze CU Demo Day

    Pitch event or demo day in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • CrowdSolve Climate Impact Accelerator

    Subscription platform for first-time founders that pairs AI with experienced founders to test ideas with customers, takes no equity and powers the University of Colorado's New Venture Challenge.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • CSU Demo Day

    Pitch event or demo day in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventFort Collins

  • CSU Institute of Entrepreneurship

    Colorado State University institute in Fort Collins whose Venture Development Pathway takes founders from testing an idea to pitching and building a business.

    IncubatorFort Collins

  • CU Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    CU Boulder initiative that connects students, faculty and staff with programs and resources to turn ideas into ventures, including the New Venture Challenge.

    IncubatorBoulder

  • Darkfield

    Program for cybersecurity companies that applicants join through a short intake form, followed by a conversation about fit and goals.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Denver Tech Meetup Group Startup Pitch Events

    Pitch event or demo day in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventDenver

  • EPIIC Venture Attractor at UCCS

    University-based initiative at UCCS that supports early-stage startups in Colorado Springs working in sports and outdoors, health, human performance, property technology and space technology.

    IncubatorColorado Springs

  • Ewing School

    Pitch coaching in Durango. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDurango

  • Exponential Impact

    Accelerators, mentorship, workshops and community events for Colorado emerging tech founders, including the cohort-based XI Accelerator for teams with an MVP ready to scale.

    IncubatorColorado Springs

  • Founder Advisors

    Boulder team of experienced entrepreneurs and business specialists offering startup founders an advisory team by subscription, with coaching, mentoring, document reviews and introductions.

    IncubatorBoulder

  • GAN Accelerators

    Mentorship-driven accelerator program in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Impact Angel Group

    Event or group that connects founders with investors in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • MergeLane QuickPitch

    Pitch event or demo day in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • New Venture Challenge

    Pitch event or demo day in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Next Wave Impact

    Event or group that connects founders with investors in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventDenver

  • NSF I-Corps Hub: West Region

    NSF I-Corps training run by Venture Partners at CU Boulder for researchers and innovators from any research or community institution who want to turn discoveries into products.

    EducationStatewide

  • Peak Startup Pitch Night

    Pitch event or demo day in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventColorado Springs

  • Pitch to Developers

    Pitch event or demo day in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Regis Innovation Challenge (Regis University, College of Business)

    Event or group that connects founders with investors. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventStatewide

  • Rockies Venture Club

    Pitch event or demo day. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventStatewide

  • SAGE Advisors

    Innosphere advisory program in Fort Collins where early-stage startups present to experienced advisors who help refine business strategy, product definition and go-to-market plans.

    IncubatorFort Collins

  • SCAPE Accelerate

    Accelerator from SCAPE for scalable ventures headquartered in rural Colorado or New Mexico, favoring the Southwest, with mentors, bookkeeping support and funding opportunities.

    AcceleratorStatewide

  • SCORE

    SCORE's national small business mentoring network, whose Colorado chapters serve Metro Denver and Northern Colorado, and Southern Colorado and the Western Slope.

    IncubatorDenver

  • SEA Change

    Social enterprise accelerator that trains founders to launch mission-driven businesses, with free cohorts for entrepreneurs in Colorado and self-paced online courses.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Seed Angel Forum

    Event or group that connects founders with investors in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • Startup Colorado Community Fund

    Startup Colorado initiative that gives grants to organizations supporting the Colorado startup ecosystem, focused on Front Range communities such as Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Techstars Boulder Accelerator

    Techstars Colorado, a startup community partnership announced in October 2024 to restart the Techstars accelerator in Boulder, where Techstars began, built with the local startup community.

    AcceleratorBoulder

  • Techstars Boulder Accelerator Demo Day

    Pitch event or demo day in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    EventBoulder

  • The Gizmo Dojo

    Member-run nonprofit makerspace in Northglenn where hobbyists and small ventures share tools, a metal shop and an electronics lab, with low-commitment workspace and business addresses.

    IncubatorDenver

  • The Warehouse Business Accelerator

    Loveland scale-up accelerator and Innovation Hub for Northern Colorado technology and manufacturing companies, with mentorship and production space to grow.

    AcceleratorFort Collins

  • TRAXION

    Golden network of mentors, advisors and fractional executives who guide startup founders and business owners, working with partners such as the Colorado School of Mines.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Unreasonable Group

    Colorado-based international company that runs an invite-only fellowship for growth-stage entrepreneurs solving global problems and connects them with investors, mentors and institutions.

    IncubatorBoulder

  • Watson Institute

    Boulder institute that powers fellowships with corporate and foundation partners for entrepreneurs primarily from historically disenfranchised backgrounds, with training, mentorship and a venture stipend.

    IncubatorBoulder

  • Watson Institute Semester Accelerator

    Flagship Fellowship from Boulder's Watson Institute, a fully funded program for impact entrepreneurs with training, mentorship, connections to capital and a global peer community.

    AcceleratorBoulder

Investors

  • 3Lines Venture Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Antler

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Batshit Crazy Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Bigfoot Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Bigr Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • BlackHorn

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Blue Note Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Boulder Food Group Partners

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Break Trail Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Buff Gold Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Buoyant Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Colorado Impact Fund

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Crawley Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Deming Center Venture Fund

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Drive Capital (general)

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • eonCapital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Firebrand Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • First In

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • FIRSTMILE VENTURES

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • GAN Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Grit Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Grotech

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Hilltop Venture Partners

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Ibex Investors

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Infield Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Iron Gate Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Kokopelli Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Konvoy Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Next Frontier Capital (Boulder/ Montana)

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Nomadic Venture Partners

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Pioneer Fund

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorColorado Springs

  • Range Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Rio Chato Investments

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Rockies Venture Fund

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • SCAPE Invest

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • SpringTime Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Startup Colorado Funding Database

    Startup Colorado's database of funding options for founders and small business owners in rural Colorado, listing Colorado-based investors, small business lenders, grants and crowdfunding platforms.

    ToolStatewide

  • Stout Street Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Tahoma Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Telluride Venture Accelerator

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Three Leaf Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Upslope Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • V1.VC

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Vision Ridge Partners

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • West Slope Angels

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • XFactor Ventures

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Yellow Duck Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm in Loveland. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorLoveland

  • Zoma Capital

    Seed-stage venture capital firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    InvestorStatewide

Service providers

  • Accountingprose

    Accounting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Alchemy Creative Workspace

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Analytive

    Branding and marketing firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Law firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Apoorva Corporation

    Software development firm in Broomfield. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBroomfield

  • AppIt Ventures

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Armory on Cleveland

    Coworking space in Loveland. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingLoveland

  • Armstrong Teasdale LLP

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Ascent CFO Solutions

    CFO and finance services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • AVL Growth Partners

    CFO and finance services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Bank of America

    National bank or business banking service in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Bank of Colorado

    Local bank, credit union or lender. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • BDO (Boulder)

    CFO and finance services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • BDO (Denver)

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Bradshaw & Associates

    Accounting firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Brewer Digital

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Brex

    National bank or business banking service. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • BridgeView IT

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

    Law firm in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Buink Web Development

    Software development firm in Lafayette. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerLafayette

  • BWBacon

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • CAMPWORKS

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Catalyst Law Group

    Law firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • CFOShare

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Chase Bank

    National bank or business banking service. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • ChrisRubinCreativ

    Branding and marketing firm in Aspen. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerAspen

  • Clicta Digital Agency

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Cloud Life Consulting

    Software development firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Coalition Space Denver

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Code Denver

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Code Talent

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Cohere

    Coworking space in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingFort Collins

  • Colorado Technology Recruiting Coalition

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Comerica

    National bank or business banking service in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Connects Workspace

    Coworking space in Golden. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingGolden

  • Cooley

    Law firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Creative Alignments

    Human resources and hiring services in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Creative Density

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Da Primus Consulting

    Software development firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Denver Coworks

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • DS Design and Consulting

    Branding and marketing firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig

    Law firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Dynamic Tech Media

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Egan Nelson

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Employment Solutions

    Human resources and hiring services in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Enterprise Coworking

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Epicentral Coworking

    Coworking space in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingColorado Springs

  • Expect Technical Staffing

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Fairfield and Woods

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • FANUM

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Firestone CFO

    CFO and finance services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Flux Bucket

    Software development firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Focused Energy

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Foley Hoag

    Law firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • FortyAU (Denver, Nashville, Dallas, Paraguay)

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Foundation Digital

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Front Range Staffing

    Human resources and hiring services in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Full Cycle CFO

    CFO and finance services in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Fyresite

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Galvanize (Boulder)

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Genesee Labs

    Coworking space in Golden. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingGolden

  • Geoffrey Goudy CPA

    Accounting firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Goldstone Partners

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Greystone Technology

    Software development firm in Boulder, Denver and Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Hanning Law

    Law firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Highland City Club

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Holland & Hart LLP

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Holland & Knight

    Law firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Holland & Knight (Denver)

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • HR Equity Solutions

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Industrious Office

    Coworking space in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingStatewide

  • INDUSTRY

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Insight Designs

    Software development firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • InspiringApps

    Software development firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Jeff Schell, Patent Lawyer

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • JetSoftPro

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Jettison.md

    Human resources and hiring services. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Jombine

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Keating and Lyden

    Law firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • KingTide

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Klare Creative

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • KO

    Law firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Larsen Law

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Launch Finance

    Accounting firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Market Adoption

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • McCarthy Garber Law

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Meyer Law

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Miraclemaxmarketing.com

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Modworks

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Monarch Digital

    Software development firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Move Media Agency

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Moye White LLP

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Neon Rain Interactive

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • NerdyMind

    Branding and marketing firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Nextcept

    Software development firm in Westminster. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerWestminster

  • Noble Digital

    Branding and marketing firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • NOD Law

    Law firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • NoGravity

    Software development firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Norm Taylor CPA

    Accounting firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Novo

    National bank or business banking service. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • O'Dell & Company

    Accounting firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Office Evolution

    Coworking space in Denver, Boulder, Golden and Longmont. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingStatewide

  • Pacific Western Bank

    National bank or business banking service in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Park Coworking

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Partner Colorado Credit Union

    Local bank, credit union or lender. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Law firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Law firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Plante Moran

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • ProdigyR

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • ProSight - Fullstack Finance + Accounting

    Accounting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Radial Development Group (Loveland, Boulder, Denver, Baltimore)

    Software development firm in Loveland, Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Reverb People

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Ripzie

    Branding and marketing firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Rocket Jones

    Software development firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Rodahl & Company LLC

    Accounting firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Rubicon Law

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Scale LLP

    Law firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Schmidt & Associates

    Accounting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • SCP Commons

    Coworking space in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingColorado Springs

  • Serendipity Labs

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Shift Workspaces

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Simple Startup

    CFO and finance services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Solasta Digital

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Solid Ratio

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Spark Boulder

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Spruce Talent

    Human resources and hiring services in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Law firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Startup IP Law

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Straightline Consulting Group

    Human resources and hiring services in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • StudioIP Law & Marketing Firm

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Sword and Spark

    Branding and marketing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Tailwater Advisors

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Talent to Team

    Human resources and hiring services in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Technical Integrity

    Human resources and hiring services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • The Articulate

    Coworking space in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingFort Collins

  • The Business Law Group

    Law firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • The Gillespie Law Group

    Law firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • The Studio

    Coworking space in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBoulder

  • Thrive

    Coworking space in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingDenver

  • TriNet

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Troxel Fitch

    Law firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • US Bank

    National bank or business banking service. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Variant Studios

    Software development firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Vectra Bank Colorado

    Local bank, credit union or lender in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Vivim

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Watson & Company

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Wells Fargo

    National bank or business banking service. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • WeWork

    Coworking space in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingStatewide

  • Wild Works

    Coworking space in Bailey. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    CoworkingBailey

  • Wipfli LLP

    CFO and finance services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • WISE APE

    Branding and marketing firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the launch stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

Growth

Raise growth rounds and find partners who help you scale.

Investors

  • Access Venture Partners

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • AI Capital

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Alta Partners

    Venture capital firm for Series C rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Altira

    Venture capital firm for Series A rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Boulder Ventures

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • DVI Equity Partners

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Elefund

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • First Capital Ventures

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Four Points Funding

    Private equity or specialty financing firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Greenmont Capital

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Grey Mountain Partners

    Private equity or specialty financing firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • KRG Capital

    Private equity or specialty financing firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Liberty Global Ventures

    Venture capital firm for Series A rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Manna Tree

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Mantucket Capital

    Venture capital firm for Series C rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Massive Capital Partners

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • MergeLane

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Revelis

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Revelry Brands

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Ridgeline Ventures

    Venture capital firm for Series A rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Rockies Space Fund

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • Sequel Venture Partners

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Service Provider Capital

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorDenver

  • Techstars Ventures

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

  • TenEleven Ventures

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • Trailhead Capital

    Venture capital firm for seed-plus rounds in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorBoulder

  • UPC Capital

    Venture capital firm for Series C rounds. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    InvestorStatewide

Service providers

  • 42Floors

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Accenture

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Acoustic Root Leadership

    Management consulting firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Alvarez & Marsal

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Aon

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • BizWest

    Regional news outlet in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaBoulder

  • Bolder Insurance

    Business insurance provider in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

    Management consulting firm in Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Bowtie

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Brainstorm Business Services

    Accounting, audit and tax firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • BrandActive

    Branding firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Buck

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • BusinessDen

    Regional news outlet in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaDenver

  • CCFS Insurance

    Business insurance provider in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • ClearPivot

    Marketing agency. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Climate Patent Collective

    Intellectual property law and patent services in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Cochran Freund & Young, LLC

    Intellectual property law and patent services in Fort Collins and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Colorado Daily

    Regional news outlet. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaStatewide

  • Colorado Group

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Colorado Insurance Broker

    Business insurance provider in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Colorado Springs Gazette

    Regional news outlet in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaColorado Springs

  • Colorado Technology Ventures

    Management consulting firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Compri Consulting

    Accounting, audit and tax firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Courtside Consulting

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • CoWest of the Rockies

    Business insurance provider in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • CRS Insurance Brokerage

    Business insurance provider in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Deloitte

    Accounting, audit and tax firm in Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Denver Business Journal

    Regional news outlet in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaDenver

  • Denver Post

    Regional news outlet in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaDenver

  • Destra Consulting Group

    Management consulting firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Ernst & Young

    Accounting, audit and tax firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Evolution

    Founder and executive coaching in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Express Employment Professionals

    Human resources and hiring services in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Fort Collins Insurance

    Business insurance provider in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • FTI Consulting

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Gartner

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Grant Thornton

    Accounting, audit and tax firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Guidehouse

    Management consulting firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • HRx Services

    Human resources and hiring services in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • Human Resource Management Consultants

    Human resources and hiring services in Boulder and Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Initial Capacity

    Software development firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Instant Offices

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • LoopNet

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • McKinsey & Company

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Mercer

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Milliman

    Business insurance provider in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Moody Insurance Agency

    Business insurance provider in Colorado Springs and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • North Highland

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • OfficeSpace.com

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • OnPoint Demand

    Marketing agency in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • PeakOne Coaching

    Founder and executive coaching. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Pell Software

    Software development firm. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Pioneer Management Consulting

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Protiviti

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Publicis Sapient

    Management consulting firm in Boulder and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • PwC

    Accounting, audit and tax firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Raise

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Redstone Strategy Group

    Management consulting firm in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • Regus

    Office space and commercial real estate. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Riderflex

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

    Intellectual property law and patent services in Fort Collins and Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • SCIC

    Business insurance provider in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Sheridan Law, LLC

    Intellectual property law and patent services in Golden. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerGolden

  • Slalom

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Solvere HR

    Human resources and hiring services in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Source

    Human resources and hiring services. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Stantec

    Management consulting firm in Boulder and Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerStatewide

  • Tata Consultancy Services

    Software development firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • Taylor Scher Consulting

    Marketing agency in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerBoulder

  • The Colorado Springs Business Journal

    Regional news outlet in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaColorado Springs

  • The Colorado Sun

    Regional news outlet. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaStatewide

  • The Coloradoan

    Regional news outlet in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    MediaFort Collins

  • Trebuchet Group

    Management consulting firm in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerFort Collins

  • TrueSpace

    Company whose Vixa score measures how durable a small or midsize business is, so founders can prove what they built and lenders and investors can see it.

    AcceleratorDenver

  • Valencia Consulting - SYSTEMology

    Management consulting firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

  • Willis Towers Watson

    Management consulting firm in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerDenver

  • XTIVIA

    Software development firm in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas for founders at the growth stage.

    Service providerColorado Springs

Support

Organizations that help founders at every stage.

Organizations

  • 1000 Gretas

    Nonprofit that supports first-time climate entrepreneurs worldwide with curriculum, AI support and community, finding startups through accelerator partners.

    NonprofitStatewide

  • Amazon

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Apple

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Arrow

    Large company with an office in Centennial. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherCentennial

  • Avaya

    Large company with an office in Thornton. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherThornton

  • Boulder Chamber

    Boulder chamber of commerce offering networking events, workforce development, economic vitality work and member groups such as Bolder Young Professionals and the Business Growth Network.

    GovernmentBoulder

  • Boulder Innovation

    City of Boulder innovation and technology department, which runs the city's open data catalog and its community broadband and fiber network projects.

    GovernmentBoulder

  • Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation

    Colorado Springs campus that connects startups, small businesses, workforce training and venture capital with the aerospace and defense industry, home to the Catalyst Accelerator.

    GovernmentColorado Springs

  • Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Cisco

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Colorado Bioscience Association

    Statewide life sciences association with member events and networking through Colorado BioScience Connect, workforce programs and a campaign to attract companies, talent and investors to Colorado.

    NonprofitStatewide

  • Colorado Chamber of Commerce

    Statewide chamber of commerce with industry alliances, workforce initiatives, jobs market reports and research such as the Colorado Salary Explorer.

    GovernmentStatewide

  • Colorado Cleantech Association

    Colorado network that brings together entrepreneurs, large operators, investors, researchers and policymakers to turn clean, resilient and advanced energy ideas into commercial products.

    NonprofitStatewide

  • Colorado College

    Liberal arts college in Colorado Springs where students take one course at a time on the Block Plan, with a short Block Break between blocks.

    UniversityColorado Springs

  • Colorado Enterprise Fund

    Nonprofit CDFI lender for underserved Colorado entrepreneurs who don't meet traditional financing guidelines, with SBA loans, microloans, startup loans and business navigation.

    GovernmentStatewide

  • Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

    Colorado's economic development office, which supports small businesses and business expansion statewide and champions industries such as creative industries, outdoor recreation and tourism.

    GovernmentStatewide

  • Colorado Office of Information Technology

    Colorado's state technology office, which runs state IT services such as the myColorado app and offers IT skills training for state employees.

    GovernmentStatewide

  • Colorado School of Mines

    Public research university in Golden focused on applied science and engineering, with hands-on STEM education through lab work, field sessions and professional development.

    UniversityGolden

  • Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC

    Colorado Springs chamber of commerce and economic development corporation that helps businesses start, expand or relocate, with small business resources such as the regional Small Business Development Center.

    GovernmentColorado Springs

  • Colorado State University Impact MBA

    STEM-designated MBA from Colorado State University's College of Business in Fort Collins that builds sustainability and responsible business into its core classes.

    UniversityFort Collins

  • CTU Colorado Springs

    Colorado Technical University campus in Colorado Springs offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields such as IT, computer engineering and electrical engineering, with blended class options.

    UniversityColorado Springs

  • DeepTech Trailhead

    Founder community or network. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Denver Economic Development & Opportunity

    City of Denver hub for small business support, with one-on-one advising, city programs and funding, start-a-business workshops and workforce help for jobseekers and employers.

    GovernmentDenver

  • Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

    Denver metro chamber of commerce offering member networking groups, leadership programs for emerging and senior executives, and events on regional economic issues.

    GovernmentDenver

  • Downtown Denver Partnership

    Organization representing Denver's center city that works with businesses and community partners on downtown's economy, public spaces and events, and publishes a report on downtown data.

    GovernmentDenver

  • Energize Colorado

    Organization that provides lending, resources and advising to small businesses across Colorado, from coffee shops to child care providers, including its PEAK Program.

    NonprofitStatewide

  • Facebook

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Fast Enterprises

    Large company with an office in Centennial. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherCentennial

  • Fort Collins Area Chamber Of Commerce

    Fort Collins business association serving Northern Colorado with in-person and virtual events, shop-local promotion and sector partnerships that align education and training with industry needs.

    GovernmentFort Collins

  • Fort Collins Innovation Economy

    City of Fort Collins business hub with guidance, connections and data for starting, growing or relocating a business, plus permits, licensing and sales tax help.

    GovernmentFort Collins

  • Google

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Gusto

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    Large company with an office in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherFort Collins

  • IBM

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Innovations in Aging Collaborative

    Local economic development or business organization in Colorado Springs. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    GovernmentColorado Springs

  • Intel

    Large company with an office in Fort Collins. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherFort Collins

  • Lockheed Martin

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Longmont Economic Development Partnership

    Longmont economic development partnership that leads a collaborative strategy to strengthen the city's economic health, with updates on local jobs, events and housing.

    GovernmentLongmont

  • Louisville Chamber of Commerce

    Louisville chamber of commerce that connects, advocates for and promotes local businesses through membership, sponsored programs and events.

    GovernmentLouisville

  • Medtronic

    Large company with an office in Louisville. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherLouisville

  • Metropolitan State University of Denver

    Denver university and Hispanic-Serving Institution with colleges for aerospace, computing, engineering and design, health and human sciences, and letters, arts and sciences, plus lifelong learning.

    UniversityDenver

  • Microsoft

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • NetApp

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Oracle

    Large company with an office in Broomfield. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBroomfield

  • Paired

    Founder community or network. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    CommunityStatewide

  • Palantir

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Pledge 1% Colorado

    Program of Community Foundation Boulder County that helps Colorado founders, companies and investors build generosity and community stewardship into their companies from day one.

    NonprofitStatewide

  • Qualcomm

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Regis University

    Jesuit Catholic university in Denver offering degrees and programs across its colleges and schools.

    UniversityDenver

  • RingCentral

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • Salesforce

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • SBIR Advisors (Non-Dilutive, Small Business Research Innovation Program)

    Firm that helps technology companies find SBIR and STTR funding, write proposals and build relationships with Department of War customers to win defense contracts.

    GovernmentStatewide

  • Slack

    Large company with an office in Denver. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherDenver

  • The United States Air Force Academy

    The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, which prepares cadets to serve through academics that balance STEM with the arts and humanities, research and leadership training.

    UniversityColorado Springs

  • TriZetto

    Large company with an office in Englewood. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherEnglewood

  • University of Colorado Boulder

    Public research university in Boulder with undergraduate and graduate programs, research and a student-centered campus.

    UniversityBoulder

  • University of Colorado Colorado Springs

    Public research university in Colorado Springs offering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs, including engineering, applied science, nursing and health sciences.

    UniversityColorado Springs

  • University of Denver

    University in Denver with research, internships, service learning and study abroad, and its 4D Experience for building careers and lives of purpose.

    UniversityDenver

  • VMware

    Large company with an office in Broomfield. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBroomfield

  • Zayo

    Large company with an office in Boulder. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherBoulder

  • Zillow

    Large company with an office in Denver and Centennial. Listed in the Ecosystem Canvas as support for founders at any stage.

    OtherStatewide

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