Where founders meet in Colorado
Colorado founders meet at meetups, pitch nights, hackathons and coworking spaces, and online in the Colorado Startups Slack. Startup Resources lists 108 of these places as of , with the most in Photon Mountain. The lists below run by region (Photon Mountain, Space Peak and Fusion Canyon), then statewide and online.
Photon Mountain
Founders building from the Flatirons to downtown Denver. Startup Resources lists 65 places around Boulder, Golden, Arvada and Denver. Visit the Photon Mountain page for the region's Connector seat and its full list of resources.
Meetups and communities
A Boulder meetup. It links startup founders with Silicon Valley angels. It also links them with investors and seasoned entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
Blerd: Black Nerds in Colorado
Meetup where Black nerds in Colorado get advice, start projects and advance their careers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In Startup Resources: Colorado Game Developers Association + AR/VR Group
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Denver community. Founders learn and apply Lean Startup tips and tools together.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Denver group for practicing pitches, speaking and presentations in front of an audience.
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.
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.
A Denver group that teaches blockchain basics. It also covers related topics like cryptocurrency and Web3.
A Denver meetup from Colorado Startups. It has monthly networking gatherings. It also has Startup Ski Days for founders.
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.
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.
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.
Events, pitch nights and hackathons
A free conference in Boulder for entrepreneurs.
Pitch event or demo day in Boulder.
Denver Tech Meetup Group Startup Pitch Events
Casual happy hours in Denver for people who work in tech, including founders and startups.
In Startup Resources: Denver Tech Meetup Group Startup Pitch Events
An Ethereum festival in Denver. It has talks, workshops, a hackathon and side events. It is for builders and founders.
A hackathon or maker community in Denver.
Free student hackathon in Boulder with meals, workshops and prize tracks, open to first-time hackers.
An engineering makerspace at the University of Colorado Boulder, with fabrication tools, workshops and tours.
Live talk night in Denver where anyone with an idea gives a short talk over self-advancing slides.
Event or group that connects founders with investors in Boulder.
An online event. Startups with a woman in leadership pitch the MergeLane team and get feedback.
CU Boulder startup competition where teams pitch for funding at the final event.
An angel group. It trains diverse new investors through a learning-by-doing fund. It also backs high-growth impact companies.
Pitch event or demo day in Boulder.
A quarterly private pitch event in Denver or Boulder. Seed-stage founders pitch active angel investors.
A free hackathon for women, non-binary and other underrepresented college students. It is for students in engineering and tech.
Techstars Boulder Accelerator Demo Day
Demo Day of the Techstars Boulder accelerator. The program is for early-stage founders in any sector.
In Startup Resources: Techstars Boulder Accelerator Demo Day
An annual community talks event in Boulder. Locals can speak, sponsor or volunteer.
A makerspace in Longmont. It has shared tools, equipment and classes for members and the community.
A Denver event series for women entrepreneurs. At each event, a guest speaker shares what they are building and why.
Coworking spaces
A Denver coworking space. It has private offices, dedicated desks and meeting rooms. It is for emerging founders and small businesses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Coworking space in Boulder.
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.
A membership social and business club in downtown Boulder. It has workspaces, private meeting rooms, phone booths, a dining room and social programs.
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.
Coworking space in Denver.
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.
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.
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.
Coworking space in Boulder.
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.
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.
Space Peak
Founders building in Colorado Springs, under Pikes Peak. Startup Resources lists 11 places around Colorado Springs. Visit the Space Peak page for the region's Connector seat and its full list of resources.
Meetups and communities
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.
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.
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.
In Startup Resources: Colorado Springs Open Source Users Group
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.
In Startup Resources: Colorado Springs Technology Social Club
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.
In Startup Resources: coloradosprings.js (Javascript User Group)
Free cybersecurity events in Colorado Springs run by Flatiron School. The events are friendly to beginners.
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.
Events, pitch nights and hackathons
Pitch event or demo day in Colorado Springs.
A nonprofit makerspace in Colorado Springs. Members of all skill levels use equipment and take classes.
Coworking spaces
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.
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.
Fusion Canyon
Founders building in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. Startup Resources lists 8 places around Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor and Greeley. Visit the Fusion Canyon page for the region's Connector seat and its full list of resources.
Meetups and communities
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.
Events, pitch nights and hackathons
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.
In Startup Resources: Colorado State University Venture Validator
A yearly Colorado State University showcase. Graduate students and postdocs present posters, and entrepreneurs meet local emerging companies.
A volunteer-run Fort Collins makerspace. Members use woodworking, welding and electronics tools. The public can take classes.
Startup week or weekend in Fort Collins.
Hyvv Incubator | MicroVC | CoWork
A private online community for founders. It has channels by startup stage and a content library.
Coworking spaces
A coworking space in Loveland.
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.
Statewide and online
Groups and events that serve founders across Colorado, or meet online.
Meetups and communities
Blackstone 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.
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.
Organization that helps founders build a team.
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.
A directory of resources, funding, events and community. It is for deep tech founders in Colorado.
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.
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.
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.
A community or network of founders.
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.
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.
In Startup Resources: YCombinator Co-Founder Matching (Set Settings > Local to Denver and Boulder)
Events, pitch nights and hackathons
An open startup gathering.
An online platform where Colorado entrepreneurs pitch business ideas. Angel investors hear the pitches. Founders seek capital, advice and contacts.
Monthly evening gatherings in Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. Entrepreneurs share ideas and get feedback.
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.
In Startup Resources: Regis Innovation Challenge (Regis University, College of Business)
A Colorado angel investor network. Its monthly Investor Forums let startups pitch for seed to Series A funding.
A calendar of workshops, pitch sessions and meetups for rural Colorado entrepreneurs.
A global entrepreneur community. It runs local chapter events. It also has a content library for founders.
A weekend event. Aspiring founders pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies. Mentors help them.
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.
Coworking spaces
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.
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.
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.
Elsewhere in Colorado
Places outside the regions above.
Coworking spaces
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.
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