Denver and Boulder firms raised the most cash, topped by $265 million for Guild Education and $151 million for Meati Foods.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding for August 2022
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‘High risk, high reward’: VC firm with $1B in assets bets on driverless cars
The founder of Denver-based Ibex Investors said electric driverless cars will be “the biggest technological innovation of our lifetime.”
Fitness startup to sublet Cherry Creek office
CLMBR, which sells a vertical climbing machine, occupied the space for five months. “The hypergrowth just isn’t there,” said owner Avrum Elmakis.
New Denver venture capital firm targets early-stage startups
Industry veterans Chris Erickson and Adam Burrows launched Range Ventures with a $23 million fund and it has invested in 19 companies so far.
Matter Made grew fastest of Denver companies on new Inc. 5000 list
The 146 companies in Colorado that made the cut were topped by a firm in Vail, but 97 of the companies are based in the Denver metro area.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding for July 2022
Among those that raised cash: A robotics firm, two aerospace companies, and a business with an app for insurance agencies.
Life after ‘Shark Tank’: Golf startup founders tee up exit as sales grow
Golfkicks’ on-air deal with Mark Cuban in 2019 fell through but the TV exposure boosted awareness of the brand and sales have been climbing each year.
Apparel startup targets golfers who want a ‘blue collar brand’
Moonshine Golf aims to fit the Colorado lifestyle and markets its clothing as good for the course, brewery, river or mountain.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding for June 2022
Denver’s Guild Education, an employee training firm, raised the most of 38 Colorado startups with a $139.3 million haul.
Food truck park opens by Westminster RTD station
“If the trucks are making good food and money, we’re happy,” said Blake Sanchez, co-owner of Run Westy Run.
