“When the best venture capital firm in the world calls, you answer the phone,” said Flock Homes founder Ari Rubin of the funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Startup fund that buys residential rentals raises $26M
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Denver real estate executives launch energy efficiency startup
“We saw an opportunity to create a one-stop shop,” said Richard Randall, who co-founded Echelon Energy along with Jason Kosena.
Boulder storage company Closetbox Inc. files for bankruptcy
Closetbox picked up costumers’ belongings, then stored and retrieved them on demand.
Denver short-term rental data analytics startup sells to PE firm
Co-founder Scott Shatford will remain CEO of Denver-based AirDNA, which expects to increase its staff of nearly 100 by 50 percent in the next year.
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Shinesty moves HQ to Denver, leases second distribution center
“We’ve decided to extend sizing,” an executive at the apparel company said. “If you go up to 5X in sizing, it requires about 30 percent more space.”
Denver raft guide invents portable campfire in ammo box
Joshua Thurmond started building LavaBoxes in his garage in 2020. He has sold 4,000 of his Tabletop Vol-CAN-nos and uses a warehouse in Globeville.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for February 2022
Denver-based Project Canary raised $111 million of the $223.6 million taken in by 27 Colorado startups, which was down $128 million from last year.
Former geologist finds solid place to turn coffee cart into coffee shop
Blake Eatherton’s The Dnvr Coffee Co. had been parked in Wash Park, but now he’s leasing space in the University of Colorado Denver’s Lawrence Street Center.
Denver startup BruMate sues Walmart over alleged copycat product
The insulated drinkware maker claims the giant retailer violated a company patent for a push-lock gasket in a can cooler.
