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.
Life after ‘Shark Tank’: Golf startup founders tee up exit as sales grow
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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.
Startup buys 22-year-old Denver wine storage business
“Colorado has really nice characteristics in terms of concentrations of wealth,” said Vino Vault CEO Jeff Anthony.
Brothers-in-law launch diaper bag designed for dads
The Fathercraft bag, which will retail for $300, will suit most men better than the Kate Spade polka dot bag a founder had to use.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for May 2022
An aerospace company raises cash for the fourth month in a row, plus investors fund a wine brand, a health insurer, a solar energy firm and a bottle maker.
Locking pill bottle startup raises $3M
“Trade shows are our primary source of revenue growth,” said Safe Rx CEO Milton Cohen, who expects to visit 20 shows this year compared to four in 2021.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for April 2022
The $660 million raised was up $444 million compared to March, with $308 million going to one Denver company.
Denver apparel startup rakes in $18M
Truewerk, a direct-to-consumer brand of workwear founded in 2015, said it has grown nearly three times year-over-year.
