“We want people to feel like they’re in the bar without the chemical of alcohol,” said Billy Wynne, co-owner of Awake, which opens this month.
New coffee shop and alcohol-free bar in Jefferson Park can help you stay sober
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Arvada used baby product reseller raises $6M to fuel expansion to new markets
“The value of Good Buy Gear only became more elevated through the pandemic,” co-founder Kristin Langenfeld said.
Peer-to-peer truck rental platform expands beyond Denver, bolsters electric fleet
“There’s a transformation in the economy where people are overwhelmingly looking to shift their brick-and-mortar model to delivery and e-commerce,” Fluid Truck CEO James Eberhard said.
Friends launch plant-based beauty brand with CBD-infused facial oil
“I have wanted my own cosmetics company since I was 12 years old and stealing makeup out of my mom’s bathroom, so it was pretty much fate,” said Eossi Beauty co-founder Rochonne Sanchez.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for September 2020
Emergy, BruMate and Truewerk were among the 36 Colorado companies that raised $124 million last month, down nearly $90 million from last year.
Denver-based AI fitness startup raises $2M, launches second workout app
“We don’t want to replace trainers or coaches,” an Exer Labs co-founder said. “We want to augment what you do with the person in real life.”
Denver entrepreneur hopes single-blade razor gets cut of shaving industry
“As a man you think about the most premium shaving experience you can get, and it’s going to the barber to get a hot towel shave with a single blade,” said Uno Shave co-founder Paul Tappon, who decried the shaving industry’s “multi-blade madness.”
RiNo grain-free food company closes Series B funding round
Capello’s did not disclose how much it raised but said in an SEC filing in May that it had raised about $6.4 million of the planned $9.7 million funding round.
Sisters behind leotard brand launch non-dancewear women’s clothing line
“Luckyleo has been doing well, but it hasn’t been experiencing the explosive growth that it was prior to the pandemic,” said co-founder Chelsea Early.
Denver energy bar startup takes the wraps off Target debut
Unwrapp’d, which makes bite-sized pieces of plant-based energy bites in recyclable and reusable packaging, hit shelves at a quarter of the national retailer’s stores this week.
