Startups dreaming of supersonic jets and classy karaoke joints were among the 70 Colorado companies that passed the hat to investors last month.
The term sheet: Startup funding roundup for April
Denver
New kart-racing series debuts May 14
Mansfield starting working on the idea a year ago when word got out that a track at Centennial, about 20 minutes from Mansfield’s home, was shutting down.
Lincoln High lands nonprofit that guides students through college
Lincoln is exactly the kind of school College Track is set up to help: Just one of every 100 students there will graduate from college.
Energy company that beat SEC’s Ponzi lawsuit files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
St. Anselm Exploration lists $65M in debt, $1.2M in assets
Mental Health Center of Denver breaks ground on 60-unit apartment building
Unlike similar projects, residents won’t be required to be in a treatment program in order to live at Sanderson Apartments.
Cemetery opens event space to liven up business
Fairmount Cemetery opened a new event center this month aimed at bringing less-gloomy business – including birthdays, corporate gatherings and weddings — to the East Denver funeral home.
Wings Over the Rockies gives you the thrill of flight, absent the danger
Now any Denverite with $7.50 in a bomber jacket pocket can unleash his inner Top Gun.
Mountain bike park rides into Ruby Hill
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is building a 7.5-acre mountain bike park, a sort of ski hill for bikers, at Ruby Hill Park.
Gleam in their eyes: Car wash starts rising on 38th Avenue
Owners also sign “good neighbor agreement” to ease tensions.
Whiting Petroleum slashes Denver headcount
Denver-based Whiting Petroleum is trimming its ranks.
