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DENVER and BOULDER
The Denver and Boulder ecosystem is still looking for its juggernaut, but young burnouts from New York and Silicon Valley have found an actual work-life balance in the area. With a young and progressive population, affordable living, sunny weather, and a variety of natural beauty, there is a much more laid-back startup culture in Colorado. This leads to a more helpful and collaborative atmosphere—startups are sharing networks, as opposed to poaching employees. 10,000 people a month are moving to Denver to take advantage of the sun, the healthy lifestyle, the lower cost of living and the startups.
AGGREGATE VENTURE ACTIVITY Q4’15 - Q3’16
VC FUNDING: $2.5B
DEALS: 285
EXITS: 83
5 YEAR YoY FUNDING GROWTH: 14.0%
5 YEAR YoY DEAL GROWTH: 11.1%
Source: CB Insights
DENVER AND BOULDER AT A GLANCE
Power Breakfast
Denver Biscuit Company
Lucile’s
Perfect Landing
Snooze
Coffee Shops to Start Up In
Amante Coffee
Huckleberry Roasters
Ozo Coffee Pearl
The Cup
Startup District
LoHi
Pearl Street
Best Bars
Forest Room 5
Highland Tavern
Pearl Street Pub
The Bitter Bar
The West End Tavern
Local Brewery
Avery Brewing Co.
Ratio Beerworks
Upslope Brewing Co.
Wynkoop Brewing Co.
“Must Be At” Events
Colorado 420 Weekend
Riot Fest and Rodeo
The Boulder Creek Festival
In the Know
The hottest social advertising firm on planet, Made Movement, is based in Boulder.
THE TOP
ANGELS
Bart Lorang
Brad Feld
James Franklin
Jason Seats
Nicole Glaros
VCs
Boulder Ventures
Drummond Road Capital
Foundry Group
High Country Venture
Sequel Venture Partners
ACCELERATORS
BoomTown
Galvanize
Innovation Center of the Rockies
Innovation Pavilion
MergeLane
Techstars
Unreasonable Institute
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS
Aspen Ideas Festival
Boulder Beta
DeFrag Conference
Fortune Tech Brainstorm
New Tech Colorado
PitchSlam
Startup Week
Q4’15 - Q3’16 TOP FUNDING ROUNDS
SomaLogic—$60.5M
PanTheryx—$53M
LogRhythm—$50M
Datavail—$47M
Galvanize—$45M
