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Investor / VC · VC
Galvanize Ventures
● Denver, CO
Denver seed fund connected to Galvanize coding bootcamp. B2B SaaS focus. Backs Galvanize graduates. Notable: ClassPass (seed, $285M acq.), Guild Education (early rounds).
Est. 2012
Investor / VC · VC
Foundry Group
● BOULDER, CO
Boulder flagship VC. $3B+ AUM. 320+ investments, 70+ exits. Thematic investing approach. "Give First" philosophy. Symbiotic network of 75+ portfolio companies and 40+ partner funds. Partners: Brad Feld, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre, Jason Mendelson. Can fund through Series C. Notable: Guild Education ($4.4B), Fitbit, Zynga, SendGrid, ClassPass.
Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Ryan McIntyre +1 more
Est. 2007
$3.0B AUM
Investor / VC · VC
Access Venture Partners
● Denver, CO
Boulder early-stage VC. Consumer and enterprise software. Focus: AI, cybersecurity. Notable: Ibotta ($2.5B IPO 2024), Ping Identity, Havenly ($30M Series B), Parkifi.
Est. 1994
Investor / VC · VC
Energize Ventures
● Boulder, CO
Boulder energy and industrial tech VC. Leads every major Colorado cleantech deal. Notable: Momentum IoT ($20M Series B), Whisker Labs ($18M), Copper Labs.
Est. 2016
Investor / VC · VC
Ridgeline Ventures
● Boulder, CO
Boulder B2B SaaS and hardware/IoT VC. Climate tech specialist. Notable: Particle (acq.), Faction ($23M Series B), Solid Power, PowderBuyer.
Est. 2015
Investor / VC · Accelerator
Techstars Boulder
● Boulder, CO
Original Techstars location — the accelerator that built Boulder's startup reputation. 200+ graduates. $120K for 6% equity + intensive mentorship. 20+ Colorado investments annually. Notable: ClassPass (acq. $285M), Sphero, FullContact, SendGrid (acq. Twilio $3B), DigitalOcean (IPO). Global HQ is Boulder.
Est. 2006