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POPULATION ACROSS DENVER
40
total firms
25
companies
11
VC / investor firms
4
schools
13
known people

FirmsDenver

11 records
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
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
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
Boulder Ventures
● Boulder, CO
Early-stage IT/software VC with dual geographic focus: Colorado and Mid-Atlantic. HQ Denver CO; Bethesda/Chevy Chase MD office at 5425 Wisconsin Ave Suite 704. Founded by Kyle Lefkoff. Currently on Fund IX ($60M target Jan 2026). 183 investments, 50 exits. DPI-focused. Portfolio: Stardog, Morning Consult, Antithesis, Clarabridge (sold to Qualtrics), Metron Aviation (sold to Airbus), Flyby Media (sold to Apple). [Merged from dup 837]: Boulder early-stage IT and life sciences VC. Colorado + Mid-Atlantic. 8 funds, 61 companies, 28 exits, 10 IPOs. Notable: Strava, MapMyFitness (acq. Under Armour), Ambrosia Biosciences.
Est. 1994
Investor / VC
Industrious Ventures
● Denver, CO
Industrious Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 that invests in founders developing deep technology solutions for legacy industries including aerospace, energy, logistics, manufacturing, and computing. The firm focuses on backing companies applying breakthrough technologies to reinvent foundational industrial sectors.
Investor / VC · Accelerator
Innosphere Ventures
● Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins deep tech accelerator. Science and technology commercialization, especially from CU Boulder and CSU. Hardware, cleantech, life sciences.
Est. 1999
Investor / VC
Plaisance
● Denver, CO
Investor / VC
Revelstoke
● Denver, CO
Revelstoke Capital Partners is a private investment firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado that manages $6.8 billion in assets and invests in healthcare services, healthcare technology, and health and wellness companies. The firm has completed 208 acquisitions and 176 add-on investments, and operates a dedicated Portfolio Transformation Group to drive growth and operational improvements at its portfolio companies.
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