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Denver / Boulder venture capital & startups
Front Range capital map — Ibotta's NYSE IPO, Boom Supersonic, Feedplan and Virch Merch, plus Boulder/Denver funds Foundry, Access VP, and Meritage.
Colorado combines climate/NREL narrative with hard-tech aerospace and consumer ad-tech exits. We profile Denver startups Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA), Boom Supersonic, Feedplan, and Virch Merch, and local funds Foundry (Boulder), Access Venture Partners, and Meritage — filling the gap where our directory previously had zero Colorado fund pages.
Funds matched by Boulder, Denver, and Colorado aliases. Startups matched by hq field plus curated IDs. Techstars corporate HQ moved to NYC in 2024 — we link national coverage, not a Boulder-HQ fund page.
Venture firms in Denver / Boulder
Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.
| Firm | HQ (directory) | Leads |
|---|---|---|
| Foundry | Boulder, CO | Seed, Series A, Series B |
| Access Venture Partners | Denver, Colorado | Seed, Series A |
| Meritage | Denver, Colorado | Series A, Series B |
| Denver Ventures | Denver, CO | Pre-Seed, Seed |
| Range Ventures | Denver, CO | Pre-Seed, Seed |
| FirstMile Ventures | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Seed |
Startups we cover in Denver / Boulder
Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists
in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.
| Startup | One-liner | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Ibotta | Performance marketing and cash-back rewards platform for CPG brands — Denver's largest tech IPO (NYSE: IBTA, Apr 2024). | Denver, Colorado |
| Boom Supersonic | Denver aerospace company building the Overture supersonic airliner and Symphony engine — plus Superpower turbines for AI data centers. | Denver, Colorado |
| Feedplan | Restaurant meal-plan marketplace where consumers prepay for discounted multi-meal bundles at local restaurants. | Denver, Colorado |
| Virch Merch | Live-event merch platform for pre-order, pickup, and delivery — skip the venue line. | Denver, Colorado |
| Crusoe | AI data-center developer and neocloud providing GPU infrastructure for hyperscalers, labs, and trading firms. | Denver, USA |
Coverage gaps
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Techstars Boulder accelerator
Historic Front Range pipeline — corporate HQ is NYC; CU Boulder partnership revived local programs but not a /fund/ HQ match
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NREL-adjacent climate grid startups
Core Front Range thesis — need verified HQ + whyInteresting before /startup/ pages
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Boulder enterprise SaaS alumni
Long-running B2B corridor — individual profiles pending
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Techstars (corporate)
Born in Boulder and restarting a Boulder accelerator, but official HQ remains New York — already partially covered via techstars-nyc; do not list as a Denver–Boulder HQ fund.
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Boulder Ventures
Long-running Boulder IT/biotech firm (boulderventures.com) — not yet profiled; strong Mid-Atlantic + Colorado history.
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Boomtown / High Country Venture
Boulder accelerator and Colorado Fund–era seed vehicles — verify active fund status before adding directory profiles.
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Meritage / Sopris Capital
Denver or Colorado multi-strategy PE/VC platforms — Meritage’s public site skews EOS/ops; Sopris HQ is Aspen with a Denver office. Profile only after confirming current venture mandate.
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