Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Denver.
Value investor
Director @galvanize-ventures-1 and Angel Investor. Ex - @foundry-group Special Projects, @techstars Associate & @BoulderBeta Producer.
CEO of @swiftpage. Founder of four companies in gaming, CD_ROM Multimedia, Web Conferencing and Email Marketing. Entrepreneur of the Year for Colorado in 2011
CEO of Venture360 and Founder of the Angel Capital Group. Entrepreneur and Investor.
Currently co-founder of @kapost. Former @qloud co-founder which grew to 25MM users and acquired by @buzzmedia. Worked at @aol. CS degree from @dartmouth-college.
http://loo.me
Inventor. Founder and CEO of @roximity. Creator of amazing products for mobile devices/people
CFO of Merritt Equipment Co. Started investing at age 6. Wide range of operating and investment experience. OPM Program at HBS.
Advisor to @card-gnome.
Investor @ Techstars / BTV in Boulder, CO. Formerly founder/CEO of Filtrbox (sold to Jive) + 15 years of experience as startup exec/founder.
http://arinewman.com
Private Investor.
Entrepreneur, Technology Executive
Founder / CEO at Galvanize
Angel investor. Corp Dev lead and GC at PE-backed rollup of advertising and media companies. Experienced in M&A, public/private securities and venture capital.
Managing Director of Camber Creek, a corporate venture fund. President of Ops for Real Estate Portfolio.
Extensive experience establishing, financing and growing highly successful startups in diverse industries.
Successful in forming and exiting business ventures.
CoFounder of Southern Sun Angel Capital, BaseCamp Capital, and Yes Communities.
Certified Public Accountant - Inactive
Drummer
Snowboarder
CEO of TidBitts. Partner (Hilltop Venture Partners). Active angel. Founder - EFP. Teach entrepreneurship Exec MBA. (Time Warner, Bain). Crown Fellow.
Founder @intelivideo, @the-ultimate-software-consultants-tusc • Worked at @oracle-corporation, @equifax-inc • Studied at @illinois-state-university
Entrepeneur, Tech Nerd; CEO and Co-Founder of @fullcontact. Passionate about solving the world's contact information problem and helping entrepreneurs.
http://fullcontact.com/blog
Principal at BIG LLC
Founder @biz-girls, @omniportraits • Worked at @rockies-venture-club, @design-workshop • Studied at @university-of-colorado-boulder, @regis-university
Former Silicon Valley VC. Founder of Arcstone Partners (valuation and investment research). Passionate about entrepreneurship. Anderson/UCLA '01, @dartmouth-college '95.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
Serial Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, & Venture Catalyst...Co-Founder-Managing Partner at www.launchha.us, Hired-Gun and Angel/Founder at Parallel6,
http://www.chrisjsnook.com
Founder & CEO at @closely, Inc. Previously, President at @mapquest.com, Chairman and Co-founder at @jabber, Inc., and CEO and Founder at @local-matters, Inc.
Cloud Elements VP Sales/Marketing. We build cloud applications 50% faster. Sales leader early stage software ventures. Founders Institute mentor. Extreme skier.
A resilient, pragmatic, energetic, self-motivated, service-oriented, field experienced executive.
Veteran internet marketing exec (@google, Excite, Plaxo, @spinner).
http://www.scottepstein.com
Founder of @granite-loan-management. Investor in @galvanize-ventures-1, @splick-it, @plink, @st. Renatus, LLC, @first-american-state-bank.
General Partner
President of @RSIIC. Founder of Community Systems Group and @LawFolio. Studied @KUNews and @KULawSchool.
Founder at @forkly, Founder at @brightkite (acquired). @techstars 2007. BusinessWeek Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs (2009). BS CompSci, University of Aberdeen
http://blog.martinmay.net
Owner, AccuCode
Former co-founder of Definity Health, created first consumer-driven healthcare plan and co-founder of Liazon, pioneer in private health insurance exchanges.
CEO of @this-or-that & Founder's Co-op LP, former President of @surehits, co-founder of @ecoverage
http://thisorthat.com
VP Engineering @ @flextrip. Product-oriented tech guy. Co-founded two prior startups with Alex Kremer.
Investor | @theconsig | Customer's are our LP's | @Notredame Fan
Worked at @accenture, @mapmyfitness • Studied at @ColoradoCollege
CEO at SelectHub. Previously, co-founder of Stratavia (acquired by Hewlett-Packard) and CEO at ExtraQuest. Author, Speaker, 2 patents in IT Automation.
http://vdevraj.blogspot.com
Executive with 20+ years IT industry experience in Business Development, Marketing, Strategy, and Partnerships.
Founder\CEO of two companies well connected globally and proven innovator
(North West Quadrant- Ventures)
Start up Advisor | Creator of Amazing Teams | Entrepreneur | CEO | MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program Grad
Founder @willbehired • Worked at @ibm, @hp • Studied at @university-of-portland, @washington-state-university
Co-Founder of ad agency Factory Design Labs. Co-founder of Beatport, the largest music store for DJ's in the world. Investor/director/advisor in several others.
Founded and managing VRN JOBS LLC, a technology & management consulting firm based in Portland Oregon. I bring around 9 years of tech & mgmt consulting experience.
Author, composer and startup mentor for disruptive technology.
Venture Manager @RSIIC, @park-city-angels. Past: President @denver-cutthroats, SVP Mkt/Ops @consumer-capital-partners , Pub @bonnier-corporation
Angel investor in technology and healthcare related startups (SoLuminaire Daylighting Systems, TetheRx, Curvebeam, GioGate, MoNimbus)
Invest in early stage cleantech companies (King Hill Capital). Former executive at @keane, Inc. Founded @arcstream-solutions.
Founder Glo (Glosite.com.) Background in business & marketing strategy. Ex-Disney & Prophet. MIT & London Business School
long time entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur, Sales, Investor, Hustle
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpatrickwhittle
Founder @PushIO • Founder @DoubleEncore • Worked at @apple • Studied at @CU
I have been investing in startups since 2008. I love the entrepreneurial spirit and getting involved first hand.
Managing Member, Schuchat, Herzog & Brenman, LLC
Founder and CEO of Extreme Renovation. Enjoy trailblazing the path less traveled. Logical, passionate, and innovative. Love the journey and enjoy the rewards.
Advisor @touchmail, just relocated to @denver, worked for @microsoft on WindowsPhone, @marketplaces, @app-stores, @education , @email , @messaging , & developers.
Founder SalesAgility • Worked at @rally-software-nyse-raly, @agile Advantage which was sold to Rally Software in 2012• Studied @university-of-denver MBA
Founder @firecore, Co-Founder @winome • Studied at @azusa-pacific-university
Joseph Chierotti is Colorado businessman w/ professional experience in business management, operations, online advertising and marketing.
http://www.actorspages.org/JoeChierotti/community/photos/
President @archiventure-group-pc-architects. Senior Designer @skidmore-owings-merrill-llp-1, Project Architect @perkins-eastman. Investor @boomcloud.
Husband, Father, Entrepreneur. Started my first company in High School....on #8 now.
http://www.entrelicious.com
COO @havenly. Formerly @ebags.com, @walmart.com, @amazon.com. Studied @Kellogg MBA, @university of Colorado, Boulder.
Managing Director
CFO of multiple startups, MBA
Former COO/CTO and current board member of Adknowledge, performance marketing company
Network Engineer, Architect and Technical Manager specializing in solving complex problems with simple design at Level 3 and for customers of Juniper Networks.
Managing Director - Technology - $10 M+ recurring service revenue - Founder - Global Sourcing (India) - CTO for investment incubator - @carnegie-mellon-university
Traffic industry exec with a track record of success (Shadow Traffic, XM Radio, Traffic.com and WTOP-FM) in building and scaling large Traffic Reporting groups.
Mutual Fund exec who has dabbled in private investing.
Gunslinger, Factory Volvo Driver
Partner at Systems Management Group. Investor at @all-things-cities.
Seed investments of $10-$25K in 4 startups over the last 5 years.
Managing Partner and Chief Architect of @clear-peak. Management Consulting, BI System Integration, Scientific Modeling.
http://twitter.com/#!/bradcowdrey
A serial entrepreneur with six startups over the past 40+ years, plus three angel investment ventures, all focused on helping expand the startup community.
Investor
Vice President of Customer Engagement at PR Newswire
Founded MFS Communications. Sold for $14.3 billion.
Founded Level 3 communications. Company has $6.3 billion in revenues.
Senior Partner/Consultant
Investor in @legalworks, @component-source, @mobile-monitors.
Seductive Princess. Femdom. Findom. Wallet Rape Extraordinaire. Blackmail Connoisseur. Since 2010, I've have the best job ever. http://t.co/qXApFt7Pfp
Have owned several businesses and now looking to invest in a few start ups that look stong for IPO's. Anyone can help me find this?? Thanks
Consultant with @proven success in M&A, BizDev, BizOps, and R&D roles with a strong foundation in eCommerce, awarded 2 US patents. Ph.D., MBA.
My education and experience are in Medical Imaging and Information Systems. At present I operate a consulting company based in Parker, CO.
Investor in @somatogen, @irons-brewing-company. Advisor to @what-s-going-round.
Founded TheInvestorInsights.com
Experienced banker, advisor, and angel investor. Strong financial and tech background (Merrill Lynch, Sun, Symbol, @preservation-capital).
Vice President at All American Moving Services. Investor at @all-things-cities.
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