Tag: Startups
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Number of Denver startups dips, but employment picks up
The number of startups in Denver dropped last year, according to a new State of Tech report from the Downtown Denver Partnership. The number of budding technology companies in the city center, an area that includes downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, has been steadily rising since 2014, when there were only about 600 startups. In 2023,…
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Colorado Springs-based business owner awarded Governor’s Citizenship Medal
John Street, co-founder and CEO of Greenwood Village-based cloud marketplace Pax8, jokes about his personal leadership style. “The truth is, I’m kind of a lazy guy,” said Street, a Denver native who lives in Colorado Springs. “I learned a long time ago that if I hire smart people and let them do their jobs, I…
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RiNo’s Taxi campus fills post-pandemic office needs — with a Zeppelin touch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Mickey Zeppelin broke ground on the original Taxi building in north Denver more than 20 years ago, he burned a pile of cubicles, signaling a new era of office space. When it opened in 2001, in the former Yellow Cab Depot at 3455 Ringsby…
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BlackTravelBox founder wins Denver Startup Week pitch competition
Denver entrepreneur Orion Brown took a huge step toward her company’s next growth stage with a pitch competition victory Wednesday at Denver Startup Week. Brown beat out three other finalists with her pitch to get $300,000 funding for her company BlackTravelBox to move it to the next stages of manufacturing and distribution. The company sells…
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10th annual Denver Startup Week returns live
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just in time for its 10th anniversary, Denver Startup Week begins Monday with a blend of in-person, and remote sessions aimed at connecting Denver’s entrepreneurial community, growing businesses and offering best practices. The 2020 version was fully remote due to the COVID-19 caused shutdown, but…