Colorado tech roundup: Boulder named No. 2 city for women entrepreneurs, IBM's Watson acquires AlchemyAPI and more

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Boulder named No. 2 city for women-owned businesses

Citing high quality of life for entrepreneurs and a strong economy, NerdWallet ranked Boulder as the No. 2 city in the U.S. for women-owned businesses. NerdWallet ranked the top 100 cities based on the percent of women-owned businesses, as well as the overarching business environment in a given city. NerdWallet reported that 30.2 percent of business owners in Boulder are women. [NerdWallet rates Boulder No. 2 on list of Top 100 'Best Places for Women-owned Biz': InnovatioNews]

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IBM's Watson acquires AlchemyAPI

In a move that will further help IBM's Watson computer understand how humans communicate, the New York-based company acquired Denver's AlchemyAPI, an 18-person firm that develops artifical intelligence software. The price of the acquistion has not been disclosed. AlchemeyAPI intends to remain in Denver. [IBM's Watson makes intelligent acquisition of Denver-based AlchemyAPI: The Denver Post]

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Fast Company taps Colorado companies for most innovative list

Dish Network Corp., based in Douglas County, and Boulder-based startup XOAB, made Fast Company's list of the world's most innovative companies. Though neither cracked the top 50, Dish was recognized in Fast Company's video category, while XOAB, the online sock seller, was included in Fast Company's 10 innovative Kickstarter-backed companies. [A Colorado company you've heard of and one you haven't make Fast Company's most-innovative list: Denver Business Journal]

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Galvanize to support Women Who Code with 24-hour hackathon

All proceeds generated by this year's Galvanize g/Hack 24-hour hacktahon will benefit Women Who Code, Galvanize recently announced. The hackathon will commence on March 25 at 5 p.m., and more than 400 people will participate across four Galvanize campuses. Women Who Code is a nonprofit devoted to assisting women in tech. In 24 hours, participants will be tasked with developing an app, website or software that helps women entrepreneurs. [Galvanize to hold 24-hour gHack hackathon to benefit Women Who Code: InnovatioNews]

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Inversoft announces new early access program

Inversoft, the Denver-based software company that created the CleanSpeak filtering and moderation software product, has unveiled an early access program (EAP) for Gather - The Future of Forum Software. Online communities are a place where people can gather to interact with each other about a topic of common interest. Companies are turning to online communities as a channel to give their customers and prospects an opportunity to interact with each other and the brand. Gather is rebooting online community software with modern technologies.

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