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Actuator program developed to help young companies get bought
The incubator Innosphere is partnering with Covalency, a group of tech executives. The partnership will create a new program called Actuator, which will help young companies get bought. Only a small number of vetted companies will take part in the new program. [Innosphere and Covalency roll out Actuator program to help early-stage companies find fast exits, Innovation News]
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eBags moving customer service team home
Ebags is moving their customer service team back to Denver. For the last 5 years the company has been utilizing the services of a staffing firm in Illinois. Ebags says it found that in-house employees performed better than contract workers. [eBags moving customer service team back to Denver, Denver Post]
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On the road to creating a healthier population, Welltok buys a computer-learning firm
Denver-based Welltok, the makers of the CafeWell Health Optimization Platform, acquired Massachusetts-based Predilytics. The acquisition will allow Welltok to add more complex analytics to its platform. [Built In Colorado]
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More Colorado cities get 1 gigabit Internet
CenturyLink’s 1 gigabit-per-second Internet service is now available in Aurora, Boulder and Fort Collins. The service had only been available in certain business districts in Denver and Colorado Springs. No word on how much it costs. [CenturyLink rolls out gigabit-speed Internet to more Colorado cities, Biz Journals]
[ibimage==33941==Large==none==self==ibimage_align-center]Galvanize poaches the Governor’s lawyer
Galvanize hired Stephanie Donner, who had been working as Governor Hickenlooper’s chief legal counsel. She will start at Galvanize in July and handle the company’s legal needs as pertains to future growth. [Galvanize hires Gov’s legal counsel Stephanie Donner, Denver Post]
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Liqid announces large funding round, won’t say what it’s up to
The stealth startup Liqid announced a $5.7 million seed round – and nothing else. The company sent out a press release saying it had raised the money, but would not speculate as to what they were doing with it. This article speculates the company is probably doing something involving data storage. [Stealth Startup Liqid Announces $5.7M Seed Round, Not Much Else, Xconomy]
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