Boomtown teams up with Permanente for health-tech accelerator
The Boulder-based startup accelerator Boomtown is partnering up with Permanente Medical Group to create a health-tech accelerator. This 12-week program will accept between 10 and 12 startups next year. [Boomtown teams with medical group for ‘health-tech’ accelerator program, BizWest]
Rockies Venture Club launches a ‘Hyperaccelerator’ program
The Rockies Venture Club is launching a super-accelerated accelerator program. Unlike traditional programs, which take as long as four months, this program will take as little as one week and does not require a company to give up equity. [RVC announces launch of Hyperaccelerator program, Innovation News]
ProtectWise raises $20M round
Denver-based ProtectWise raised a $20 million Series B round, raising the company’s total venture capital to $37 million. The most recent round was led by Tola Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Trinity Ventures, Paladin Capital Group and Arsenal Partners. [Built In Colorado]
30% of Outside’s top places to work are in Colorado
Colorado companies took a huge number of Outside magazine’s top places to work, including the number one spot. Unsurprisingly, Colorado companies always feature prominently in the rankings, and last year took 28 of the top spots. [30 of Outside’s 100 best places to work are in Colorado; Denver company is No. 1, Denver Business Journal]
Report ranks Denver and Boulder as top emerging tech centers
A new report ranks Denver as the number 4 and Boulder as the number 6 best positioned cities to become tech’s new hotspot. Frustratingly, San Francisco took the number 1 spot, Washington D.C. number 2, New York number 3, and Chicago number 5. [Denver, Boulder rank high as emerging tech centers, says report, Denver Business Journal]
