Tech news roundup: Kindara appoints new CEO, EVO3 to launch coding school and more

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Published on Mar. 17, 2016
Tech news roundup: Kindara appoints new CEO, EVO3 to launch coding school and more

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Kindara appoints new CEO

Boulder digital health company announced today they've appointed a new CEO, Denise Franklin. Franklin joins Kindara from her previous role of VP of Revenue at SendGrid. She will assume CEO responsibilities immediately as founder and former CEO, Will Sacks, focuses on a leadership role in product development. [Press release]

 

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EVO3 to launch new coding school in Summit County

Frisco’s recently announced they’ll be launching a coding school as part of their initiative to improve the lives of people in Summit County and to attract more people to the region.The coding school, which begins April 4th with two meetings per week for two hours each meeting, will start with basic HTML and CSS lessons. The school has academic approval from the State of Colorado, and scholarships and interest-free financing will be available. [Built In Colorado]

 

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Boomtown announces latest class

Boulder accelerator Boomtown announced the companies in their latest class this week. The 10 companies are split along two tracks, with six companies joining the internet and mobile track and four joining the healthtech track. The companies will present at Boomtown’s demo day on April 13th. [Boomtown accelerator unveils latest startup class, BizWest]

 

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Adtech community, ADvocate, launches in Denver

In a new partnership between Denver's Epiphany Ai, and The Trade Desk, the three organizations announced the launch of a new adtech community, ADvocate. The collaborative community will focus on adtech and entrepreneurs, in hopes of establishing Colorado as a leader in adtech and addressing industry challenges. [ADvocate, a community for ad tech professionals, launches in Denver, Confluence Denver]

 

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P2Binvestor raises $50M

Denver lending startup announced this week they’ve raised $50 million in loans, having filed the first $5 million with the SEC this week. The company, which gathers funds from accredited lending institutions, then makes smaller loans to startups. With this new loan, P2Binvestor now has the ability to make up to $100 million in loans. [$50M loan gives financial company a boost to help other businesses, BusinessDen]

 

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LogRhythm expanding Boulder presence

Boulder cybersecurity company announced this week they have leased 21,000 square feet in the new complex being constructed at 4740 Pearl Parkway. They will take up the entire third floor of the building, and hope to add 50 employees within the year. [LogRhythm expanding Boulder presence to accommodate growth, BizWest]

 

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Choozle introduces new CRM matching feature

This week, programmatic advertising platform introduced a new CRM matching feature. The feature will allow advertisers to better target audiences by matching CRM data with Choozle’s consumer insights data. [Blog post]

 

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