MycoTechnology raised $39M. The mushroom fermentation platform wants to help replace fats, salt and sugar with mushrooms to promote healthy eating. Greenleaf Foods, SPC, S2G Ventures and Evolution Partners led the Series D. [Built In Colorado]
Matchstick Ventures committed to investing in black founders. According to research, only 1 percent of VC-funded founders are black. Its plan includes investing more money into black entrepreneurs and adding more black people to the companies they’re involved with. [Built In Colorado]
Denver Startup Week to require diversity on all panels. The event, scheduled for September 14-18, stipulates that every panel must include “gender and/or race/ethnicity diversity with regard to its organization, participation and/or content.” [Built In Colorado]
Flatfile gained $7.6M. Using AI-assisted, self-service data imports, it helps streamline the process of customer onboarding. Two Sigma Ventures led the funding round. [Built In Colorado]
Greater Colorado Venture Fund launched virtual pitch series. Rural Colorado startups outside of the Fort Collins through Colorado Springs urban corridor have until June 30 to apply. The fund will invest up to $250,000 in the winning companies. [PRNewswire]
