Colorado remains full of potential for new developments in the tech industry. Learn which companies are undergoing growth. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.
Guild Education is partnering with 2U. Upon joining forces with education software company 2U, Denver-based Guild will be able to provide its employer partners with increased access to online short courses, boot camps and degrees from 2U’s portfolio. For Guild, the move will help further its goal of making higher ed more affordable and help workers advance their education. [EdSurge]
Founder Institute co-founder on how to launch your Denver startup. Denver resident Jonathan Greechan co-founded The Founder Institute, a pre-seed startup accelerator. In a new megathread published through Built In’s Expert Contributor Network, Greechan explained how founders can go about finding talent, securing funding and learning from mentors in the Mile High City, and offered his perspective on what makes Denver’s tech scene so special. [Built In Colorado]
Colorado Tech Quote of the Week
Pocket Outdoor Media got $150M. As it continues to endorse leading active lifestyles, the company also rebranded under the new name Outside. After securing funding from Sequoia Heritage and others, the Boulder-based digital media company acquired five new partners and plans to fuel investments in its audience, technology and product development. [Built In Colorado]
Strive Health reflects on a year of growth. Based out of Denver, this healthtech startup specializes in kidney care and experienced “rapid” growth last year. The company uses machine learning tech to help patients in the early stages of kidney disease. Strive largely grew its previous headcount of 30, employing over 200 staffers to date, as well as expanded its services into six states. [Denver Business Journal]
