GeoX Energy Raised $11M, Melio Expands, and More Colorado Tech News

A new HQ is moving to the Centennial State and companies are joining forces to facilitate growth. Find out what else is new from the Colorado tech sector. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.

Written by Ashley Bowden
Published on Jul. 06, 2021
GeoX Energy Raised $11M, Melio Expands, and More Colorado Tech News
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A new HQ is moving to the Centennial State and companies are joining forces to facilitate growth. Find out what else is new from the Colorado tech sector. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.

GeoX Energy got $11MThe Fort Collins-based geothermal startup announced the investment from energy tech company Nabors. GeoX is currently building a 50 MWn supercritical geothermal pilot project slated for completion next year. Its goal is to commercialize installment tech for supercritical geothermal power stations across the globe. [PR Newswire]

Inspirato to go public via SPACHaving built hundreds of luxury vacation homes and five-star hotels, the company is looking to further its growth by entering the public sector. It’s merging with Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp. in a deal set to close in Q4 this year. The transaction will value the company at $1.1 billion, and it plans to trade under the ticker symbol “ISPO.” [Built In Colorado]

Colorado Tech Quote of the Week

“Colorado brings a vibrant small business ecosystem, strong talent pool and strategic geographic benefits that will enable Melio to better connect with our growing user base across the U.S. This new office in Colorado, along with our continued expansion in New York, will help Melio on its mission to keep small businesses in business and provide our users with free, simple and secure payment solutions.” —Matan Bar, CEO and co-founder of Melio

Melio opened a Denver HQThe fintech company develops software that helps SMBs efficiently transfer and receive payments. After deciding between Arizona, Nevada and Texas, Melio settled on Colorado to establish its new headquarters. It’s aiming to bring 250 jobs to the state and is actively hiring across customer success and experience, sales and more. [Built In Colorado]

Veritone teamed up with ABGDeveloper of AI operating system aiWARE, Denver-based Veritone announced a new partnership with marketing and entertainment company Authentic Brands Group. The arrangement allows Veritone to leverage its AI tech to monetize the expansive Sports Illustrated video archive. [Business Wire]

Bonusly exceeds $1M in donationsThe sum is the result of 2,000 companies across the globe making donations to charities through the company’s reward catalog product. Some of the causes Bonusly users have contributed to include Lebanese Red Cross - Beirut Disaster Relief, Give India and Asian Americans Advancing Justice. [Bonusly]

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