Despite a quieter week on the Colorado tech front, a handful of Centennial State startups continued to deliver new company developments. Read more to find out what’s next for these companies. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.
Denver ranked no. 12 in a national tech talent report. Real estate company CBRE released its “Scoring Tech Talent” report to find out which U.S. markets have the biggest talent pools, and which are experiencing the most growth. Despite moving down five places from last year’s ranking, the Mile High City saw a 31 percent increase in tech employees over five years ago with 115,000 people employed in the industry last year. Colorado Springs also made its mark as a growing hub for tech talent. [Built In Colorado]
Soona hired a new COO. Formerly CEO of video platform Vimeo, Dae Mellencamp joined soona’s executive team as chief operating officer. She previously served on soona’s advisory board for a few years, and will now take a leadership position overseeing areas that support virtual shoots offered by the digital content creation business. [Denver Business Journal]
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AMP Robotics is conducting a hiring push. The Louisville-based robotics company develops modern solutions for the recycling industry. It just added 65 new team members so far this year and now has an approximate headcount of 150. Next on the agenda for AMP is hiring 75 more people across all departments with a focus on positions in engineering, production and operations. [Built In Colorado]
Sovrn acquired Proper Media. Providing publishers with advertising and analytics tools, the company’s solution works to help them grow their audiences. Based in Boulder, Sovrn announced its acquisition of Proper Media, a platform built to help publishers grow revenue and improve their operations. The deal enables Sovrn to expand its product and service offerings. It’s also currently hiring. [Built In Colorado]
These startups could make the next big thing in Colorado tech. With their sights set on big time growth in the coming years, five early-stage Colorado-based companies are hard at work innovating new solutions for a variety of industries. Featured this quarter are ranch management platform AgriWebb, IoT startup CarePenguin, pet health company ClueJay, healthtech messaging app Serenity Engage and live-streaming platform Zealous. [Built In Colorado]
