From gender-affirming healthcare to transparent and ethical food supply chains, Colorado startups are using technology to create a better world. Catch up on all the local tech news you may have missed last week with the Built In Colorado Weekly Refresh.
Plume raised $24M. Plume is a virtual healthcare platform that provides gender-affirming care for the transgender community. This Series B round, which follows a $14 million Series A round from last year, will be used to expand coverage nationwide and provide virtual primary care services. [PR Newswire]
Lumachain gained $19.5M. Co-headquartered in Denver and Australia, Lumachain has developed computer vision AI technology that provides visibility into the supply chain of meat and food processing operations. The company, which just established its U.S. headquarters in Denver, expects to increase its U.S. team to about 30 people over the next year. Lumachain founder and CEO Jamila Gordon will move from Australia to Denver as the company scales its U.S. team. [GlobeNewswire]
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Gritly was featured in Built In’s Future 5 series. Gritly founder and CEO David Lopez originally envisioned Gritly as a tech sales bootcamp, but he has since transitioned the website into a portal that hosts bootcamps and edtech programs that provide role-specific training for everything from software engineering to technical recruiting. Gritly also provides student achievement data to companies that pay to post jobs and recruit candidates on the website. [Built In Colorado]
Automox named a new CEO. Automox, a cloud-based cybersecurity and IT operations platform, announced that it appointed Tim Lucas as its new CEO. Lucas, who joined the Boulder startup in June, most recently served as group vice president at Solar Winds. As CEO, Lucas will replace founder and CEO Jay Prassl, who led the company for more than six years. [GlobeNewswire]
