Last week, most of the tech industry was focused on recovering funds from Silicon Valley Bank, but several companies still found time to announce acquisitions or launch new products. Catch up on the latest Colorado tech news you might have missed last week. This is the Built In Colorado Weekly Refresh.
Tech companies banded together during the SVB collapse. Tech companies in Colorado and across the country were impacted by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week. As founders and entrepreneurs tried to access their funds held by SVB, several tech companies, venture capital firms and accelerator programs came together to support each other by offering financial assistance. Read up on SVB and how the tech industry was affected in the link above. [Built In]
Voyager Space acquired ZIN Technologies. Voyager Space is an aerospace company based in Denver developing a free-flying space station called Starlab. The company is looking to launch Starlab in 2028, and it recently acquired ZIN Technologies to help with that effort. ZIN has worked with NASA for over 40 years and specializes in design and engineering. [Built In Colorado]
Colorado Tech Quote of the Week
“SAFe has become the world standard for enterprises to achieve business agility at scale. We take this responsibility seriously, continually investing in evolving SAFe to support and enable the latest technology and business trends. These new releases represent a significant advance in how enterprises integrate SAFe practices in day-to-day work, make the change stick and achieve the benefits of true business agility.” — Chris James, CEO of Scaled Agile
Scaled Agile launched new products. Scaled Agile provides courses, toolkits and learning opportunities for companies to adapt agile frameworks. The Boulder-based company recently launched two new products, SAFe 6.0 and SAFe Studio. Scaled Agile said the new products will help clients implement frameworks to attract new talent, build better products, improve productivity and much more. [Cision]
Tech companies opened new offices in Colorado. So far this year, at least four tech brands have opened new offices in the Centennial. They include monday.com, Kickstart Fund, Veolia Nuclear Solutions and Amprius Technologies. Learn about what these companies do and their plans for growth in our 2023 Colorado office roundup. [Built In Colorado]
