A handful of Colorado tech companies made newsworthy moves last week. Read on to find out how these startups are growing the state’s tech scene and which ones are hiring new talent to their teams. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.
Assignar raised $20M. Assignar offers a cloud-based platform that helps those in the construction industry manage their field operations. The company closed on a Series B funding round led by Fifth Wall to fuel its growth. It has plans to hire new talent at its Denver office across departments including engineering, design and sales. [Built In Colorado]
Cloud Campaign got $5M. Oregon Venture Fund and Access Venture Partners led the Series A funding round for this Boulder-based startup that caters to the gig economy. Its platform allows users to automate workflow and manage clients. With the fresh cash, Cloud Campaign is looking to add features like marketing tools. It’s also for positions in engineering, marketing and more. [Built In Colorado]
Colorado Tech Quote of the Week
Icon Source pulled in $1.6M. With its AI-powered platform that pairs athletes with the best brand to market themselves, Denver-based Icon Source is expanding into the collegiate market. Its seed funding round will go toward increasing the company’s sales, marketing and development efforts. Icon Source has worked with over 250 brands and 2,000 athletes. [Built In Colorado]
A Bay Area company may move to Denver. Going by the pseudonym “Project Bluebird” for the time being, a foodtech startup from the West Coast is eyeing a potential HQ expansion into Denver. The Colorado Economic Development Commission is offering incentives to the company as it considers Denver to build out its team of engineers, product managers and marketing specialists. [Denver Business Journal]
Charlotte’s Web launched a new kiosk. Paired with in-store CBD-product vending kiosks, the company also provides an interactive monitor to teach people about the products. Charlotte’s Web’s learning software contains information about the science, safety and quality of the company’s hemp-derived CBD products. [Built In Colorado]
