These Colorado tech companies are gaining their horns and making strides after this past week. This is the Built In Colorado weekly refresh.
Liqid raised $100M. The Series C round brings the company’s total funding to $160 million. The fresh funding will allow Liqid to scale its software that allows data centers to become more efficient. Liqid is planning to double its employee headcount in the future as well. [Built In Colorado]
AgentSync became a unicorn. AgentSync brought in $75 million in venture funding, bringing valuation to $1.2 billion. AgentSync works to accelerate and streamline insurance industry practices, such as onboarding, contracting and compliance practices. AgentSync is also going through a huge hiring campaign. The company’s headcount has more than tripled this year from 35 employees to 114 employees, with plans to reach a headcount of 200 by the end of next year. [Built In Colorado]
COLORADO TECH QUOTE OF THE WEEK
CometChat raised $10M. The $10 million Series A round was led by Signal Peak Ventures. CometChat is a chat platform that can be utilized across apps and websites, but also allows users to contact each other. The funding will allow for more hires out of Colorado ranging from marketing and sales to customer support and product. [Built In Colorado]
Ursa Major raised $85M. The Lafayette and Berthoud-based aerospace startup raised $85 million in Series C funding. Ursa Major develops low-cost and reliable engines for launch and hypersonic applications. The funding will go toward increasing the production and development of liquid propulsion rocket engines. [FinSMEs]
Coloco hosted a virtual farmer’s market. Former Walmart e-commerce buyer Manan Kothari began working on Coloco Harvest in September and officially launched the marketplace last week. The marketplace, which is akin to “the Etsy of farmers’ markets,” highlights local foods and goods made by Coloradans. The website now has 150 products from several Colorado vendors. [Built In Colorado]
Onward gained $4.7M. Onward Delivery closed on a $4.7 million seed funding round. Onward Deliver’s platform works by allowing retailers to place their shipment in a queue that is then matched with a delivery truck heading in the same direction. The funding will help the company build out its sales and engineering teams. [Built In Colorado]
