EzCater opens Denver office with plans to expand the team
EzCater, a Boston-based company that connects businesses to caterers, announced Tuesday that it will open an office in Denver. The move is meant to support the company’s continual growth, with the Denver location primarily housing the ezCater customer service team. This move marks the first time ezCater has opened an office outside of its Boston headquarters. The company has plans to hire 100 new Denver-based employees — and up to 250 new employees by year’s end. [Built In Colorado]
Boulder-based Misty Robotics announces the Misty II personal robot
As part of their plan to one day have a robot in every office and home, Misty Robotics announced on Wednesday that it has launched a 30-day crowdfunding campaign for the Misty II. The new robot aims to be easy for non-technical owners to program. Misty Robotics is a personal robot company that creates robots for developers, entrepreneurs and students. The robots will be available at multiple backer levels and begin shipping by December. [Press release]
Colorado comes in fourth on Amazon’s most entrepreneurial states list
In the midst of its search for a second headquarters, e-commerce giant Amazon released its ranking of the top ten most entrepreneurial states on Tuesday. Colorado cracked the the top five, coming in at number four on the list. The list is based on the most small and medium-sized businesses per capita selling on Amazon. In 2017, more than 300,000 small and medium-sized businesses based in the U.S. started selling through Amazon, the company said in a statement. [Press release] [InnovatioNews]
Techtonic Group apprenticeship program raises $2M in funding
Denver-based Techtonic Group, a software development services firm, has raised $2 million in its first round of funding for its apprenticeship program. The program aims to close the skill and equity gap in high-tech fields as a response to high demand for software development jobs in the U.S. This round of funding was led by University Ventures, with participation from Zoma Capital. [Press release]
MindHome taps Alan Banta as its new chief technology officer
MindHome, a Boulder-based smart home systems software company, has named Alan Banta chief technology officer. Banta brings 20 years of experience to MindHome. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s technology strategy. Prior to this move Banta was the chief operating officer for HAUS. [BizWest]
