Techstars' companies keep raising capital
released a list of alums that have recently raised venture funding, including two Boulder grads. AdHawk recently raised $1.4 million, while Revolar pulled in a $3 million seed round late last year. An impressive 90 percent of Techstars' alums are still active or acquired, with over $2 billion raised between them. [Funding and M&A Activity Across the Techstars Ecosystem, Techstars]
Colorado’s most Googled job title is…
The most Googled job title in the state of Colorado is ‘account manager.’ Colorado job seekers are, apparently, nowhere near as creative as their counterparts in other states. Californians search for the job Lion Tamer, Missourians want to be Tornado Chasers, and Oregonians dream of being Urban Farmers. No surprises there. [What job title do Coloradans Google Most?, Denver Business Journal]
Dizzion is moving downtown
Coming off a strong 2015, Denver-based
announced they would be relocating their headquarters to the 26th floor of the Dominion Towers in downtown Denver. The company will also open a new office in San Antonio, and plans on offering new services in the near future. Dizzion raised a $3.9 million Series A round in early 2015. [Dizzion Expanding to Accommodate Record Growth, Press Release]
Robots and Pencils released new hosting platform for Slack bots
A Castle Rock-based team from
launched a hosting platform for managing Slack bots. The new platform, called Beep Boop, is aimed at developers who want to develop, create and distribute Slack applications. [Beep Boop promises to make hosting Slack bots ridiculously simple, Press Release]
Photobucket CEO and other execs leave
Denver-based
is losing several top executives. The company’s CEO and a couple of other top executives have decided to leave the company. Apparently the company’s CEO went on to join a Seattle-based 3D printer company called Glowforge. [Denver’s Photobucket replaces CEO and other top executives, Denver Post]
Galvanize raises $3M
Denver-based Galvanize raised $3 million in funding from the Colorado Impact Fund. The company says the money is going to be used to further product development and expansion. [Galvanize raises $3 million in venture from Colorado fund, Denver Post]
Commerce Sync raises $2.5M
Denver-based
raised a $2.5 million Series A round. First Data Ventures, Intel Capital, Meritage Funds, Camp One Ventures, Augury Capital Partners and Service Provider Capital participated in the round. The company says that they will use the funds to expand their team and enhance the functionality of their product. [Press Release]
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