Datavail Corp raises $47M in new funding
The Broomfield-based Datavail Corp raised $47 million in new funding from Catalyst Investors, Tahosa Capital and Lumerity Capital. Datavail was founded in 2008 after being spun off from Stratavia when it was acquired by Hewlett Packard. [Tech company lands $47 million funding round for major growth, Denver Business Journal]
Foundry Group hires Lindel Eakman, veteran VC
The
has hired Lindel Eakman. Eakman has been the head of UTIMCO’s private equity group for the last 13 years. Back in 2007 Eakman was the largest investor in the Foundry Group’s first fund, investing 20 percent of the total. [Foundry Group Next, Feld Thoughts]
Massage on demand company launches in Denver
New York-based Zeel, a massage-on-demand company, launched in Denver this week. The company offers all sorts of massages (think Swedish, deep tissue, prenatal, sports, etc.) at the click of a button in an app. After you book, someone will show up in as little as an hour. We live in truly remarkable times. [Zeel Massage On Demand Arrives In Denver And Washington D.C., TheStreet]
Fastly chooses Denver as new home
San Francisco-based
opened a new office in Denver. The new office is the company’s fifth, and currently employs eight people. The company plans on doubling their local team in the near future. [Fastly Expands Globally to Support Rapid CDN Growth, Fastly]
Denver-based Tech Inc Solutions eyes Ft. Collins office
Tech Inc Solutions is planning on opening a new office in Ft. Collins next year. The company hopes that having a physical presence in the city will help them better work with businesses in the area. The office will open with two or three employees, and scale as necessary. [Tech Inc Solutions plans Fort Collins office, BizWest]
Techstars opens an accelerator in Atlanta
is continuing its expansion spree, announcing early this week they are opening an accelerator in Atlanta. The new accelerator will be in partnership with Cox Enterprises, and focuses on serving the startup community in the Southeastern United States. [Boulder’s Techstars continues expansion with Atlanta program, Times-Call]
Congo.io is rebranding as Lawbooth
Boulder-based
is officially now called Lawbooth. Their original name was supposed to be a play on ‘Consulting on the Go,’ but found that the URL Congo.com would cost them $750,000. Lawbooth.com was a comparative steal at $1,780. [No contest: Congo.io changes name to Lawbooth, BizWest]
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