acquires Silverlink, secures $45 million in new funding
Denver-based Welltok secured $45 million in new funding from Georgian Partners, EDBI and Flare Capital. The company also announced they were acquiring Silverlink, a leader in proactive engagement technology. The details of that deal were not disclosed. [Health-gamification’s Welltok scores another $45 million, makes acquisition, Denver Post]
announces $6 million in new funding
Denver-based CommercialTribe announced $6 million in new funding from Boulder Ventures, Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners. The new funding will be used to help CommercialTribe continue to expand their platform. [CommercialTribe Secures $6 Million, MarketWire]
BluFlux announces CTIA certification
Louisville-based BluFlux has been certified as a CTIA Authorized Test Laboratory. That makes BluFlux the only CTIA authorized tester for over-the-air performance of wireless devices in the Rocky Mountain region, and only one of 11 in the country. Basically, that means that getting your IoT device to work just got a lot easier. [BluFlux Earns Rigorous CTIA Certification, PR Newswire]
3 Colorado companies remain in race to Richard Branson’s island lair
Three of the Extreme Tech Challenge’s 10 finalists are Colorado companies.
, Sphero and will pitch Richard Branson live on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The winner will then be invited to Branson’s private island. [Built In Colorado]
Colorado’s gets a crowdfunding for equity site
Invest Local, a crowdfunding site for businesses looking for investors, is officially operating. The site operates similarly to sites like Kickstarter, only investors receive equity for their contributions. Sites like these only became legal earlier this year. [First Colorado equity crowdfunding website up and running, Denver Business Journals]
Younity raises $8M
The cloud services company
raised an $8 million Series A. The round was led by Marker LLC, with participation from Draper Associates and PROfounders Capital, and brings the company’s total funding to $11.25 million. Younity is based in San Diego with offices in Boulder. [Younity snags $8 mL in Marker-led round, PE Hub]
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