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Denver Pledges to Get Startup Permits in 24 Hours
Denver joined 10 other cities in pledging to streamline the process for starting a new business. The White House is driving the initiative, which they call ‘Startup in a Day.’ [Denver pledges to streamline business permit process for startups, Denver Post]
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Sirvo, the LinkedIn for the service industry, launches in beta
The Denver-based company Sirvo launched in private beta this week. The company hopes to become a centralized marketplace for service industry talent and job openings. [Built In Colorado]
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Secret TV Company Raises $47 million
Layer3 TV, which still will not tell the public what they do, raised big money from investors. The company told the SEC that they had raised $47 million from 10 investors. [Secretive Denver TV tech startup lands big VC investment, Denver Business Journal]
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Another Liqour Delivery App Launched In Denver
Minibar Delivery, a Drizly competitor, launched their service in Denver this week. The service connects liquor stores and their customers via app, allowing stores to deliver their goods to customer’s doors. [Built In Colorado]
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Arrow Electronics to unveil TechrIoT
Arrow Electronics and the Innovation Pavilion are partnering to create an incubator for IoT products. The number of Internet connected devices is expected to quintuple to 25 billion in the next 5 years. [Arrow partners with startup incubator in Centennial, Denver Post]
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Denver job market among best in country for women
Denver is one of only three large cities in the U.S. where the unemployment rate for women is identical to that for men. In 85 percent of U.S. cities women are more likely to be unemployed than men. [Built In Colorado]
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Shopventory is buying Otterology
The Denver-based company Shopventory said that they had purchased Otterology. Otterology makes cloud-based software that tracks and manages retailer’s inventory, while Otterology does something similar on a mobile device. [Shopventory Buys Otterology, Tech Rockies]
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