Edition 14: June 2024 Startup Events and News In Colorado
Community fueled resource for Colorado's startup ecosystem.
Thank you for your continued support of this newsletter. We are looking forward to a fun summer with our favorite startup ecosystem!
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JUNE EVENTS
Conscious Entrepreneur Summit - The only in-person event that is 100% dedicated to the well-being of ambitious entrepreneurs. Keynote speakers include best selling author of Daily Stoic Ryan Holiday and Host of the Ted Tech Talk Podcast, Sherrell Dorsey. 300 executives, leaders and entrepreneurs and the CU Glen Miller Ballroom who care about ‘scaling business without sacrificing themselves' aka deep, authentic discussions around mental health, wellbeing, raising money from values aligned investors, building resilient teams, finding your purpose, building profitable and happy teams, and so much more
Use code "MATCHSTICK" for 100.00 offWhen: June 4th, 8am
Where: Boulder, Co
Who should attend: Ambitious Entrepreneurs
Contributed by Dave at Technical Integrity
Techstars Boulder 20th Demo Day @ The Boulder Theater - Last chance to RSVP for the 20th Techstars Boulder Demo Day on June 6th! Join us for this massive community celebration featuring the 12 companies in the 2024 cohort.
Event will include:
- 12 awesome company pitches
- Opening remarks by Governor Jared Polis
- Featured alumni speakers: Liz Giorgi (CEO @ soona) and Isaac Saldana (Co-founder @ SendGrid
- Post-Demo Day celebration & networking!
We hope to see you there!When: June 6th, 5pm
Where: Boulder Theater
Who should attend: All are welcome!
Contributed by Kallie at Techstars
Angel Investing 501 - Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years and over $250,000 to learn effective investment strategies on their own. The program offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals. Visit https://www.rockiesventureclub.org/angel-investing-501 to learn more.
When: June 7th, 10am
Where: RVC Headquarters (Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO)
Who should attend: Angel Investors & Aspiring Investors
Contributed by Adam at Rockies Venture Club
Startup Variety Show - Please join us on Tuesday, June 18 at Colorado Law for the Startup Variety Show. The Variety Show ranks among the best ways to engage with Colorado’s Front Range entrepreneurial community. Now in its second year, Variety Show stitches together the startup scene, CU Boulder, innovators from the Federal Labs, as well as technologists from incumbent technology companies.
When: June 18th, 5pm
Where: Wolf Law, CU Boulder Campus
Who should attend: Startups, investors, students, anyone from the entrepreneurial community!
Contributed by Christine at Colorado University
Boulder AI Builders Meetup - Come meet the people building interesting products with AI in Boulder.
When: June 19th, 5pm
Where: Kiln, Boulder, CO
Who should attend: Anyone involved in or interested in the AI builder space
Contributed by Natty at Matchstick Ventures
Welcome to Boulder - Once a month, we welcome anyone new to the Boulder tech and startup scene, in person. We'll answer your questions, direct you to the right resources, and help make introductions where appropriate. Plus you'll meet other community members and individuals new to Boulder, yay new friends!Please RSVP so we know who to expect - and feel free to come every month as you get more integrated, you can help the next new person feel welcome.
When: June 21st, 4pm
Where: Masas Boulder
Who should attend: Anyone new to the tech scene in Boulder and Denver
Contributed by Nicole Glaros
Startup Hike - Startup Hikes is a series designed to help you meet and get to know other local startup founders, operators, investors, and community members. Whether you’ve been in Colorado forever or just moved here, see some familiar faces and meet new ones.
When: June 21st, 9am
Where: Mount Sanitas
Who should attend: Anyone in the Startup Community or the Startup curious!
Contributed by Micah at Colorado Startups
Colorado Startups Happy Hour in Denver - Celebrate your hard work and the end of the month at the Startup Happy Hour with the Colorado Startups community. Join other ambitious entrepreneurs, investors, and community members in our state's thriving startup ecosystem for a lively and fun event.
When: June 28th, 4pm
Where: Whiskey Row, 1946 Market Street, Denver, CO
Who should attend: All Startup Community folks welcome - operators, CEOs/Founders, investors, service providers, students, etc.!
Contributed by Micah at Colorado Startups
NEWS & RESOURCES
Wanted: entrepreneurs ready to launch startups based on CU Boulder innovations- Now in its second year, the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator, offered by Venture Partners at CU Boulder, matches business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions created within its walls and provides funding for those ventures. The application for entrepreneurs is now open for the 2024 cohort.
Contributed by Daniel at Colorado University
Seed Crust: State of the seed stage startup funding market Q1 2024 - Most startups at Seed are circling around, unable to break through to Series A. We call this the Seed Crust.
📩 Download the report to understand the current state of the Seed venture market:
* The market forces driving this
* What it will take for this to change
* The paths forward for founders stuck
Contributed by Daniel at Colorado University
Stay up to date on startup events and connect + collaborate with the Colorado startup community online! - We're excited to partner with Colorado Startups to promote community events and resources - see substack submitted events and more on the Colorado Startups Events calendar: coloradostartups.org/event-calendar and join the community conversation via their online groups (LinkedIn, Slack, and Facebook): https://coloradostartups.org/overview!