Ibotta teams up with the Broncos today to give Coloradans free beer
To celebrate the first Broncos home game of the regular season, Denver startup Ibotta is partnering with the team to give Coloradans free beer today. Through the Ibotta app, users will earn rebates with the purchase of Bud Light at bars and restaurants, liquor stores and at the game itself. [Blog post]
EFCO rebrands to Pledge 1% Colorado
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado announced today they’ve rebranded to Pledge 1% Colorado. The organization, a program of The Community Foundation, invites entrepreneurs to pledge founder equity, employee time, and company product, in addition to early-stage company equity and annual profit. With the new program structure, members will choose the nonprofit they wish to support. [Blog post]
GoSpotCheck closes $16.5M Series B
Denver-based GoSpotCheck announced this week they’ve closed a $16.5 million Series B in a round led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Point Nine Capital. The company plans to use the funds to expand their product, grow their team and to move into a new 16,000 foot office next to their current space in Downtown Denver. [Built In Colorado]
Dizzion raises $6.4M in new Series A1
Cloud-hosted desktop provider Dizzion raised a $6.4 million Series A1 as it looks to add staff and expand its desktop delivery capabilities. The company has capitalized on the growth of remote workers and cloud computing across industries. The round was led by previous investors Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners, with with Point B Capital and Correlation Ventures also participating in the round. [Built In Colorado]
Colorado accelerators win $50K in SBA competition
Three Colorado accelerators won $50,000 in funding from the Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation in a competition designed to raise awareness of funding challenges among entrepreneurs. Fort Collins’ Innosphere, Boulder’s MergeLane and Durango’s Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs were among 68 national winners. [Denver Business Journal]
Turing to offer scholarships to displaced ITT students and employees
In the wake of the sudden closure of ITT Tech, Denver’s Turing School of Software and Design has announced they will offer scholarships to displaced students and employees from ITT. For their final class of 2016 and each of their seven 2017 classes, Turing will offer two $5,000 scholarships per class to former ITT students and employees to offset the school’s $20,000 tuition. Students and employees must have been enrolled in or working at ITT during the 2016 calendar year to qualify. [Blog post]
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