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Tech Startup — Maybell Quantum and The Next Generation of Quantum Computing

Maybell Quantum Denver FOUNDED: 2021  WEBSITE: www.maybellquantum.com INITIAL LIGHTBULB Co-founder and CEO Corban Tillemann-Dick spent a decade with Boston Consulting Group before he launched Maybell Quantum. The gig encompassed quantum computing — the emerging technology that could make the status quo look like an abacus — and [...]

Healthcare & Wellness

The Future of Colorado Dental Care Lies in Digital Transformation

The dental benefits landscape stands to gain significantly from digital transformation, particularly in Colorado where access to dental healthcare is alarmingly low across certain patient populations. Presently, 1.3 million Coloradans — that’s a little over one-fourth of the state’s population — lack access to dental insuranc[...]

Top Companies

Top Company 2022: Startups

The outpouring of applications for this year’s Top Company awards is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of enterprises that do business in the state. Applications for the 35th annual awards numbered in the hundreds, and it was particularly encouraging to see so many companies rebounding from two years of COVID restricti[...]

Top Companies

Top Company 2022: Technology, Software & Telecommunications

The outpouring of applications for this year’s Top Company awards is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of enterprises that do business in the state. Applications for the 35th annual awards numbered in the hundreds, and it was particularly encouraging to see so many companies rebounding from two years of COVID restricti[...]

GenXYZ

GenXYZ 2022 Finalists: (21-25)

This year’s Top 25 Young Professionals vary in their backgrounds and their professional pursuits – they’re leaders in banking, real estate, nonprofits, law, entrepreneurship and architecture, to name just a few.  Some are lifelong Coloradans who couldn’t conceive of living anywhere else; others are transplants from the East[...]

Finance

Denver Ranks 10th in Fastest-Growing Startup Cities List 

Venture capital firms have tightened their purse strings this year as inflation rises and fears of a recession loom large. U.S. companies received $58.7 billion in funding in the second quarter of 2022, a 20.8% year-over-year decrease. And that trend was particularly pronounced in traditional startup hubs such as San Francisco, New Y[...]

Companies

Colorado Companies to Watch 2022: Makers and Suppliers

Since 2009, the Colorado Companies to Watch program has sought to recognize second-stage enterprises from around the state. These companies often fly under the radar of awards programs of this type, yet they play an enormous role in fueling Colorado’s economy.  From an economic-development perspective, the importance of recognizi[...]

Companies to Watch

Colorado Companies to Watch 2022: Communicators & Educators 

Since 2009, the Colorado Companies to Watch program has sought to recognize second-stage enterprises from around the state. These companies often fly under the radar of awards programs of this type, yet they play an enormous role in fueling Colorado’s economy.  From an economic-development perspective, the importance of recognizi[...]

Companies to Watch

Colorado Companies to Watch 2022: The Fixers 

Since 2009, the Colorado Companies to Watch program has sought to recognize second-stage enterprises from around the state. These companies often fly under the radar of awards programs of this type, yet they play an enormous role in fueling Colorado’s economy.  From an economic-development perspective, the importance of recognizi[...]

Companies to Watch

Colorado Companies to Watch 2022: The Techies 

Since 2009, the Colorado Companies to Watch program has sought to recognize second-stage enterprises from around the state. These companies often fly under the radar of awards programs of this type, yet they play an enormous role in fueling Colorado’s economy.  From an economic-development perspective, the importance of recognizi[...]

Economy/Politics

Keeping Colorado Competitive  

It takes a constant and coordinated effort to steady and direct the country’s economic future. And as the US remains a global leader in innovation, investments, and creativity, states like Colorado have proven fertile ground for national companies to invest, and homegrown startups to grow. But it’s no secret that we face continue[...]

Industry Trends

Colorado Agtech Hits Critical Mass

A third-generation Colorado farmer, Marc Arnusch grows barley and other grains on 2,200 acres in the Prospect Valley east of Keenesburg.  His son, Brett, joined Marc Arnusch Farms after he graduated from Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences in 2018. “We didn’t know if he’d come back to the farm or no[...]

Industry Trends

Robots Tapped as Companions for Seniors

Robots have been used in the manufacturing sector for decades, but now they’re poised to enter the health-care industry as a kind of super-human social worker. DreamFace Technologies LLC, a Denver-based startup, is paving the way with what’s called socially assistive robotics to improve the wellbeing of senior citizens. The com[...]

Tech

Startup Colorado Announces West Slope Startup Line Up

West Slope Startup Week has announced its 2022 event line up with more than 45 virtual and in-person educational and networking events happening July 11-15th.  Participation is completely free for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creatives interested in attending, thanks to support from regional sponsors. Virtual Workshops[...]

Industry Trends

What Makes Denver a Great Place to Start a Business?

It’s no secret — Denver is one of the hottest cities in the nation for startups. For Denver startups, 2021 was a banner year with a record $4.3 billion invested in 267 deals — a massive increase of just under 170% compared to 2020. The industries that drew the most investment were: artificial intelligence, healthcare technolog[...]

Companies

Denver’s interviewIA Drives Interviews with Data

Initial Lightbulb: Founder and CEO Joe Thurman has seen the pain points involved with job interviews firsthand. Through his 15-year career in human resources, Thurman came to realize the interviewing process was fundamentally broken at most companies. “This largely unmanaged yet expensive process that is interviewing is where w[...]

Industry Trends

Fintech on the Rise

Colorado’s fintech footprint is getting bigger, with numerous companies launching and opening satellite offices in the state in the last few years. Industry observers see a burgeoning sector rooted in Denver but extending in both directions on the Front Range and beyond. Colorado has three cities — Denver (#9), Boulder (#20), an[...]

Industry Trends

A Group Approach to Leadership that Mobilizes

Good leaders are organizational architects — because they know how to organize and mobilize followers so that their energies are focused on the strategic mission — as explained by James G. Clawson, an Associate Professor at the Darden Graduate School of Business. Leaders, today more than ever, are using a group approach to socia[...]

Industry Trends

Effective Electronic Leadership in a New Future

Executives have encompassed a new norm this past year. They learned how to manage a hybrid team, with perhaps some at headquarters, and the rest of staff and followers working remotely. This new era of technology and workspaces has increased the communication between leaders and followers. Leaving out this important milestone — w[...]

Industry Trends

Tech Startup: BioIntelliSense

Where: Golden Website: www.biointellisense.com Founded: 2018 Initial Lightbulb:  A cardiothoracic surgeon turned entrepreneur, Dr. James Mault got involved in medical technology startups that were acquired by Microsoft and Qualcomm in the last 15 years.  [caption id="attachment_114159" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Dr. James M[...]