Boulder Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBoulder · Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as Boulder Ventures, Observatory Capital · BVIM, LLC
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Investment thesis
Boulder Ventures backs information technology and biotechnology companies concentrated in Colorado and the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region. Across its family of funds (Boulder Ventures I through VIII), the firm has invested in 61 companies, achieving 28 exits and 10 IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through Boulder Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 51 of 94 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×19SaaS ×16Biotech ×15AI & Machine Learning ×14Healthtech ×13Cloud Computing ×7Digital Health ×7Medical Devices ×6
HQs:United States×42
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×23 founders×2
Investments · 94 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 32018 · 12016 · 22015 · 42014 · 219 dated
miRagen Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies and other engineered protein therapeutics targeting specific receptors (IGF-1R, FcRn, and TSHR) for autoimmune and rare diseases including thyroid eye disease, Graves' disease, and various autoimmune conditions.
BiotechBoulder, US
William S. Marshall(Executive Officer, Director)Jason A. Leverone(Executive Officer)inDavid Rodman(Executive Officer)Stephen Mahoney(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)Thomas Beetham(Chief Operating Officer)inRadhika Tripuraneni(Chief Medical Officer)in
Board seatKyle Lefkoff· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBrace PharmaMC Healthcare VenturesAtlas VentureHeartlandRemeditex Ventures
Cogent Communications is a facilities-based Internet Service Provider operating a multinational network across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Dave Schaeffer(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Norwest Venture PartnersOak Investment Partners
Edgewise Therapeutics discovers and develops small molecule medicines targeting muscle proteins to treat neuromuscular and cardiac diseases, including sevasemten for muscular dystrophies and EDG-7500 for cardiomyopathy, leveraging a proprietary drug discovery platform based on muscle physiology and high-throughput functional assays.
BiotechDigital HealthBoulder, US
Kevin Koch(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan Russell(Director)inBadreddin Edris(Director and Co-Founder)inKenneth Harrison(Director)
BoardPeter Thompson(Director)inJonathan Root(Director)in
Co-investorsForesite CapitalOrbiMedUS Venture PartnersDeerfield Management CompanyNovo Holdings
Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing lorundrostat, a treatment targeting dysregulated aldosterone.
BiotechHealthtechRadnor, US
Eric Warren(Chief Commercial Officer)inAlex Gold(Chief Medical Officer)inAdam Levy(Executive Officer)Alexander Asam(Director)
BoardBrian Taylor Slingsby(Founder & former CEO / Board Director)Olivier Litzka(Director)in
Co-investorsAndera PartnersSamsara BioCapitalSR One Capital ManagementYsios CapitalAdams Street PartnersCatalys Pacific+1 more
OnKure Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing PI3Kα pan-mutant selective inhibitor medicines for the treatment of breast cancer and vascular anomalies.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoulder, US
Jason Leverone(Executive Officer)inSamuel Agresta(Executive Officer)inDylan Hartley(Executive Officer)inWendy Johnson(Executive Officer)Nicholas A. Saccomano(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)
BoardIsaac Manke(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyRiverVest Venture PartnersAbingworthACORN BIOVENTURESNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Novo Holdings
Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder & CEO)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakorAndreessen Horowitz+52 more
Opanga Networks develops machine learning-powered software solutions for telecommunications network operators to optimize capital and operating expenses while improving performance.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Mary Dougherty(Executive Officer)Cole Brodman(CEO)Michael Targett(Executive Officer)William Michael Targett(Secretary)Artur Seidel(COO)inJohn Burnette(CTO, GM Americas & Australasia)in
Board seatKishen Mangat· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsTrilogy Equity PartnersGrayhawk Capital
Synaptic helps enterprise leaders and government agencies adopt and scale artificial intelligence in their business processes through consulting, industry-specific agents, and delivery tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Tom H. Boosinger III(Founder & Chairman)inBill Karpovich(CEO)in
Co-investorsBloomberg Beta
HealthtechBoulder, US
Jason Myers(Executive Officer, Director)Christian LaPointe(Executive Officer)
BoardPaul Manning(Director)in
Board seatKyle Lefkoff· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCrawley VenturesLongwood FundPBM Capital
Black Bear Energy provides commercial solar and energy procurement and project management services for real estate portfolio owners.
CleantechEnergyPropTechBoulder, US
Andrew Torbin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHerv? Touati(Director)
Board seatKyle Lefkoff· per SEC Form D
CommercialTribe is a Denver-based enterprise SaaS company offering video-based sales training and certification software.
Denver, US
Paul J. Ironside(Executive Officer, Director)inNathan Smalley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Medicino(Director)Joseph R. Zell(Director)John Steward(Director)
Board seatKyle Lefkoff· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersCrawley VenturesAccess VenturesFirstMile VenturesGrotech Ventures
Datavail provides managed database administration, applications support, business intelligence, and process automation services for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBroomfield, US
Andrew Evans(Executive Officer)inMark Perlstein(Executive Officer, Director)David Boyle(Executive Officer)in
BoardJack Tankersley(Director)Susan Bihler(Director)in
Board seatPeter Roshko· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCatalyst InvestorsLead Edge Capital
Baltimore, US
Thomas Boosinger(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam G. Karpovich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Joubran(Director)
Board seatJonathan Perl· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed May 2026
AGC Biologics is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing biopharmaceutical manufacturing services including cell therapy, mammalian, and mRNA-LNP production.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US
Alberto Santagostino(Chief Executive Officer and President)inKasper Møller(Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President, Europe & Japan Regions)inChristoph Winterhalter(Chief Business Officer)inYuichiro Tashiro(Executive Vice President, Corporate Functions)inCarrie Mygatt(Executive Vice President, Finance)Luca Alberici(Executive Vice President, Global Cell & Gene Technologies and General Manager, Milan Facility)in
Ambrosia Biosciences is a drug discovery company developing orally delivered, small molecule therapies for obesity and other metabolic disorders.
BiotechHealthtechLongevity
Amgen develops therapies based on biotechnology and scientific research aimed at treating patients and improving or saving lives.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesThousand Oaks, US
William K. Bowes(Founder)George B. Rathmann(First CEO)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyBOMMayfield Fund
Antithesis provides deterministic simulation testing software that automatically finds and reproduces bugs in mission-critical software systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Will Wilson(CEO & Co-Founder)inDave Scherer(Co-Founder)Nick Lavezzo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersTamarack GlobalFrontline VenturesSpark CapitalTeamworthy VenturesWorldQuant Ventures+1 more
Oruka is a biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and other dermatologic and inflammatory conditions, aiming for high rates of disease clearance with as few as one or two doses per year.
BiotechWestminster, US
Michael R. Bristow(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas A. Keuer(Executive Officer)Brian L. Selby(Executive Officer)inPatrick M. Wheeler(Executive Officer)Christopher D. Ozeroff(Executive Officer)
BoardDan J. Mitchell(Director)
Boulder-based biopharmaceutical company developing targeted small molecule cancer drugs; acquired by Pfizer in 2019.
Co-investorsARCH Venture Partners
Cisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US
John ChambersinChuck Robbinsin
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAllegisCyber CapitalAviv Venture CapitalBantam GroupCastile VenturesCeltic House Venture Partners+31 more
Kokobet-slots.com is an independent review and overview site for the Kokobet online casino, covering its slots, live dealer tables, bonuses and payment methods.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Choose Colorado is the state of Colorado's economic development site promoting its 14 regions and key industries to businesses and companies considering relocating or investing in the state.
GovTech
Clean Republic makes salt-based cleaning and wellness products built around hypochlorous acid (HOCl), an EPA-registered disinfectant made only from salt, water, and electricity.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Needham, US
Eric Schraufnagel(Founder)inAndrea Valente(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSteve Lindseth(Director)Bob Conway(Director)
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersNelstone VenturesSocial StartsCU Healthcare Innovation FundFirst Trust Capital Partners
Comeryx is an AI-native managing general agent (MGA) platform designed to automate and improve profitability for wholesale small commercial insurance.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Dax Craig(Founder)inMatt Frazier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltai VenturesAmerican Family VenturesEchelonIntact Ventures
CU Anschutz is an academic medical campus focused on health professions education, biomedical research, and patient care across areas such as cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and COVID-19.
BiotechEdTechHealthtech
DMC Biotechnologies is a U.S.-based biomanufacturer that uses precision fermentation and its Dynamic Metabolic Control platform to produce bio-based specialty chemicals and ingredients, such as L-alanine and fermented inositols.
BiotechClimate TechNew MaterialsBoulder, US
Matthew Lipscomb(Director)Josh Yelen(Executive Officer)Jim Flatt(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJosko Bobanovic(Director)Rob van der Meij(Director)inAlastair Cooper(Director)
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesSofinnova PartnersCapricorn Venture Partners
Clinical-stage biotech using AI and metabolomics to decode natural chemistry and discover small-molecule medicines.
Viswa Colluru, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPFPVHummingbird VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersKinnevik+7 more
Foresight Diagnostics develops ultra-sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that combine genomics and bioinformatics to detect minimal residual disease and circulating tumor DNA across multiple cancer types.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechBoulder, US
Co-investorsAgent CapitalCivilization Ventures Management, Llc
GelSana Therapeutics develops zwitterionic polymer-based biomaterials for wound care, addressing excess sustained inflammation that impedes healing.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsAurora, US
Melissa Krebs(Founder and CEO)inDonald Gregg(Chief Commercial Officer)inAdam Rocker(Director R&D)inVicki Abbas(Executive Director Clinical Operations)inAnia Camplin(Fractional CFO)in
BoardMike Freeman(Director)in
Co-investorsInnosphere VenturesMINES VENTURE
Reston, US
Anthony Lopresti(Executive Officer, Director)William L Welch(Executive Officer, Director)Gene Sohn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJonathan Perl(Director)inDon Rainey(Director)in
Co-investorsGrotech Ventures
kSARIA provides interconnect solutions, including connectors and cabling products, for the military and aerospace industry.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardware
Digital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsEntrada Ventures
Metron Aviation develops air traffic management technology and operational solutions for air navigation service providers, airlines, and airports.
Enterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Chris Jordan(President)inBrett Fujisaki(Vice President – Sales & Business Development)inJeffrey Nalevanko(Vice President – Engineering & Technology)inTravis White(Chief Information Officer)inDana Houghton(Head Of Human Resources)in
ng-voice develops an open-source based IMS/VoIP platform for telecommunications operators to support voice and multimedia communications.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise Software
Carsten(Founder, Chief Innovation Officer)David(CEO)
PeopleReign develops AI-powered technology using natural language processing and machine learning to automate routine business processes for enterprise employees.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSan Jose, US
Dan Turchin(CEO)in
BoardJonathan Perl(Director)in
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcJC2 VenturesMighty CapitalMoxxie VenturesSterling Road
PlayMetrics offers an all-in-one club management software platform for youth soccer clubs, centralizing club management workflows in a single hub.
SaaSSports Tech
Michael Doernbergin
Co-investorsGenstar
Proov offers at-home hormone and fertility testing products, including systems to identify the fertile window, confirm ovulation, and screen for leading causes of infertility, paired with an app providing hormone insights and personalized recommendations.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsGingerbread CapitalLightship CapitalPortfoliaService Provider CapitalSteelSky VenturesTexas HALO Fund
RapidFort provides a software supply chain security platform that analyzes and hardens container images to eliminate vulnerabilities and reduce attack surface across development and production environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSunnyvale, US
Mehran Farimani(CEO & Founder)inRuss Andersson(COO, Co-founder)inRajeev Thakur(CTO & Founder)inGeorge Manuelian(CRO, Co-founder)inRajeev T(Founder)
BoardRobert Mee(Director)
Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalCheyenne VenturesDelta-v CapitalEvolution VenturesFelicis VenturesFlorida Funders+7 more
SaaSBoulder, US
Cameron McCaddon(Executive Officer, Director)inErika Trautman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTracey Riese(Director)Bart Lorang(Director)Tim O'Neill(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsXG VenturesGolden Seeds
Medtronic is a healthcare technology company that develops medical devices and technologies — including pacemakers, robotic-assisted surgery systems, and AI-driven health tools — used by doctors, scientists, and engineers to treat pain and disease.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Geoff Martha(Chairman & CEO)in
Co-investors8VCElevate VenturesMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersOak Investment Partners
RMI works to unlock private capital and investment needed for the global energy transition by strengthening financial systems, enabling supportive policy, and creating demand for clean energy technologies and low-carbon materials.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodBoulder, US
Amory Lovins(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBlue Haven Initiative
Sovrn provides advertising and commerce software for publishers, helping them optimize and diversify their monetization channels.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US
Todd Siegler(Chief Operating Officer and Secretary)inMatt Arkin(Chief Revenue Officer)Nolan Smith(Vice President, Finance)inWalter Knapp(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardFred Harman(Director)Greg Martin(Director)in
Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalFoundryOak Investment PartnersProgress VenturesStructural Capital
Spectrum Effect develops Spectrum-NET, a software solution that uses AI and automation to detect and mitigate RF interference in mobile networks, helping operators improve throughput, network performance, and spectral efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBriarcliff Manor, US
Charles Immendorf(Founder)
Co-investorsBigfoot Capital
Stardog provides an Enterprise Knowledge Graph platform that enables enterprises to unify hybrid and varied data based on meaning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Evren SirininMichael GroveinNavin SharmainYoav PerskyinChris ScaliainSandy Terryin
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersDcode CapitalPresidio VenturesTENFORE HOLDINGS
Symmera builds the Distributed Intelligent Network (DIN), a device orchestration platform that secures connected and IoT devices with quantum-safe cryptography and delivers trusted data to AI/ML pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSBoulder, US
Srinivas Kumarin
Synaptic builds vertical AI agents and process-automation apps that extend existing Salesforce environments, offering Provider AQ for healthcare payers and providers, Service AQ for government service delivery, and Service AQ for technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
TerraGo provides a no-code platform for creating customized operational applications serving cities, utilities, and public works agencies.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechIoTSaaS
Dave Basil
Co-investorsAtlanta Technology Angels
Westminster Public Schools is a public school district in Colorado that uses a Competency-Based System allowing students to progress by mastering learning targets at their own pace rather than by grade level.
EdTech
BlueMatrix provides a platform for the full lifecycle of institutional investment research, covering authoring, compliance, entitlements, distribution, and AI governance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDurham, US
Patricia Horotan(Founder)in
Youreka converts inspections, checklists, and procedures into structured Salesforce records using AI to generate mobile forms in minutes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBoston, US
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Wilmington, US
William G Karpovich(Executive Officer)Stephen E McManus(Director)Thomas H Boosinger(Director)
Co-investorsGrotech VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Zenoss provides service-centric observability technology—including service modeling, dependency mapping, and impact analysis—now part of Virtana's observability platform delivered as Service Observability.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Greg Stock(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Bates(Executive Officer)Taylor Rhodes(Director)
BoardDon Rainey(Director)inMitch Mumma(Director)Thomas Jennings(Director)in
Co-investorsSummit PartnersGrotech Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Ambrosia Biosciences Inc.Bioptix DiagnosticsClosetboxSpectrum Effect, Inc.247RealmediaBarofoldBindviewBioptixBroadhopCenterstonetechClarabridgeColostateERA CorporationExtensibilityFinaliFlyby MediaHydrolixIluminiLumin Software ServicesInstituteInterlandInvoiceLink CorporationLeftHand NetworksLineratesystemsMarketforceinformationMorning ConsultRallydevelopmentRannochRedCloud SecurityRenewable ConnectTravelcuriousVisualizeincWallst
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 10
6 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 8miRagen TherapeuticsNASDAQ: VRDNCogent CommunicationsNASDAQ: CCOIEdgewise TherapeuticsNASDAQ: EWTXMineralys TherapeuticsNASDAQ: MLYSOnkure Therapeutics IncNASDAQ: OKURPinterestNYSE: PINSLightDeck Diagnosticsacq. by Antech DiagnosticsYourekaacq. by Dispatch Technologies
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Enveda · biospace.com · Aug 19, 2026

Mineralys Therapeutics · mychesco.com · Aug 18, 2026
Edgewise Therapeutics · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 17, 2026
Zenoss · streetzero.com · Aug 14, 2026

Pinterest · opportunitiesforyouth.org · Jul 30, 2026
Black Bear Energy · igrownews.com · Jul 20, 2026
Cogent Communications · defenseworld.net · Jul 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Boulder Ventures made?
- Boulder Ventures has 94 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Boulder Ventures invest at?
- Boulder Ventures invests at the Series A stage.
- What is Boulder Ventures's typical check size?
- Boulder Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
- What sectors does Boulder Ventures focus on?
- Boulder Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Boulder Ventures located?
- Boulder Ventures is headquartered in Boulder, US.
- Does Boulder Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Boulder Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Boulder Ventures co-invest with?
- Boulder Ventures most often shares deals with 8VC, Blumberg Capital, Frontline Ventures, among 70 tracked co-investors.
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