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Denver · Pre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Denver Ventures backs founders who exhibit what it calls 'Founder DNA' — a mix of boldness, pragmatism, adaptability, and thoughtful risk-taking. The firm invests across sectors and stages without geographic or industry limits, providing capital, resources, and access to a curated network of experienced operators and investors. It positions itself as pioneering frontier and deep-technology investments in Colorado, aiming to grow a vibrant ecosystem of locally funded companies. Beyond capital, it emphasizes conviction, community, and long-term partnership with early-stage founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Denver Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 52 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×10Consumer ×6Deep Tech ×5Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4
HQs:United States×22United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×23 founders×24+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Carnegie Mellon University ×2Colorado State University ×2University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Economics ×2Humanities ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Blue Origin ×2OpenAtlas ×2University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business ×2
Investments · 52 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12021 · 18 dated
Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)inMatt Loszak(Founder)inYasir Arafat(Founder)
Co-investorsAkkaAlumni VenturesAtaraxia CapitalBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack Flag+35 more
Agile Space Industries manufactures in-space chemical propulsion systems including thrusters and rocket engines for satellite and spacecraft operations.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechDurango, US
Daudi M. Barnes(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Cuthbertson(COO)inChris Pearson(CEO)inWilliam Francis(CCO)inKris Schaa(CFO)Kristin Schaa(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesCommunity Access FundCORI InnovationCortado VenturesGreater Colorado Venture FundGreenline Community Ventures, Llc+4 more
Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)inJosh Krall(Founder)Slava Solonitsyn(Investor in Boom)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAlpha FundsAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture Partners+61 more
CaliberMind is a B2B marketing measurement and revenue analytics platform that unifies fragmented go-to-market data into a Google BigQuery-based warehouse, combining Multi-Touch Attribution, Marketing Mix Modeling, ABM insights, buyer journey intelligence, and agentic analytics.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Nic Zangre(Founder)in
Co-investors3Lines Venture CapitalBigfoot CapitalCrawley VenturesFirstMile VenturesIAG Capital PartnersICONYC labs+4 more
San Diego, US
Brandon Chi(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Swift(Executive Officer, Director)inAmitesh Pratap(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMatt Scalise(Director)Nick Schroer(Director)
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersTau VenturesThe MBA Fund
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Mati Staniszewski(Founder)inPiotr Dabkowski(Co-founder)inHannah C(Founder)Mateusz Jakub Staniszewski(Co-founder)inMati Staniszewski Piotr Dabkowski(Founder)Piotr Dąbkowski(Founder)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAntiAspire11Bond Capital Management+45 more
Microbial solutions for sustainable copper mining.
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesNucleus Capital
GoodBuy Gear is an online marketplace selling quality-checked secondhand and open-box baby and kids' gear, including strollers, car seats, high chairs, carriers, and bassinets.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesArvada, US
Jessica Crothers(Treasurer, Chief Operating Officer)inKristin Langenfeld(President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer)inJeffery McEwen(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersInterlock PartnersKokopelli CapitalRelay VenturesRevolutionService Provider Capital+4 more
By Gravity builds enterprise data analytics software that uses generative AI to bridge the gap between data insights and business action.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
Drew Gillson(Co-Founder & CTO)inLucas Thelosen(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersFoundryNext Frontier CapitalRitual CapitalAnsa CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, Llc+4 more
Guest House provides home staging and pre-listing styling services for real estate agents and sellers, offering pay-at-close pricing where fees come out of sale proceeds.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechDenver, US
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesCaruso VenturesRange VCService Provider CapitalV1 VCLudlow Ventures+1 more
Halfdays is an Olympian-founded women's outdoor and snow apparel brand designed in Colorado and sold direct online.
Denver, US
Kiley McKinnon(Founder)inAriana Ferwerda(Founder)inClarke McKinnon(Founder)Karelle Golda(Director)
BoardAdrian Kowalewski(Director)
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesEverywhere VenturesForward Venture CapitalGreenline Community Ventures, LlcWayfinder VenturesThe Fund
HidrateSpark makes smart water bottles with integrated sensors and mobile app connectivity that track hydration and remind users to drink water through light and sound cues.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTWellness & FitnessMinneapolis, US
Coleman Iverson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ngoc Nguyen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAlexander Hambrock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsTechstarsBackstage Capital
Iris Finance is an AI-native financial platform for consumer packaged goods brands, providing real-time P&L visibility, cash flow forecasting, and margin analysis across sales channels and SKUs.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Drew Fallon(Founder)inMarkoinAlexander Heckmann(Founder)Marko Iwanik(Founder)
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesFounder CollectiveGlasswing VenturesRosecliff VenturesAccess Venture PartnersRevolution+4 more
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesNVP Capital
Kestrel Labs develops software that translates building code into machine-executable logic and runs compliance checks directly within BIM models, integrated into tools like Autodesk Revit.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeveloper ToolsPropTechSaaSDenver, US
Marian Pulford(Co-founder)inBrian(VP of Engineering)in
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesNew Stack VenturesTechstarsAvesta Fund
Kickfurther provides inventory funding for businesses through a consignment model, purchasing a company's inventory and consigning it back so that it is not recorded as debt or a liability on the balance sheet.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechRetail Tech
Sean De Clercq(Chairman of the Board and Co-founder)inErik Straub(Vice President of Product/Co-founder)inGregory J. Gordon(CEO)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesBreak Trail VenturesDraper AssociatesIT-Farm CorporationSangha CapitalUPC Capital Ventures
LUUM provides AI-powered lash extension services using robotic technology to apply lashes consistently and safely, staffed by lash artists.
ConsumerHealthtech
Co-investorsCleo CapitalFoundation CapitalLong Journey VenturesSugar Capital
Meibel is an AI orchestration platform that ingests and structures data (charts, tables, images, text, and cross-document references), lets teams build agentic workflows that use their data as tools, and scores every output across 14 confidence dimensions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Kevin McGrath(Founder)inKiran Devarakonda(Founder)in
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcMastryMosaic General Partnership, LLCService Provider Capital
Nomad is a digital property-management platform for individual rental property owners, offering tools to market, lease, and manage their homes along with financial services such as guaranteed rent, property protection, and rent advances.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSDenver, US
Matt Thelen(Founder)inPJ O'Neil(Founder)inBrad Schneider(Founder)Eduardo Haber(Founder)Lucas Vargas(Founder)Marcos Nader(Founder)
Co-investorsPeterson VenturesRange VCAbstract VenturesBloomberg BetaClass 5 GlobalFlying Fish Ventures+5 more
NULASTIN is a beauty brand specializing in clinically formulated hair, lash, brow, and skin care products that use elastin replenishing technology.
BiotechConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Leah Garcia(Founder and CEO)in
PostSig is a content intelligence platform that uses AI to interpret complex contracts, investor rights, amendments, and obligations, keeping governance and rights data current as they change over time.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Tandem Ventures
Pretred manufactures products from waste tires and plastics with a focus on environmental sustainability.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechEnergyAurora, US
Eric Davis(CEO)inRob Volkert(COO)inMichelle E. Davis(Executive Officer)Michael D. Corrigan(Executive Officer)Brad O'Neil(Director)
BoardGinger Rothrock(Director)in
Co-investorsBAMCAPHG VenturesTechstars
RADICL delivers a managed security operations platform that unifies threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance oversight for small and mid-sized businesses.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris PeterseninDave Graff
Co-investorsCervinPaladin Capital GroupService Provider CapitalAccess Venture PartnersCERVIN VENTURESCyber Mentor Fund
RADICL provides an AI-native autonomous virtual security operations center for SMBs in the U.S. defense industrial base.
Boulder, US
Christopher Petersen(Founder)David Graff(Founder)inMatt Petersen(Founder)in
BoardMourad Yesayan(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersCyber Mentor FundAccess VenturesCERVIN VENTURESPaladin Capital Group
Safety Radar offers an AI-powered workplace safety platform that collects field reports, analyzes submissions across causal factors, and surfaces hazards, root causes, and risk patterns for EHS and risk teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Garrison Haning(Co-founder & CEO)Matt Weis(Co-founder & COO)in
Co-investorsCortado Ventures
Sana Packaging is a full-service supplier of custom cannabis packaging made from plant-based hemp plastic, reclaimed ocean-bound plastic, recycled, and traditional materials, serving cannabis brands and manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyNew MaterialsWheat Ridge, US
Ronjit K. Basak-Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ron Basak-Smith(Co-Founder & CEO)inJames Eichner(Co-Founder & CSO)inEdward M. Potter, Jr.(Director)William J. Eichner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Schematic provides embeddable, customizable customer portals and pricing tables that software companies add with a few lines of code to handle checkout, billing, usage-based pricing, entitlements, feature flags, and plan management.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageNextView VenturesRitual CapitalV1 VCTechOperators Venture Capital
Starfish Space develops Otter, an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle that uses electric propulsion to dock with satellites for life extension and disposal.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTukwila, US
Trevor Bennett(Founder)inAustin Link(Founder)in
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesBooz Allen VenturesCarbonHypothesisIn-Q-Tel+25 more
Steelhead Composites designs, manufactures and tests lightweight composite pressure vessels for aerospace, energy and transportation.
Golden, US
Andrew Coors(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Cronin(Executive Officer)inSTEVE HUGHES(Director)
BoardKaren Howlett(Director)Tim Reeser(Director)
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkE8 AngelsHouston Angel NetworkMilkbox PartnersRockies Venture ClubWorldQuant Ventures
Thesis develops reusable, steerable microballoons for routine access to the stratosphere (40,000–130,000 feet), enabling persistent surveillance, communications relay, and atmospheric research for defense, intelligence, commercial, and scientific applications.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechInsurTechSpace TechDenver, US
Andrew Antonio(CEO & Co-Founder)inJared Leidich(CTO & Co-Founder)inJared Liedich(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Moran(Director)inAlan Eustace(Director)Darren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLerer HippeauTechstarsUNION Labs VenturesAltos VenturesLavrock Ventures+2 more
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechGolden, US
Andrew Maxey(Executive Officer, Director)inAaron Parker(Executive Officer)inDaniel Flagg(Executive Officer)inSean Kline(Executive Officer)inShari Kennett(Director)J. Scott Pusey(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationBelle Impact FundBeyond CapitalCircular Innovation FundDiamond Edge VenturesE8 Angels+8 more
Pepper designs and sells bras tailored for AA, A, and B cup sizes, manufactured sustainably in Colombia and Sri Lanka with ethical labor practices.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFemTech
Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesNYU Innovation Venture Fund
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AgileBower BranchColossusCredit PulseGravity FoundationGrwnHomage HustleHydraLuum Precision LashMeibelMontfort 1962 HouseNurtureNymblPepperReddySafe RxStridarWhiskey RowZapp
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
ElevenLabs · techcrunch.com · Sep 30, 2026
Boom Supersonic · ipo.club · Sep 14, 2026
Starfish Space · finsmes.com · Apr 8, 2026
PostSig · finsmes.com · Sep 25, 2025
Iris · thesaasnews.com · Sep 17, 2025
MeibelAI · finsmes.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Denver Ventures made?
- Denver Ventures has 52 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Denver Ventures invest at?
- Denver Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Denver Ventures's typical check size?
- Denver Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
- What sectors does Denver Ventures focus on?
- Denver Ventures focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Denver Ventures located?
- Denver Ventures is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Denver Ventures lead rounds?
- Denver Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Denver Ventures co-invest with?
- Denver Ventures most often shares deals with Draper Associates, Industrious Ventures, Service Provider Capital, among 115 tracked co-investors.
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