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The Aging2.0 Local - Denver Chapter (A2D), is one of 56 of Aging2.0’s chapters across the globe. Aging2.0 supports innovators taking on the biggest challenges and opportunities in aging with an emphasis on enhancing access to innovation to improve the lives of the aging population worldwide. A2D works within Colorado to cultivate innovation by outreach, education and connecting innovators with senior care providers, seniors, health entities, and investors.
Chase for Business is the bank for business. We offer a complete suite of industry leading financial products and resources, backed by expert advice. Learn more at chase.com/forbusiness.
Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world’s best entertainment and online experiences.
The Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. partners with public, private and non-profit entities to implement high-impact strategies, outlined in the organization’s long-term strategy the 2007 Downtown Area Plan, to support its vision for an economically healthy, growing and vital Downtown Denver.
WeWork is a platform for creators, providing over 130,000 members around the world with space, community, and services through both physical and virtual offerings. WeWork currently has more than 160 physical locations in 52 cities and 16 countries around the world.
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The Innovation@50+TM initiative aims to spark entrepreneurial activity across public and private sectors. Anchored by the AARP social mission – to enhance the quality of life for all as we age – the initiative enlists the expertise of visionary thinkers, entrepreneurs, the investment community, industry and not-for-profits to spur innovation to meet the needs and wants of people over 50.
On the ground, the initiative catalyzes research and helps shape a marketplace ethos by promoting core, unifying principles such as "design for all." It stimulates new business models that reflect the broad transformation in how the 50-plus life is being re-imagined. Lastly, the initiative prepares 50-plus people to communicate with, access, engage and thrive in a new "longevity economy."
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Colorado Lending Source helps turn dreamers into doers. By partnering with local lenders, government agencies and resource partners, we make access to capital more attainable for entrepreneurs. Through our 26 year history we’ve helped 3,533 small businesses start, grow and expand resulting in the creation of 25,845 jobs and more than $4 billion lent.
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As the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, Fanatics is changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel and jerseys across retail channels through an innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in today’s on-demand culture.
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Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering stronger and more meaningful connections between patients and their healthcare providers. We help 30 million consumers a month find and schedule appointments with their provider of choice. With our scheduling solutions and advanced analytics applications, we help more than 500 hospitals across the country to cultivate new patient relationships, improve patient access, and build customer loyalty.
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Herman Miller helps companies create offices uniquely suited to the culture they’ve built and the ways their people work. The result is a workplace that makes people and customers proud to work with you, and has the flexibility to keep up as you grow. We use a potent mix of problem-solving products, a special pricing structure, and financing options to make this type of space a reality for companies of all sizes, including startups with limited budgets.
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Pendo helps companies create products that customers love. With powerful analytics, in-application user feedback, and contextual guidance designed to help companies measure and elevate the product experience in their applications, Pendo is on a mission to improve society’s experiences with software. Start a free trial at http://go.pendo.io/denverstartup.Headline
The Innovation@50+™ initiative aims to spark entrepreneurial activity across public and private sectors. Anchored by the AARP social mission – to enhance the quality of life for all as we age – the initiative enlists the expertise of visionary thinkers, entrepreneurs, the investment community, industry and not-for-profits to spur innovation to meet the needs and wants of people over 50.
From idea to design and from prototype to production, Avnet supports customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle. A comprehensive portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology.
Bold Legal is a boutique transactional and business law firm boldly committed to providing clients with sophisticated legal services, business acumen and practical efficiency while maintaining a firm culture and work environment steadfastly honoring certain unassailable core values: integrity, accountability, mutual respect, and boldness. With offices in Denver and Boulder serving clients both statewide and nationally, Bold provides counsel on a variety of matters including mergers and acquisitions, securities, venture capital, private equity, credit finance, start-up formations, legal entity governance, employment, equity incentive plans, technology licensing, and commercial contracts. Bold Legal provides innovative and intelligent solutions to legal and business issues and challenges the norms and conventions of traditional legal practice.
Headquartered in downtown Denver, Molson Coors has spent centuries defining brewing greatness, including in Colorado, when Coors Brewing Company was founded on the banks of Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado in 1873.
Today, Molson Coors is the third largest global brewer by enterprise value, and works to deliver extraordinary brands that delight the world's beer drinkers. From Coors Light, Colorado Native, Miller Lite, Carling, Staropramen and Sharp's Doom Bar to Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy, Blue Moon Belgian White, Hop Valley, St. Archer and Creemore Springs, Molson Coors offers a beer for every beer lover. The company is not only committed to brewing extraordinary beers, but also running a business focused on respect for its employees, communities and drinkers, which means corporate responsibility and accountability right from the start. It has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the past five years. To learn more about Molson Coors Brewing Company, visit molsoncoors.com, ourbeerprint.com or on Twitter through @MolsonCoors.
NextFifty Initiative is an independent, Colorado-based, nonprofit organization, dedicated to funding mission-driven initiatives that improve community services for the elderly population and caregivers. This newly formed foundation will seek, vet and fund game-changing breakthroughs to improve and sustain quality of life for people in the second 50 years of their life via grants and financial support to organizations committed to the elderly population and their caregivers.
Have you ever had a lengthy to-do list, showed up at the office, and felt like you couldn’t make the progress you needed due to distractions in your workplace? One of the major complaints in workplace satisfaction today is an employee’s inability to have a truly productive workday. Pear Workplace Solutions addresses this challenge for our clients on a daily basis. We accomplish this by designing space specific to each organizations’ culture, and the needs of their employees. Our unique approach focuses on providing office spaces that enhance the workplace experience, while increasing employee engagement and breaking down the barriers to productivity.
Project X-ITE connects all the resources of the University of Denver to advance innovation, technology and entrepreneurship across our community, region and world. Project X-ITE is a cross-disciplinary initiative that fosters and ignites new ideas on campus and beyond, to build exciting, impactful partnerships with creative thinkers and doers across sectors. The Project leverages its location at the heart of Colorado’s thriving high-tech innovation economy to collaborate directly with industry and thought leaders.
SendGrid is a proven, cloud-based customer communication platform that drives engagement and business growth. A leader in email deliverability, SendGrid has successfully sent over 30 billion monthly emails for Internet and mobile-based customers like Airbnb, Pandora, Spotify, Uber and Foursquare as well as more traditional enterprises like Intuit and Costco.
Spectrum is America’s fastest growing TV, internet and voice company, integrating the highest quality service with superior entertainment and communications products. At the intersection of technology and entertainment, facilitating essential communications that connect more than 26 million residential and business customers in 41 states, Spectrum is committed to serving customers and exceeding their expectations. Spectrum continues to grow in Denver area, with its main campus in Greenwood Village, CO.
Denver small businesses really love Xero and our online accounting software. From Union Station, RINO, LoDo and every mile-high spot in between – businesses turn to Xero for accounting, time-tracking, ecommerce, inventory and more. Log in online anytime, anywhere on your Mac, PC, tablet or phone to get a real-time view of your cash flow. It’s small business accounting software that’s simple, smart and occasionally magical. Whatever the need, Xero has the solution to fit.
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Recognized as one of the top firms for client service, BakerHostetler helps clients address their most complex and critical business and regulatory issues. With five core national practice groups – Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Tax – the firm has more than 940 lawyers in 14 offices coast to coast. Our private equity and venture capital team draws on the experience of nearly 200 business attorneys, representing funds, portfolio companies and growth-oriented businesses. We guide clients through the full life cycle of capital raising, investment and allocation activities, while helping emerging, middle market and portfolio companies execute their growth strategies.
BRADFORD, LTD was established with one clear mission: help clients protect the great ideas that drive their business and their professional pursuits. Our national law firm works closely with clients in all sectors of technology, healthcare, and hospitality to develop effective and efficient strategies for dealing with product development, intellectual property, litigation, governance, and regulation. As a full servant to our client’s success, we source prototype development and manufacturing capabilities through our comprehensive network of Asian manufacturing facilities, expediting your entry into this competitive market place.
Capital One Financial Corporation is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $236.8 billion in deposits and $357.0 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2016. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) is dedicated to advancing economic prosperity for the City of Denver, its businesses, neighborhoods and residents. Our purposeful and intentional approach to economic development is designed to broaden the tax base, stimulate balanced growth, increase the availability and affordability of housing, revitalize neighborhoods, and develop a skilled workforce for our region’s employers. Working with a wide variety of community partners, we work to build and sustain an economic culture that reflects values of innovation and sustainability.
Coastal Cloud is a proud woman-owned company with a solution center located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We are a next-generation IT consulting company that is nimble, customer-focused and collaborative with its clients. With over 850 implementations, more than 270 clients across four different countries, and over 130 dedicated employees, Coastal Cloud is flourishing.
The Colorado Impact Fund, founded in July 2014, is a $63 million venture capital firm managed by an affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners, which is dedicated to supporting local Colorado companies that generate consistent investment returns in addition to positive community outcomes. Investors in the Fund include some of Colorado’s most respected executives, families, foundations and corporations, each of whom is committed to making a difference in the State of Colorado and beyond. Targeting investments in the areas of community health, natural resource conservation, education and workforce development and economic development, the Colorado Impact Fund leverages its collective experiences, resources and networks to help Colorado entrepreneurs create exceptional and lasting companies.
Connect for Health Colorado works to increase access, affordability, and choice for individuals and small employers purchasing health insurance in Colorado. Last year, our customers saved an average of $369 per month on their health insurance premiums. Individuals and families often assume incorrectly that they make too much to qualify. An individual making up $48,000 may be eligible for a tax credit to help reduce their costs. To see if you qualify, get free, in-person help at www.ConnectforHealthCo.com/person-help.
Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation, where innovation meets the law. Cooley ranked as the #1 most active law firm for VC deals in the US for Q2 2017 as well as the #1 most active firm for VC-backed exits globally. Cooley works with 5,000+ innovative, high-growth private company clients.
Every organization has a need for People, Technology, and Resiliency. At Corus360, we empower our clients through helping them find the right people, select the ideal technologies, and plan for seamless resilience. We are committed to their success, working together as One Team with One Message to transform environments, enhance operations, and exceed expectations.
EKS&H is a nationally recognized professional services firm providing audit, tax, technology, wealth advisory, and business consulting services to public and private clients locally, nationally, and internationally. Our commitment to client service has resulted in sustained growth since we began in 1978. Working collaboratively, the best measure of our success is the success of our clients.
At Event Integrity, we make reputable event vendors stand out. Those looking to hire professionals for their events can easily search our marketplace of certified event professionals for free. Event Integrity’s algorithm predicts which local vendors operate to the highest standards. Clients looking to hire for an event can have confidence in businesses that are EIPIC certified through Event Integrity.
FullContact is the most powerful fully-connected contact management platform for professionals and enterprises that need to master their contacts and be awesome with people. FullContact’s cross-platform suite of Apps and APIs enhance contacts with 360-degree insights, while keeping them organized, synchronized, up-to-date, and safe.
Gary Community Investments, which includes the Gary Community Investment Company and The Piton Foundation, invests in for-profit and philanthropic solutions for Colorado’s low-income children and their families. We believe that business and philanthropy can, and should, work together to create opportunities for those who need it most. By aligning all of our assets with our mission, we make creative investments that may not only yield a financial return, but can also improve the lives of Colorado’s children. www.garycommunity.org
General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. We offer classes, workshops, part-time, and full-time immersive programs on the most relevant skills of the 21st-century economy, including web development, user experience design, digital marketing, and data science.
Founded in 2001, GroundFloor Media (GFM) is an award-winning communications firm, focused on public relations and crisis & issues management. Its sister agency, CenterTable, helps clients create direct and measurable connections with their target audiences through social media, digital advertising, website design and development, SEO, video production, creative campaigns and content development.
Guiceworks provides leading design services spanning graphic design and brand identity to product UX and UI design. Over 20 years experience working with both startups and established brands across a variety of industries including lifestyle, healthcare, travel, and technology. The Guiceworks aesthetic is clean, modern, simple and always distinctive.
Imageseller is a creative agency specializing in branded merchandise. Our network of manufacturers runs deep, our industry expertise is extensive and we’re proud to work with some of the best brands. Building a branded merchandise program is more than just printing a logo on a t-shirt. That’s precisely why ImageSeller launched nearly three decades ago—to help established brands connect with their customers in a tangible, meaningful way.
Ink Monstr Graphic Design and Print is your one stop shop for all design, print, branding and marketing materials. From designing your logo to wrapping your walls and windows- we’ve got you covered. With a hands on approach, you’re involved in the process of your brand creation every step of the way. We have a wide range of capabilities that will help you build your business. We highly encourage anyone curious about our services to reach out to us at sales@inkmonstr.com.
Intelivideo makes it possible for companies of any size to capitalize on the explosive growth in Video On Demand (VOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services. The platform helps companies build and grow profitable businesses by providing the information and technology necessary to build a substantial subscriber base including customizable website, an education center for marketing and selling digital subscriptions, and secure video and digital content delivery to every device via a suite of apps.
Intersect Alliance’s Snare is a highly scalable suite of security products utilizing output-driven noise reduction technologies to find, filter and forward event log data. Snare is global, in companies of all sizes and in all industries and is designed from the ground up to “play well with others”, front-ending and extending existing investments in most every SIEM and MSSP.
At Luna Gourmet Coffee & Tea Company, we believe that we can change the world, one cup of coffee at a time. That's why each coffee in our family of brands uses specialty grade beans that are ethically sourced and socially responsible throughout the entire farming process from seed to cup. We work hand in hand with our coffee farmers world wide to not only source the finest products, but also to do our part in making their communities a better place.
Nanno is a mobile platform that connects parents with reliable and affordable childcare by leveraging parents’ existing networks to locate available childcare providers on an on-demand basis.
Pass Gas is Denver’s campaign to encourage people to pass the gas pump by driving electric. Plug-in electric vehicles have over 30 models to choose from, and Colorado is the most affordable state to own one. Plugging in is less than half the cost of gassing up, and Coloradans can receive up to $12,500 in tax incentives off of any car with a plug. Passing gas also improves air quality and fights climate change, so by driving electric you’re helping your neighbor breathe easier. Electric vehicles are more affordable, available, and convenient to charge than ever before, so let’s pass the gas pump and start plugging in!
Slalom is a purpose-driven consulting firm that helps companies solve business problems and build for the future, with solutions spanning business advisory, customer experience, technology, and analytics.
We help companies push the boundaries of what’s possible, collaborating every step of the way. Our clients come to us to find new ways to accelerate innovation, do more with less, get to market faster, create experiences their customers love, and build operational muscle for sustainable results.
With over 200 consultants in Denver, we have strong connections to the businesses, industries and communities here. We were named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017 and are regularly recognized by our employees as a best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com.
Wazee Digital's cloud digital asset management platform enables rights holders to monetize and enrich their valuable content. Our scalable solutions including video licensing and live event services, provide complete control over content so that assets reach their rightful audiences around the globe. Core is the only media asset management solution built from the ground up to run natively in the cloud, and the only one to make live moments available immediately for global access.
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Accenture solves our clients’ toughest challenges by providing unmatched services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. We partner with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, driving innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. With expertise across more than 40 industries and all business functions, we deliver transformational outcomes for a demanding new digital world.
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (NYSE:BPI) harnesses the latest technology to reimagine the modern student experience. Bridgepoint owns two academic institutions – Ashford University and University of the Rockies. Together, these programs, technologies, and resources represent a unique model for advancing education in the 21st century. Bridgepoint stands for greater access, social learning, and exposure to thought leaders.
Butler Snow LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 330 attorneys representing local, regional, national and international clients from 22 U.S. offices and offices in London and Singapore. Ranked as a Leading Firm for pharmaceutical client relations and one of America’s Top 100 law firms in the BTI Power Rankings, Butler Snow is recognized as one of the nation’s top law firms for client service. Butler Snow’s practice areas include a full range of business law and litigation services, and the firm’s team approach allows it to utilize resources across the firm to match legal experience with client need. As a result, clients benefit from strategic counsel, efficient execution and innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Delta Tables provides the Hospitality Industry with the banquet table of the future! For DECADES guests have been plagued by the classic round tables at events, with half the table having their backs to the stage. This obsolete way of events leaves guests straining their necks, backs and heads. Also increase event revenue as you can increase your capacity by up to 15%! Each table seats 10 guests comfortably and gives everyone their own unique sight line as they face the same way and enjoy the event together!
At Hogan Lovells, clients come first. From corporate formation, capital raising, technology and licensing, to intellectual property strategy and protection, privacy, data security, and government regulatory matters, our team guides you through the start-up maze. We are dedicated to understanding the unique nuances of your ideas, innovations, and products. We deliver tailored and flexible legal services aimed to grow and adapt with you as your needs evolve throughout the entire life cycle of your company — from formation through maturation and any potential exit transaction. Our 2,500 lawyers on six continents provide practical legal solutions wherever your work takes you.
Founded in 2001, machineLOGIC is a leading Managed Service Provider, delivering outsourced IT services, cloud architecture, and talent services for small to mid-sized businesses.
machineLOGIC’s mPOWER Business Program™ provides clients with proactive IT services, strategic IT consulting, and cloud solutions delivered by a team of experienced, certified professionals.
machineLOGIC has been named to the MSP Mentor 501 list of top-performing MSPs Inc Magazine's 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, and the CRN Annual Fast Growth 150 for tech companies.
Certifications: HP Gold-Level Partner, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Consulting Partner, and Microsoft Silver-Level Cloud Solution Partner among other technological best-in-class achievements.
MEYER LAW is a woman-owned, forward-thinking boutique law firm that specializes in helping technology companies ranging in size from startups to fortune500’s. Meyer Law sets itself apart from other firms through its entrepreneurial-minded lawyers and unique partnership approach with its clients, and is a leader in the next generation of legal services. Meyer Law is heavily involved in the technology community and works with companies from launch to scale on corporate, contract, employment, fundraising and intellectual property matters in a wide range of industries including FinTech, EdTech, AdTech, HealthTech, Internet of Things, Financial Services, Telecom, Social Media, Real Estate, Marketing, Advertising and Healthcare. Learn more at www.DenverTechLawyers.com and follow us on Twitter @Meyer_Law.
Name.com is a Denver-based domain registrar that offers domain names, web hosting, and super easy websites. Unicorns and rainbows come standard with our customer support. You'll find us around Denver hosting cool events like our Hack the Dot hackathons or coffee and bar buyouts, where your beverage is on us. So, yeah, we’ll buy your affection. Not ashamed of that. Learn more about what we do, why we do it, and how we can help you achieve your online dreams by visiting www.name.rocks, which forwards to our Twitter. Domains are cool like that.
Slifer, Smith & Frampton — Denver is Denver’s premier boutique real estate firm. Our small but mighty team of real estate professionals is proud to call Denver home. Together our team has worked throughout the real estate industry, bringing these experiences to every transaction. We thrive on the incredible excitement that comes with the growth of our city and the people moving here. We love our urban playground, and we love the extended city. From Wash Park to LoHi to Cherry Creek to Greenwood Village to Lowry, we are city people.
As local, Denver-based artists and creators, the chance to contribute color and vibrancy as well as add value to the community is what we live for. Our goal with each project is to create a work of art that people from all walks of life can enjoy and take pride in. We design and implement high-quality art designs with subject matter that is universally enjoyed and timeless.
SoundDown Party provides silent disco equipment rental and sales, event party planning, and DJ services. Also known as “headphone” or “quiet” events, we specialize in creating unforgettably unique experiences and activations for Birthdays, Charity Events, Company Parties, Corporate Events, Festivals, Outdoor Movies, Private Events, Pub Crawls, Weddings, and more… We are Denver’s Silent Disco Company.
Founded in Denver, Swiftpage is a global provider of software and services that fuel small business growth.
The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that inspires people and mobilizes resources to improve life in Metro Denver. In 2015, the Foundation and its donors awarded more than $97 million in grants. The Denver Foundation has three roles: stewarding an endowment to meet current and future needs for Metro Denver, working with community leaders to address the core challenges that face the community, and managing more than 1,000 charitable funds on behalf of individuals, families, and businesses. For more information, visit www.denverfoundation.org.
Car sharing seems like a simple enough idea, but there's a reason that Zipcar has become the leader for cars on demand—we took a simple concept to new heights. It's not just about fewer cars, less congestion and less pollution (though we're not complaining), it's about understanding why those things are a problem, and finding sustainable solutions. We're idea people acknowledging that this is something bigger than all of us, something that can take over the world (literally) if we're smart about it. And it's not just a theory. We have the industry's gold standard service, allowing our members 24/7 access to thousands of cars around the globe. We're working daily to take things to the next level, and we're not slowing down anytime soon.
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BusinessDen.com is the Mile High City’s new homepage for local business news. The site launched in January 2015 and is modeled on a highly successful newspaper operating in Richmond, Virginia since 2008.
ColoradoBiz is a bimonthly publication for business professionals, specifically those who manage and lead their companies. Published continuously for 44 years, the statewide magazine is dedicated to covering the people, issues and trends of business in Colorado. Complementing the print publication is cobizmag.com, with business news, commentary and an events schedule that enables readers and advertisers easy access to all things business in the state.
