2024 Best Tech Startups in Colorado

May 6, 2024 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Colorado. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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10. LongPath Technologies

Founded: 2017

“LongPath Technologies specializes in wide-area surveillance and measurement for real-time methane emissions data and quantified emission flow rates, catering to the oil and gas sector. They provide essential support for compliance, operational efficiency, and cost-effective, reliable continuous monitoring, focusing on enabling a low-carbon energy future. LongPath-managed infrastructure delivers unrivaled coverage and actionable data tailored to clients’ work practices. COVER YOUR ASSETS.”

9. TIFIN

Founded: 2018

Also honored in: 2022 Best Tech Startups in Boulder

“Founded in 2018, TIFIN is an AI and innovation platform for better wealth outcomes. Founded by Dr. Vinay Nair, TIFIN creates and operates new companies that apply data science, AI, and technology to address frictions in wealth and asset management. TIFIN’s companies have included 55ip (sold to JP Morgan) and currently include Paralel, Magnifi, TIFIN Wealth, TIFIN Give, TIFIN AG, TIFIN AMP, Sage, Helix, TIFIN@Work, and TIFIN India. TIFIN has been backed by JP Morgan, Morningstar, Hamilton Lane, Franklin Templeton, Motive Partners, and Broadridge among others.”

8. Quantum Metric

Founded: 2015

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“As the pioneer in Continuous Product Design, Quantum Metric helps organizations put customers at the heart of everything they do. The Quantum Metric platform empowers a customer-centric culture, helping business and technology teams align faster on customer needs and prioritize the opportunities that will drive the most value.

Today, Quantum Metric captures insights from 29 percent of the world’s internet users, supporting globally recognized brands in retail, travel, financial services, and telecommunications.”

7. Ursa Major

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Colorado

“Ursa Major is a Colorado-based manufacturer of turnkey propulsion solutions space launch, hypersonics, and national security missions.”

6. Veho

Founded: 2016

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“Veho is reinventing delivery and returns for the e-commerce era by combining modern technology and innovative logistics with a customer-centric focus.

Veho powers fast, transparent and personalized next-day delivery and returns for e-commerce companies so they can increase customer satisfaction and drive customer lifetime value.

Veho’s premium delivery experience is built on live customer communication, in-market warehouse locations and a dynamic marketplace to seamlessly match demand for deliveries with last-mile crowdsourced driver-partners. Veho provides e-commerce brands with an end-to-end, customer-centric solution that makes delivery their competitive edge.”

5. Strive Health

Founded: 2018

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“Strive Health is a built-for-purpose, value-based kidney care solution for innovative healthcare payors and providers. Through a unique combination of high-touch care teams, advanced technology, seamless integration with local providers, and next-generation dialysis services, Strive develops integrated kidney care systems that support the entire patient journey from chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end stage renal disease (ESRD).

Strive partners with commercial and Medicare Advantage payors, Medicare, health systems, and physicians through flexible value-based payment arrangements, including assumption of total cost-of-care risk. Backed by New Enterprise Associates, Town Hall Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, and Ascension Ventures, Strive brings differentiated capital, technology, and expertise to transform kidney care for the better.”

4. Velocity Global

Founded: 2014

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“Velocity Global gives you the power to build your team everywhere—combining seamless technology and local expertise in 185+ countries. We make it simple to compliantly hire, pay, and manage talent anywhere. With Velocity Global, the world is yours.”

3. Guild Education

Founded: 2015

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“Guild enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, unlocking life-changing opportunities for personal and professional growth through education and learning programs, career development, and one-on-one coaching.

We partner with the nation’s largest employers to create a culture of opportunity that will help them attract and retain top talent while building the workforce of the future.

Our marketplace of curated education and learning programs was designed with working adults in mind. We offer support, guidance, and resources every step of the way, and strive to ensure that the new skills employees build translate into in-demand career pathways — and that employees don’t have to pay for tuition or career services on their own.”

2. Crusoe Energy Systems

Founded: 2018

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“Crusoe exists to bring energy to ideas. We are the pioneers of clean computing infrastructure that reduces both the costs and the environmental impact of the world’s expanding digital economy. By unlocking stranded sources of energy to power cloud and data center services, we are creating the climate-aligned future of compute-intensive innovation that reduces rather than adds to emissions. The world’s appetite for computation, energy, and progress will never stop growing. Crusoe is here to bring energy to ideas in ways that are aligned with the needs of our climate.”

1. Redaptive

Founded: 2015

“Redaptive is an Energy-as-a-Service provider that funds and installs energy-saving and energy-generating equipment. Our programs help many of the world’s most sophisticated organizations reduce energy waste, save money, lower carbon emissions, and meet sustainability goals across their entire real estate portfolios. With Redaptive, customers can quickly overcome capital and contractual barriers to achieve energy-saving benefits, all with real-time data powered by Redaptive’s proprietary Data Solutions metering platform. Redaptive was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.”