2019 Best Tech Startups in Colorado

February 14, 2019 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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1. Stack Infrastructure

Founded: 2019

“STACK INFRASTRUCTURE is a leading data center company built from the ground up to address the full stack of client critical infrastructure needs, today and into the future. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of wholesale, colocation, build-to-suit, and powered shell solutions in six markets: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Northern Virginia, Portland and Silicon Valley. With unparalleled existing and flexible-expansion capacity throughout the leading availability zones, STACK provides the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing enterprises and cloud services businesses need. www.stackinfra.com.”

2. Welltok

Founded: 2009

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“Welltok, Inc. is fundamentally transforming the way population health managers partner with consumers to optimize their health and get rewarded. Its groundbreaking CaféWell Health Optimization Platform™ organizes the growing spectrum of health and condition management programs, communities, apps and tracking devices. The platform, accessible via web and mobile, drives engagement by providing personalized guidance and leveraging social, gaming and cognitive technologies. Welltok’s novel approach increases revenue, improves operational efficiency and drives healthcare value.”

3. Galvanize

Founded: 2012

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“Galvanize is a collection of modern, urban campuses where people can access the skills and network they need in-person or online to level up in tech. Our culture is shaped by first-time entrepreneurs and growing startups, to Fortune 1000 companies.”

4. Boom Supersonic

Founded: 2014

Also honored in: 2018 Best Tech Startups in Colorado

“Boom was founded on the philosophy that we need to overcome the challenges of passenger supersonic flight, not surrender to them. Our vision is a world that is more local, enabled by affordable high-speed transportation.

Boom is based in Denver, Colorado, where we are designing, building, and flight testing history’s first independently developed supersonic jet. Virgin Group has signed up to be the launch customer, with options on the first 10 aircraft, and Boom has announced partnerships with suppliers including Honeywell and The SpaceShip Company.”

5. Sphero

Founded: 2010

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“Sphero began the connected play revolution in 2010 by creating something unlike anything – and we never stopped. We fuse robotic and digital technology into immersive entertainment experiences that ignite imagination and defy expectation. Optimized by data and powered by fun, these ever-evolving experiences are changing the way the world thinks about play.”

6. Evolve Vacation Rental Network

Founded: 2010

“Evolve is different. We are redefining vacation rental management by providing homeowners with better performance, lower fees and unrivaled flexibility.

Our marketing and booking platform allows us to outperform traditional property managers for a fraction of the cost, and our vetted network of on-the-ground partners are available to handle everything from housekeeping to maintenance.

All of this adds up to more rental income for our homeowners and a stress-free travel experience for their guests.”

7. Ibotta

Founded: 2011

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“Headquartered in Denver, CO, Ibotta (“I bought a…“) is transforming the shopping experience by making it easy for consumers to earn cash back on everyday purchases through a single smartphone app. The company partners with leading brands and retailers to offer rebates on groceries, electronics, clothing, gifts, home and office supplies, restaurant dining, and more. Ibotta is the premier destination for rewarded shopping on mobile, and has paid out more than $200 million in cash back to its users. Launched in 2012, Ibotta has nearly 22 million downloads, and is one of the five most frequently used shopping apps in the United States.”

8. Guild Education

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2019 Best Tech Startups in Denver

“Transforming tuition assistance from a cost center into a strategic investment.

EMPLOYERS USE Guild’s Education Benefits Platform to transform traditional tuition assistance programs from a cost center into a recruitment and retention tool that drives a positive return on investment.

EMPLOYEES USE Guild’s Education Benefits Platform to access a network of nonprofit universities, with the support of Guild’s coaches who help each employee find the right program, retain, and succeed in school and work.”

9. Convercent

Founded: 2013

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“As the leading global provider of ethics and compliance cloud software, Convercent connects ethics to business performance by weaving ethics and values into everyday operations in over 600 of the world’s largest companies.

Its Ethics Cloud Platform provides a suite of applications: Convercent Insights, Convercent Helpline, Convercent Campaigns, Convercent Disclosures and Convercent Third Party, that gives executives insights required to make proactive, informed decisions about their company’s ethical health.”

10. ProtectWise

Founded: 2013

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“ProtectWise™ provides cloud-powered Network Detection and Response (NDR). Delivering security entirely from the cloud, The ProtectWise Grid™ captures full-fidelity network traffic from enterprise, cloud and hybrid environments, to create a lasting network memory. The security platform provides real time and retrospective alerting and analysis in a rich, innovative visualizer. By harnessing the cloud, The ProtectWise Grid delivers unique advantages over current network security products, including the industry’s only automated retrospection and the ease and cost-savings of an on-demand deployment model. ProtectWise is creating and leading the Immersive Security℠ movement, which will be the future of proactive, analytical threat response.”