FORT COLLINS — VerbalizeIt, a startup based in Boulder and New York, won the second annual CSU Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge business pitch competition on Saturday, taking home $250,000 cash and a suite of mentoring, professional services and other prizes. VerbalizeIt uses human translators and automation to allow businesses to communicate with global customers in their own language.
BOULDER – New York-based software firm CA Technologies ( ) announced Wednesday afternoon that it has inked a deal to acquire Boulder-based Rally Software Development Corp. for $480 million. The price works to about $19.50 per share for Rally ( ), a 44 percent premium on Wednesday’s closing price. Shares closed at $13.51 Wednesday but shot up to $19.22 per share in after-hours trading in the wake of CA’s announcement. CA shares remained flat.
J.B. Holston, founder of Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, will add another job title to his long career: dean. Holston has been named dean at the University of Denver Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science. He starts July 1. DU Chancellor Rebecca Chopp said she is counting on Holston's connections to help the school of engineering and computer science become more of an economic driver in the region.
LAFAYETTE – Stealth-mode technology startup Liqid Inc. stepped partially into the light this week, announcing that it has raised a $5.7 million round of seed funding that will be used to advance research and development and accelerate time to market. But so far the company, which is targeting the data storage industry, has said little about its products.
FORT COLLINS – Avago Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: AVGO) is holding another job fair, this time looking to hire for 150...
The new headquarters for the Colorado Technology Association (CTA) and the latest gathering spot for startups and entrepreneurs opens today in downtown Denver.
This month we celebrate Denver and Colorado’s spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. As you probably know, last year Forbes ranked Denver as the second-best city in which to launch a startup and Colorado was among the top five most entrepreneurial states by the Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurial Index. These are just a few of the many organizations recognizing the special things that are happening in our backyard.
As you have heard over the past year, CTA is dedicated to ensuring that Colorado is a tech-friendly place, which often involves ensuring an environment for innovation. To this end, we have collaborated ...
The Colorado Technology Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Colorado Technology Association that bridges companies to STEM education, technology and workforce programs in Colorado. CTF exists to make it easy for companies to meaningfully
BOULDER – A yet-to-be-determined number of Boulder-based OPX Biotechnologies’ 35 employees will lose their jobs in the coming months following...
Colorado economic developers will not have a new arrow in their quiver in efforts to attract data centers to the state next year. Sponsors of a bill in the Colorado Legislature that would have created tax breaks of as much as $3 million per company for data-center equipment purchases turned the bill Wednesday into a study of the issue instead.
BOULDER — Boulder has a track record of being home to life-science startups that succeed in making discoveries by tapping...
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After a weekend-long scramble to develop apps that serve the state’s business community, two Colorado Springs teams were chosen to represent the region in this year’s Go Code Colorado challenge. The second annual app-development event kicked off April 8 at the Denver Art Museum and was followed by “Challenge Weekend.” Beginning Friday evening, competitors in… Continue Reading Two teams reach ...
If you’re new to Colorado or have recently found yourself in and around the Colorado Technology Community, you’ve probably noticed something strange. We actually like one another. We’re friends with our competitors and we like to help strangers. We help out at every turn. Don’t believe me?
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LogRhythm, The Security Intelligence Company, today announced that it has been recognized as one of The Denver Post’s Top Workplaces for the second year in a row.
BOULDER — Go Code Colorado will start its second annual statewide civic app challenge Wednesday night with a kick-off event...
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C-Level marks the beginning of spring at CTA – and if the energy of C-Level is any indication to the year ahead, we are off and running fast. Thank you all for making the event a success.
Spring is a busy time in the technology economy as it is a time renewal and focus on moving the State forward through innovation and technology. The legislature is in session and our policy makers are working hard improve the technology climate in Colorado, with workforce and education at the top of the priority list for 2015. And April is a very busy month ...
LONDON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- International bandwidth infrastructure services provider Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO) today announced an extension of its 100G wavelength network, rolling out 100G lineside ...
FORT COLLINS – Omni Bio Pharmaceutical Inc. is seeking to raise $1 million in new debt and equity, according to...
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The Colorado Technology Association (CTA) is putting on its 9th annual C-Level @ A Mile High event Thursday, March 19. The fundraiser connects more than 1,200 technology innovators with more than 65 executives — called "celebrities" — from local tech companies. Attendees bid for celebrities' time, in hopes of developing a lasting business relationship.
DENVER – NewCloud Networks, a national cloud computing and communications provider, announced Molly Rauzi, CTO of Gagen MacDonald and former City of Denver CIO and chair of the Colorado Technology Association, has joined the company’s Executive Cloud Advisory Board.
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DENVER – Denver Startup Week organizers announced the opening of The Commons on Champa, an entrepreneurial gathering space, on May 15 in downtown Denver.
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NewCloud Networks, a national cloud computing and communications provider, today announced Molly Rauzi, former City of Denver CIO and chairman of the Colorado Technology Association, has joined the company’s Executive Cloud Advisory Board. Rauzi brings 25 years of experience as well as strategic, local market expertise to NewCloud’s board. (PRWeb March 12, 2015) Read the full story at http ...
