Entrepreneurs / Small Business  May 22, 2015

2 NoCo teams win $25,000 each at Go Code Colorado civic app challenge

A pair of Northern Colorado-based teams won $25,000 contracts with the state as top-three finishers Go Code Colorado civic app challenge in Denver on Thursday.

The top three finishers of the nine finalists competing earned the year-long contracts to help them build out their apps.

Co Code Colorado is run by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, and charges developers and entrepreneurs to make use of public data to solve business problems.

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A Fort Collins team won last year’s challenge, and the region was represented well again this year.

Stay CO, created by a Fort Collins-based team, is an incentive-based mobile app designed to encourage and validate responsible and environmentally friendly commuting behavior, reducing traffic by analyzing, predicting and promoting ways to change commuting patterns while incentivizing commuters with perks from local businesses.

Pikr Knows, meanwhile, was also built by a Fort Collins-based group that included members from Loveland and Broomfield. Pikr is a Colorado tourism app that suggests activities based on user preferences, helping businesses learn how they might adjust their business models and offerings to maximize revenue.

The third winner of a $25,000 contract this year was Denver-based Mentor Matters, an app that connects college and university students with volunteer industry mentors to improve recruiting and increase new-hire retention.

A pair of Northern Colorado-based teams won $25,000 contracts with the state as top-three finishers Go Code Colorado civic app challenge in Denver on Thursday.

The top three finishers of the nine finalists competing earned the year-long contracts to help them build out their apps.

Co Code Colorado is run by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, and charges developers and entrepreneurs to make use of public data to solve business problems.

A Fort Collins team won last year’s challenge, and the region was represented well again this year.

Stay CO, created by a Fort Collins-based team, is an incentive-based mobile app designed to…

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