Boulder companies dominate Colorado’s 4th-quarter VC deals

Companies from Boulder and Broomfield counties accounted for 15 of Colorado’s 21 venture capital deals during the fourth quarter of 2014, led by Boulder-based SolidFire Inc.’s monster $82 million funding round in October.

The state’s deals totaled $342.2 million, Colorado’s best performance since the third quarter of 2001 when $350.4 million was raised on 27 deals. The data is according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, and based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. No Larimer or Weld County companies made the fourth-quarter list.

For the year, the state saw $793 million raised through 86…