Startups can apply for Esprit/NewCo 2015 through Oct. 10

BOULDER — Startup companies have until Oct. 10 to apply for the Boulder Chamber’s Esprit Venture Challenge, a new twist to the chamber’s reinvented Esprit Entrepreneur event, now in its 31st year.

The event, rebranded as Esprit/NewCo 2015, will take place Nov. 18 at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Touchdown Club.

Startups that have been in business for less than two years and focus on delivering social benefit and a sustainable return on investment can apply for the venture challenge at https://www.publicprize.com/esprit-venture-challenge#/home.

Approved entrants will be posted online for community members to review, and a final winner will be selected from among the…