Filling the void

FORT COLLINS — A Japanese-based venture-capital firm has come to the rescue of some Northern Colorado entrepreneurs. EnConnect Holdings, doing business as FVC Americas, moved quickly to lease the coworking space being vacated by Galvanize at 242 Linden St. in Fort Collins, with the promise to maintain the status quo for existing tenants.

Denichiro Otsuga, president of FVC Americas, said this is the first venture for the firm outside of Japan. “When (we) decided to go into the U.S. market, we knew that getting access to a place where people could gather was very important, and Galvanize…