Banking & Finance  July 11, 2018

Venture-capital funding increases in Boulder, Denver

Venture-capital investment increased in both Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan statistical areas during the second quarter.

The Denver Business Journal reports that the Denver-Aurora area recorded $287.46 million in venture-capital funding for 36 companies, up from $168.47 million for the same period in 2017.

The Boulder metropolitan statistical area — encompassing Boulder County — recorded $161.49 million across 14 companies, up from $121.67 million a year ago. VC deals in Boulder in the second quarter of 2018 included funds raised by Wunder Capital, Sphero, GoodBelly, OnKure and KM Labs.

The VC numbers come from the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

Venture-capital investment increased in both Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan statistical areas during the second quarter.

The Denver Business Journal reports that the Denver-Aurora area recorded $287.46 million in venture-capital funding for 36 companies, up from $168.47 million for the same period in 2017.

The Boulder metropolitan statistical area — encompassing Boulder County — recorded $161.49 million across 14 companies, up from $121.67 million a year ago. VC deals in Boulder in the second quarter of 2018 included funds raised by Wunder Capital, Sphero, GoodBelly, OnKure and KM Labs.

The VC numbers come from the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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