Kiwi VC firm could set up shop in Colorado

DENVER — A New Zealand company that bills itself as a “digital product agency, venture studio and [venture capital] firm that invests in promising tech companies” is eyeing the Denver metro area for a potential stateside expansion.

The Colorado Economic Development Commission extended a tax-incentive offer Thursday in an effort to lure the company, which was only identified as Project Soap.

It is the commission’s practice not to identify companies the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade is recruiting until incentives are accepted. 

Project Soap, which specializes in providing funding for financial technology companies, was approved for $455,184 in performance-based job-growth…