Category Archives: Boulder

Orbotix Inc., Boulder-based maker of Sphero, raises $4M more

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

Orbotix Inc., the Boulder-based firm that manufactures the smartphone-controlled Sphero robotic ball, appears to have raised $4 million of a nearly $10 million investment round, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filing made Thursday. Three investors have contributed to the … Continue reading →

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Boulder’s SparkFun open-sources new $10.5 million headquarters

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

Long a proponent of open source hardware, Boulder’s SparkFun Electronics has not shied away from sharing the guts of its products with the greater web. “Products designed by SparkFun engineers are released with schematics and firmware under a Creative Commons … Continue reading →

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Nearly a year out of stealth mode, Boulder’s LinkSmart raises $5M more

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

LinkSmart Inc., a Boulder-based in-text linking and analytics firm, raised $5 million through an equity investment round, according to regulatory filings made Friday. Filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that six investors participated in the round that … Continue reading →

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Boulder-based Slice of Lime gives Foundry Group’s site the rock ‘n’ roll treatment

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

The web portal for Boulder’s Foundry Group got a touch-up at the hands of local agency Slice of Lime, and the venture capital firm issued a lighthearted challenge to have members of the entrepreneurial community show off their rockstar selves … Continue reading →

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Slow Money National Gathering slated for April 29-30 in Boulder

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

  Slow Money, an organization that assists in investments and loans to small food companies and farms, will host its fourth national conference on Monday and Tuesday in Boulder. About 600 people are expected to attend the Slow Money National … Continue reading →

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Boulder’s Tensegrity Prosthetics rebrands as FitBionic, brings on Eythor Bender as CEO

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

An early stage Boulder prosthetic company hired an industry veteran as its CEO and repositioned its brand. The privately held Tensegrity Prosthetics, which developed a prosthetic foot with joints that mimic the motion of a walking foot and ankle, announced … Continue reading →

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Boulder’s Biodesix closes on $8.8M to expand r&d, sales efforts

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

Boulder-based Biodesix Inc., a venture-backed molecular diagnostics firm, landed $8.8 million in a follow-on sale of Series D preferred shares, company officials announced Thursday. Biodesix plans to use the money for product development and to bolster sales and marketing efforts … Continue reading →

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Boulder data radio firm XetaWave lands contact with ‘major’ oil company

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

At the tail end of last year, Boulder-based XetaWave landed a contract that served to quickly transform the startup developer of software-defined data radios. In November, XetaWave inked a contact to sell 1,600 radios to an unnamed Ethernet network operator. … Continue reading →

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CU-Boulder’s Tech Transfer Office honoring researchers, technologies

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

The University of Colorado’s Technology Transfer Office on Monday announced the recipients of its Boulder campus awards honoring the best practices in commercialization of university technologies. The following awards will be presented tonight at the Entrepreneurship Under the Microscope event … Continue reading →

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Quick Left goes Rube Goldberg for latest hackfest & a little side prize for LaunchBoulder readers

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Alicia Wallace

At past Quick Left hackfests, developers, designers and other technophiles were given three hours to build the likes of Arduino-powered devices, collaborative web apps and an e-mail card game. For tonight’s hackfest — which runs from 6 p.m. to 10 … Continue reading →

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