90% of Colorado VC dollars in Q1 flow into Boulder Valley

90% of Colorado VC dollars in Q1 flow into Boulder Valley

by David Cohen
Posted on 04/23/2008
According to a MoneyTree Survey (via BCBR), "eighteen companies in the Boulder Valley received venture capital funding totaling $266.8 million during first quarter 2008." This doesn't include angel investment - we're just talking about reported VC investment. Outside of Boulder Valley, just eight more Colorado companies were funded in Q1 meaning that nearly 70% (18 of 26) of the statewide deals were done in the Boulder area. Looking at the dollars, a staggering 90% ($266.8M of $297.7M) went to the Boulder area deals. The nearly $300M invested by VCs in Colorado was reported as the highest level since 2001. Much of that was driven by a single $130M renewable energy investment. By my quick count, about $35M was invested last quarter in a wide range of web and software companies such as HiveLive ($5.6M), Tendril Networks ($12M), Filtrbox ($500k), Collective Intellect ($6.6M), and Mark Sawyer's post @Last/Sketchup/Google effort Vico Software ($3M).
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[...] I discussed back in April, VC dollars continue to roll in Boulder. It’s doubtful we’ll reach the $266.8M level [...]

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