The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for November

GoSpotCheck, located at 1500 Market St., has raised $21.5 million in recent funding. (Kailyn Lamb)

Colorado startups raised a total of $295 million in the month of November, according to a BusinessDen tally of Form Ds filed through the SEC.

That’s more than double the same month last year; when startups in the Centennial state raised $120 million in November 2016.

In Denver, Liberty Resources led the charge, raising a total of $125 million. The company operates hydraulic fracturing and other technologies in North Dakota.

In total, Denver startups raised $234 million, while startups in Boulder and the rest of the state raised $43 million and $17 million, respectively.

BusinessDen defines a startup as a company that is less than 10 years old and excludes funds and real estate ventures.

Including non-startup companies, Colorado businesses raised a grand total of $628 million during November, according to Form D filings.

You can download a spreadsheet of last month’s capital raises here.

Here is BusinessDen’s previous coverage of startups that raised money in November:

– Flat fee brokerage startup Trelora raised $2.2 million.

– Choozle, an advertising tech firm, raised $6 million.

– Gravity One Climbing & Fitness, a new climbing gym opening in Broomfield, raised $1.4 million.

– MeetMindful, a dating website for yogis, raised $1 million.

– MassRoots, a marijuana social network, raised $545,000.

– Baker Technologies, a cannabis software startup, raised $8 million.

– GoSpotCheck, a software platform for businesses in the food, beverage and retail industries, raised $21.5 million.