One of the investors in the Denver-based peer-to-peer truck rental platform is affiliated with IKEA.
Fluid Truck closes $63M funding round, plans to hire up to 275 by end of year
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Packraft maker raises $900K and doubles office space after strong 2020
The Longmont-based adventure startup Kokopelli has seen a spike in sales due to the pandemic and needed room to grow to meet demand.
Clock startup wakes up Kickstarter backers, raises $250K in 24 hours
The Front Range startup’s minimalist OneClock uses science-based music compositions to gently lift people out of sleep instead of disruptive alarm sounds.
Eco-friendly ski wax startup strikes deal with two ‘Shark Tank’ investors
“I really didn’t know how the products would be received,” MountainFlow founder Peter Arlein said after getting $300,000 for a 20 percent stake.
Pandemic drives auto loan refinancing startup to double office space
COVID “gave us a good push,“ said RefiJet’s CEO. “We grew from doing about 1,000 loans a month in 2019 to doing 2,000 loans each month in 2020.”
Denver bong cleaning startup is a big hit with $1M exit for founder
Entrepreneur Dakota Sheets, who launched Resolution Colorado at age 20 with just $300 in his pocket, shows doubters it was no joke.
Arvada used baby product reseller boosts inventory with Buybuy Baby deal
“We’ve always been supply-constrained as a marketplace,” said co-founder Kristin Langenfeld.
Geologist doubles down on coffee cart venture after pandemic layoff
Blake Eatherton’s two The Dnvr Coffee Co. carts can typically be found stationed in Wash Park on the weekends.
Former exec at Priceline, Compass Real Estate takes CEO reins at Techstars
She takes over leadership of Techstars from the accelerator’s co-founder David Brown, who will continue to serve on the board.
The Term Sheet: Startup funding roundup for December 2020
Forty-two startups around the state reported raising a total of nearly $361 million last month, $36 million more than the prior year.
