Startups

Seven years after sleeping under a desk, Craig Baute now brings in more than $200,000 per year running a coworking chain and renting out apartments on Airbnb.

The locally based provider of cloud software for banks and other card issuers is trying to triple that total in its most recent fundraising effort.

Young companies in Colorado raised $172.7 million last month, led by a wood pellet manufacturer and two Boulder biotech firms.

The 10-year-old firm, which sells software companies use to encourage better employee health, has bagged one of the largest local capital raises of the year.

Investors have decided to throw a bone to the maker of a temperature-monitoring sensor for pet owners.

The company has sold more than $17,000 worth of its newest product since the Kickstarter campaign went live March 13.

Following its November purchase of a RiNo office building, a Denver company that manages employee healthcare and fitness programs has added to its war chest.

The roasters at a 1,500-square-foot industrial building soon will be replaced by kettles filled with hot sauce and mustard.

Colorado’s young guns raised a total of $77 million last month, with about one-third going into Denver coffers.