Denver sits at the foot of the Rockies, a mile above sea level, with Colorado School of Mines in nearby Golden giving it a real engineering base beyond the outdoor-lifestyle reputation. Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace built a genuine aerospace cluster there well before the SaaS companies arrived, and the two industries now run in parallel.
Region Stats
Total firms
31
VC / investors
9
Companies
20
Universities
2
People
13
By Thesis
AI, Software & Cloud
9
Defense, Intelligence & Gov-Tech
4
Life Sciences, Biotech & MedTech
2
AgTech, Energy & Environment
2
Known For
Aerospace
SaaS
Overlooked Front Range
Denver