18 Top Denver Startups to Watch in 2023

Every year, new startups pull to the forefront of their industry through exciting innovation, tech, and industry-disrupting business models. We’ve rounded up the most exciting Denver startups of 2023 that startup lovers, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs should follow.

Disclaimer: With so many exciting startups in Denver launching and growing, we aren’t able to cover them all. Furthermore, the startups that are listed below are not officially ranked and are listed in no particular order.

• Industry: Information Technology
• Founders: Brian Cox
• Founded In: 2019
• Funding: Debt Financing, $1.4 Billion
• Investors Include: N/A

Stack Infrastructure creates digital infrastructures that fit the needs of individuals. The structures are fast, scalable, reliable, and built exactly for the needs of the clients. The advanced development team, near-limitless land, and power capacity solve some of the current challenges businesses face today.

• Industry: Education
• Founders: Brittany Stich, Chris Romer, Rachel Carlson
• Founded In: 2015
• Funding: Series F, $643.2 Million
• Investors Include: Bessemer Venture Partners, Wellington Management

Guild Education is marketed towards businesses that are looking to attract and retain employees by offering continual education classes. The platform allows businesses to offer low-risk and high-reward programs to employees in order to better their careers.

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• Industry: Medical
• Founders: Chris Riopelle, Will Stokes
• Founded In: 2018
• Funding: Series B, $220 Million
• Investors Include: Town Hall Ventures, Ascension Ventures

Strive Health is helping patients who suffer from chronic kidney disease by offering care delivery models that improve patient health and decrease the cost of care. The company works with both payors and providers in order to put patient care first, improve outcomes, and lower the cost of healthcare for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.

• Industry: Cybersecurity
• Founders: Fred Kneip
• Founded In: 2015
• Funding: Series D, $99 Million
• Investors Include: Scale Venture Partners, Ten Eleven Ventures

CyberGRX is giving companies security against cyber risk and reputation by gathering and providing data intelligence. Companies will be able to protect their third-party digital ecosystem thanks to the data-driven approach CyberGRX is providing.

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• Industry: Real Estate
• Founders: Adam Pollack, Ian Perrex, Nate Gruendemann, Nick Friedman
• Founded In: 2016
• Funding: Debt Financing, $92.1 Million
• Investors Include: Signal Fire, Rivonia Road Capital

Accept.inc is in the real estate industry and is empowering all homeowners to make all-cash offers with no additional cost to the homeowner. The iLender is able to approve homebuyers who are already approved for a mortgage with cash in order to win their home due to high competition.

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• Industry: Gaming
• Founders: Rob Wyatt, Shail Mehta, Tim Schukar
• Founded In: 2019
• Funding: Seed, $5 Million
• Investors Include: TheVentureCity, Conscience VC

Last Gameboard is integrating the in-person and online gaming experience by creating tabletop games that merge digital and analog experiences. Gamers are able to play with anyone, anywhere, and with any game pieces. The tech mimics hand movements in real-life on the surface of a screen.

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• Industry: Education
• Founders: Alex Vanston, Chris Deardorff
• Founded In: 2020
• Funding: Pre-seed, $400k
• Investors Include: N/A

Revnt is taking educational classes that are offered through video and giving educators the chance to monetize them using a subscriber model. All entrepreneurs and small businesses can use the platform to host a series of educational content and then charge subscribers for access.

• Industry: Aviation
• Founders: Tom Filippini
• Founded In: 2019
• Funding: Seed, $800,000
• Investors Include: N/A

The lack of personnel in the aviation industry is being addressed by FlightLink, which is creating a private aviation solution. The platform is membership driven and gives like-minded travelers the opportunity to connect, fly affordably, and travel with ease.

• Industry: Software
• Founders: Austin Hallock
• Founded In: 2021
• Funding: Pre-Seed, $1 Million
• Investors Include: SignalFire, Goat Capital

Spore is targeted toward content creators and gives them an easy way to create a home for themselves on the internet. The purpose is to give content creators independence from big-name platforms that often take large amounts of fees and give little back to the creators.

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• Industry: Startup
• Founders: Hans Schaler, Michael Gallagher, Emily Ahrens, Abe Nadar
• Founded In: 2021
• Funding: Pre-seed, $1 Million
• Investors Include: N/A

UP knows how hard it can be for entrepreneurs and has created a platform that offers simple tools any startup founder can use. The tools help find investors, save money, and even gain more knowledge about startup culture to better the chances of success. Entrepreneurs will be able to pitch to thousands of investors, get discounts on business tools, and gain crucial insights.

• Industry: Healthcare
• Founders: Kevin Riddleberger, Mark Prather
• Founded In: 2013
• Funding: Series E, $733.2 Million
• Investors Include: Questa Capital Management, Tiger Global Management

With DispatchHealth, individuals are able to gain the power of mobile and virtual healthcare all from the comfort of their own homes. The platform caters to a range of ages and patients can get same-day healthcare for a serious injury or illness. Medicare and medicare advantage are both included in the platform.

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• Industry: Interior Design
• Founders: Emily Motayed, Jessie Dixon, Lee Mayer
• Founded In: 2014
• Funding: $85.8 Million
• Investors Include: Suttona Capital, Forward Venture Capital

Havenly takes interior design and adds both personalization and customized care. The platform helps individuals who are looking to design their homes by offering one-on-one design help with hand-picked products that are specifically tailored to the style, space, and budget of the client.

• Industry: Cannabis
• Founders: Peter Vogel
• Founded In: 2018
• Funding: Seed, $1 Million
• Investors Include: Silverleaf Venture Partners, One East Partners

Leafwire is a cannabis platform that exists to provide resources and opportunities for businesses and employees in the cannabis industry. The Leafwire community is a safe space for business owners to network, find deals, and collaborate with one another. Individuals looking for employment can also find jobs or search through the "greenpages" for better opportunities.

• Industry: Healthcare
• Founders: Damayanti Dipayana, Shawn Kuenzler
• Founded In: 2018
• Funding: Seed, $1.7 Million
• Investors Include: SpringTime Ventures, Grand Ventures

Manatee is attempting to democratize the mental health care system and streamline communication. The platform uses a family app that focuses on family connections to get results within six weeks.

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• Industry: Data
• Founders: Jim Trout
• Founded In: 2010
• Funding: Private Equity, $7.8 Billion
• Investors Include: Colony Capital, Silver Lake

Building top-of-the-line data centers, Vantage Data Centers is state-of-the-art and offers hyperscale cloud solutions for large enterprises. The company is able to provide customized data center solutions for any business needs.

• Industry: Energy
• Founders: Chase Lochmiller, Cully Cavness
• Founded In: 2018
• Funding: Series C, $747.5 Million
• Investors Include: Winklevoss Capital, FootPrint Coalition

Crusoe Energy Systems is creating solutions to reduce the routine flaring of natural gasses for the energy industry. Its mission is to align the future of computation with the future of climate.

• Industry: Food and Beverage
• Founders: Alex Canter, Paul Allen, Mike Jacobs, Jay Fuhr
• Founded In: 2017
• Funding: N/A
• Investors Include: Sand Hill Angels, Republic Capital

Ordermark is taking the complex online ordering platforms that restaurants have to use and consolidating all the information into one dashboard. The platform will help lower costs, inefficiencies, and mistakes by restaurants.

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• Industry: Cannabis
• Founders: N/A
• Founded In: 2021
• Funding: $114.7 Million
• Investors Include: N/A

Long Play is a national cannabis portfolio company looking to help adult-use, medical, and wellness markets with high-quality and high-THC products and hemp consumer packaged goods. The company is led by Willie Nelson's award-winning brands, which enrich experiences, spark connections, and provide opportunities for exploration.

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