All the citizens of Denver need to do is breathe some of that mountain air into their lungs and they feel great. In fact, in 2016, the city was named the best place to live in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.
These five businesses in the Denver area each recently closed funding rounds that grew the companies by 50 million dollars or more – which means they’re potentially going places, and soon. The money will most likely be used by these companies to accelerate growth, kick off new sales and marketing efforts, and hire new employees.
Industry: Travel, Vacation Rental
Total Funding: $99.2M
Evolve is redefining vacation rental management by providing homeowners with better performance, lower fees and unrivaled flexibility. Its marketing and booking platform allows them to outperform traditional property managers for a fraction of the cost, and their vetted network of on-the-ground partners are available to handle everything from housekeeping to maintenance. During the company’s most recent funding round, it raised $80M.
Evolve Vacation Network is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Industry: Health Care
Total Funding: $165M
Paladina Health is an innovative employer-sponsored healthcare provider based on a medical home model that helps self-insured employers comprehensively manage the health and healthcare cost of their employees and families. The company raised $165M during its most recent funding round.
Paladina Health is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Industry: Energy
Total Funding: $130M
Guzman Energy is a new kind of power company. It provides customized, renewable energy solutions—via trading expertise and sophisticated quantitative modeling—that deliver stable power, lower rates, and access to clean energy that enables rural power cooperatives and municipal energy companies to achieve lower rates. The company raised $130M during its more recent funding round.
Industry: Manufacturing
Funding: $2.6B
Ball Corporation is a provider of metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers. The company raised $2.6B during its most recent funding round.
Ball Corporation is Hiring! Check out jobs here.
Industry: Aerospace
Funding: $141M
Boom Technology is making supersonic passenger travel into reality by making a supersonic airliner. Boom was founded on the philosophy that we need to overcome the challenges to supersonic passenger flight, not surrender to them. Its ultimate goal is a routine supersonic flight for everyone. The company raised $100M during its most recent round of funding.