OUR CRITERIA
Colorado Based
Denver Angels invests in companies whose executive team is operating from Colorado. The rest of the company can be remote.
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Market Validation
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Companies need some level of market validation through existing
revenue and consistent yearly revenue growth.
Strong Founders
Ability to Scale
Denver Angels invests in companies with strong leadership teams.
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Companies that are poised for 100%+ Year over Year (YoY) revenue growth with funding.
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Industry Verticals
Denver Angels investments are industry agnostic and range from consumer products, software, and engineering.
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Large Market
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Companies must be targeting a large enough Total Addressable Market (TAM), that there is potential for significant growth.
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Company Brief
We find that the best investment opportunities come through referrals. The ideal way to have your opportunity invested in is to be referred to a Director by a member of the Colorado startup community. If that is not possible, submit your round to Directors by completing our Company Brief.