Boulder, Colo., May 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boulder’s Boomtown Accelerator celebrated its 10th Demo Day by unveiling its latest cohort in front of a sold-out audience earlier this evening at the Boulder Theater. Eleven companies took center stage after completing Boomtown’s highly selective and rigorous 12-week entrepreneur-centric program. Boomtown’s Demo Day served as the official closing event to Boulder Startup Week.
Boomtown’s Demo Day featured eleven startups who have completed the customized accelerator program, with companies specializing in Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, virtual reality, and real estate technology, among others. Each company also had the opportunity to pitch their companies to investors and strategic partners in a special investor’s preview earlier today.
“At Boomtown, we work with each company on an individual basis to stress-test their value propositions and their core business models so they can emerge from our program as stronger companies,” said Toby Krout, co-founder and executive director of Boomtown. “We believe in each of these companies and are extremely excited to see what these companies are now capable of achieving.”
Boomtown’s 2018 cohort is composed of the following companies:
Boomtown is constantly evaluating applications for its flagship accelerator program in Boulder, which includes partnerships with UpRamp, part of CableLabs. For more information or to apply to the Fall 2018 cohort, please visit www.boomtownaccelerator.com/apply/.
About Boomtown
Based in Boulder, Colo., Boomtown aims to discover and support promising companies in a variety of fields including health tech, internet, mobile, connectivity, software and “internet of things” (IoT) startups. Boomtown’s goal is not simply to provide the shortest distance between an idea and funding, but instead to support entrepreneurs in building great companies. Currently in its 10th cohort, Boomtown has invested in 98 companies since its founding in 2014. Of those, 86 percent are in operation and 60 percent are generating revenue. For more information, visit www.boomtownaccelerator.com.
###