Innovation & Entrepreneurship Newsletter, Campus Edition, 2/10/26

Tuesday, Feb. 10: Boulder Open Coffee Club (BOCC)—This is an informal group for anyone interested in the startup community, particularly those with an interest in technology.

Tuesday, Feb. 10: Quarterly Front Range Hard Tech Meetup—Join fellow founders, funders, practitioners, and aspirers doing hard tech / deep tech in the greater Front Range area.

Wednesday, Feb. 11: 1 Million Cups Denver—A safe place for entrepreneurs to practice giving presentations and get constructive feedback from the local startup community.

Wednesday, Feb. 11: Golden Startup Coffee—A monthly opportunity for entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives and community members to explore Colorado startup journeys.

Wednesday, Feb. 11: Pitch Readiness Workshop—Startup Colorado hosts a session to help you learn how to refine your message and deliver it with clarity and impact.

Thursday, Feb. 12: Welcome to Boulder Startup Happy Hour—Welcoming anyone new to the Boulder tech and startup scene. Colorado Startups will answer your questions, direct you to resources and help make introductions where appropriate. Plus you’ll meet other community members and individuals new to Boulder.

Thursday, Feb. 12: CBSI Industry Showcase—Showcasing in the MedTech, diagnostics, biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Thursday, Feb. 12: Women in Tech—Exponential Impact brings together founders, technologists and emerging tech leaders for a powerful night of connection, conversation, and community.

Friday, Feb. 13: Rural Women in Entrepreneurship—Startup Colorado's virtual networking conversation focusing on current projects, story sharing and pooling resources  to help reach the "next step" on the long entrepreneurial road ahead.

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale—A a high-energy, international pitch competition for early-stage startups that spotlights bold founders and innovative ideas through live pitching, expert feedback and multi-stage advancement culminating in the chance to be crowned champion and gain meaningful exposure.

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Silicon Flatirons Startup Variety Show—A special session focusing on space tech for startups, established entrepreneurs, community members, recent graduates and undergrad/grad students.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: Pitch Boulder—Offering local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors and peers.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: CBSA Coffee + Connect—Engage with others in Colorado’s life sciences community and spark dynamic relationships with fellow innovators.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: 1 Million Cups Denver—A safe place for entrepreneurs to practice giving presentations and get constructive feedback from the local startup community.

Wednesday, Feb. 18: RVC Investors Forum—Bringing together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado.

Friday, Feb. 20: Colorado Startup Ski Day—Join the Colorado startup community on the mountain! Open to founders, operators, investors and the startup-curious. Upcoming Ski Days: March 27 and April 17.

Thursday, Feb. 26 (deadline): OEDIT Advanced Industries Accelerator Program Proof of Concept grants—Open to approved Colorado research universities and federal labs located in Colorado. These grants are for pre-commercialization research and commercialization preparation of innovative technologies. Grants up to $150,000 will be awarded.

Thursday, Feb. 26 (deadline): OEDIT Advanced Industries Accelerator Program Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants—Funding for companies commercializing innovative technologies to create viable products that meet a market need and can be created or manufactured in Colorado and exported globally. Grants up to $250,000 will be awarded.

Tuesday, March 31 (deadline): OEDIT Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant—Funding large-scale collaborative infrastructure projects that will have broad industry-wide impacts across one or more of Colorado's advanced industries. Projects fill a gap in the advanced industries and have multiple, collaborative partners. Grants of up to $500,000 will be awarded.

Sunday, April 6 (deadline): 2026 Cleantech Open Accelerator—Providing entrepreneurs and corporate innovators the resources they need to launch and grow successful cleantech businesses.

Applications open: EnergyTech University Prize–Student teams compete for more than $540,000 for successfully identifying a promising energy technology, assessing its market potential, and creating a business plan for commercialization.

Applications open: The Environmental Sustainability Entrepreneurship Program—A free expert-led cohort to help sustainability ventures. Participants will receive expert-led training, committed mentorship and pitch coaching.

Rolling Application: Activator: 25-26 Cohort—An open-access, equity-free biotech accelerator for early-stage founders.

Rolling Application: Startup Colorado Community and Entrepreneurship Grants–Grants that support rural entrepreneurs who are eager to level up their businesses but need a financial boost to get there.and delivering results.

Rolling Application: OEDIT Advanced Industry Investment Tax Credit—For investors and advanced industries businesses in the amount of 25% to 35% per investment up to $100,000.

Rolling Application: Global Business Development's 2025 Trade Shows–Apply for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's funding and trade show participation program.