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What We Do
Boomtown provides seed funding, business resources, company-building curriculum, mentorship, and community to founders and their companies. We currently invest in 16 industries across 32 technologies, including specialized programs in health tech and hardware & connectivity. Our 12-week programs operate twice per year from our Boulder and Atlanta locations. Once accepted into our accelerators, teams receive $20K in cash, programming customized for their business, strategic staff support, a bomb-proof Demo Day pitch, generous office space and amenities, expert mentors, exposure to potential customers and corporate partners, and alumni status in the Boomtown community network.
Why We Do It
We believe innovation is the lifeblood of tomorrow, and that startups will solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Helping companies bring valuable ideas to a broad audience is what gets us out of bed in the morning. We focus on founders because we’ve learned that the best products and services are those designed by excellent humans. Our programs are equal parts tough and love, but that’s how we build strong, successful companies. “First the struggle, then the stars.”
Our Approach
Boomtown invests in early-stage startups because this is where we believe we can have the most value. We invest first and foremost in teams and individuals because ideas come and go, but versatile entrepreneurs make those ideas come to life. Our goal is to give founders the tools they need to grow and flourish. Unlike many accelerators, we customize every single Boomtown program: learning, tweaking, and augmenting from cohort to cohort to build a curriculum that provides what our startups need, when they need it most.
Our Advantage
If you’re considering applying to an accelerator program, here are a few reasons why Boomtown might be a good fit for you:
We welcome both early stage companies and experienced entrepreneurs.
We work with both startups and the companies that invest in them, and we know how to leverage their strengths for mutual benefit.
We customize our curriculum for each program, adapting and improving best practices and tailoring the content to provide what each startup needs, when they need it most.
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The Boomtown Team
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Collaborator, strategist, grokker of complex organizations. Higher ed advisor. Harvard MBA and MIT BS holder. Strategy, marketing, and distribution manager at Dow. Engineer at Procter & Gamble; management consultant at Bain & Co.Managing Director, The FarmBurunda Prince
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Organizational development specialist. Product and solution validation expert. Practitioner of customer development and design thinking. Skilled in leadership and team dynamics. CompSci grad of Wellesley;Engineering Management grad of CU Boulder.Managing Director, BoulderErin Stadler
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Boomtown co-founder. Corporate and securities lawyer. Emerging-business investor. Startup and investment fund advisor. Bar association member in Ohio, Colorado, DC, and the US Supreme Court; Boulder Bar Association Chair.General CounselJack Donenfeld
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Finance, fund, and risk management sherpa. Startup advisor. Private equity alum. Logged time at JPMorganChase, GE, and The Royal Bank of Scotland. Competitive ultramarathon runner. Booth MBA holder.Chief Financial OfficerJason Searfoss
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Advisor. Mentor. Photojournalist. Managing Director, Four North and Executive Director, Blue Mesa Ventures. Field Science Technician, United States Antarctic Program. MBA from University of Denver Daniels College of Business.Investment ManagerJeffrey Donenfeld
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Expert in management, operations, and program coordination. Event Director, Longmont Startup Week, and community-builder, Launch Longmont. XSEED client relationship manager. Vendor management at EBSCO and Staples. MBA holder.Operations ManagerJennifer Ferguson
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Boomtown co-founder, Director and Portfolio Manager. Designer at Google. Fellow at Access Venture Partners. Stanford alum, CU CompSci grad. User experience and management science nerd.Portfolio ManagerJose Vieitez
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Designer. Entrepreneur. Consultant of big ideas and design for clients seeking positive social impact. Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, Master’s of Landscape Architecture. New Orleans native girl that geeks out on art, tech, plants, and wellness.Creative DirectorKaty Hoogerwerf
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Creative problem-solver. Comms strategist. Demand generator. Marketing director at Techstars and Webroot. Writer and content creator. Business owner. Kundalini yogi, east coaster, mountain dweller. Wrangler of wild things.Marketing DirectorKerri Beers
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Experienced statistician, controller, quant, and operations expert. Controller for Comsero, Inc. and Numeria Ventures. Research director of Tourism Economics and Management in Venice, Italy. Independent trader; languages trainer.ControllerLaura Andreatta
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Management and leadership coach. Collaboration whisperer. Master’s in Organization Development. Background in venture capital, small business, and training. Air force veteran; international broadcast journalist.Education Director, BoulderTara O'Brien
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Founder. Investor. Coach. Husband. Father. Co-founder of Boomtown and interactive agency Atomic20. Worked on the Governor's team to re-brand the State of Colorado. University of Colorado advisory board member. MBA holder.Executive DirectorToby Krout
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Seasoned advisor to software, IoT, AI/ML, blockchain, and life sciences companies. Finance, strategy, and business development exec. Program designer and deal sourcer, healthtech accelerator. US Naval Academy alum.Managing Director, Health TechTom Base
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The industries we know well
- Advertising & Marketing
- Agriculture
- Apparel
- Construction
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Distribution
- Education
- Employment
- Energy
- Finance
- Food
- Gaming
- Health Care
- Health & Wellness
- Hospitality & Travel
- Manufacturing
- Media & Entertainment
- Medical Devices
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Security
- Telecommunications
- Transport