Maggie Rodney’s Post

Plenty to reflect on from a great Boulder Startup Week - so far - more to come on that soon. In the meantime - Pitch & Run Denver is still running this Friday! Beginning at 8am from Copper Door Coffee near Cheeseman Park. Everyone and anyone from the entrepreneurial ecosystem and all skill levels welcome. Hope to see you there! Sign up here: https://lu.ma/78q0a61n Can't make it and still want to see notifications about future running events? (LOTS of developments here, it will be exciting!) Fill out this form: https://lnkd.in/gRfRfq_M

This conversation with Shadi Bakour from PATH is one of the can't-miss events coming up for Boulder Startup Week. PATH may be largely a consumer brand, but the story of the company's trajectory through the good and bad days and the founders' resilience is something everyone working with startups can relate to and learn from. Hope to see you there!

Massive is gearing up for a busy and fun Boulder Startup Week! Come join us in Boulder from May 13-17th. We'll be present at many of the events, and are leading several panels, discussions, and a happy hour focused primarily on climate tech. Here's where you can definitely find us: 🌲 Fundraising For Your Climate Startup with Kirsten Suddath, Tim Wolters, Tim Weiss & Srikant V., moderated by Ari 🌲 NextCycle Pitch Competition judged by Ari, RRS (Resource Recycling Systems), and Juri Freeman 🌲 Fireside Chat between Ari and Shadi Bakour, CEO of PATH - a can't miss story for any founder, regardless of vertical! 🌲 I'll be joining Dissecting A Successful Pitch Deck (reg link TBA) 🌲 Bad A** CEO Talk with David Mandell and Clarence Bethea of True Ventures 🌲 Climate Tech Happy Hour, more information at https://lu.ma/wcl8vr9o Build your schedule, find event locations, and register for events at https://lnkd.in/gAp2RUC2

On Tuesday evening Massive co-hosted a dinner with KO Law, Cresset, and First Hill Partners, LLC featuring many of the up-and-coming venture investors in Colorado's ecosystem. It was great to see many new faces mixed in with those I've known for years! I'm excited to continue to develop these relationships and find new ways to work together and support amazing founders and companies, not only in Colorado but nation-wide. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and in particular to our partners in this event. It could not have happened without you! And always thanks to David and Ari for their interest in supporting the next generation of CO investors.

How do we start to see banner IPOs and acquisitions in the climate tech industry? It's all about getting the late stage markets moving in 2024. Great article on this below with a feature from Ari N. of Massive! “There’s so much liquidity locked up in privately held companies right now, that unless that frees up, if we don’t break the logjam, where is the money going to come from?”

https://lnkd.in/gx48p52m Great interview with Steve Pomfret, CEO at Massive portfolio company Cygnetise. "Enthusiasm and a clear vision just drive you on. If you’re enjoying what you’re doing and have a clear vision then you can do whatever you need to."

Love to see the PATH team continuing to highlight the MANY reasons it’s important to reduce or eliminate single use plastics from our lives. Remember: it’s not just a climate issue, it’s a human health issue too!

A proud and exciting moment for Massive portfolio company Mast Reforestation to be named to CNBC's #Disruptor50. Reforestation is one of the most important decarbonization strategies and we love supporting a company that is making continued strides to improve the entire vertical chain from seed collection to planting! #climateaction #reforestation #decarbonization