State to offer cannabis education to business

DENVER — Colorado’s Cannabis Business Office will offer free technical assistance to people interested in the industry. The Denver Post […]
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[Link] Find My Flock acquired by Technical Integrity, Turing School

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BOULDER — Two Boulder companies are merging in an effort to promote diversity and community activism in the technology industry. Technical Integrity, a boutique recruiting firm focused on building diverse engineering teams, has acquired the recruiting arm of Find My Flock. Find My Flock was originally founded as a nonprofit that matched women in tech with mentors, before evolving into a placement service and job search engine for those in the tech industry. “I started Find My Flock to help underrepresented developers like myself find fulfilling and welcoming workplaces,” Kate Catlin, founder of Find My Flock, said in a prepared statement. “Partnering with Technical Integrity was an excellent fit from the very beginning, as both organizations are dedicated to improving an often frustrating hiring process for developers, and we are all driven by a desire to make the world a better place. The experienced Technical Integrity team showed us the ropes in the hiring world and helped us succeed. I’m confident our customers will be in excellent hands with them.” While the recruiting branch of Find My Flock has been purchased by Technical Integrity, the job board technology has been sold to Denver’s Turing School of Software & Design. “In 2010 we set out to build a new paradigm,” Dave Mayer, CEO of Technical Integrity, said in a prepared statement. “We lead an ethical revolution in recruiting with a transparent, culture-first approach to building engineering teams, and we’re proud to be one of the most trusted recruiting partners in the Colorado startup ecosystem. By fostering more diverse, collaborative and inclusive startup communities, we are able to attract and retain top talent from across the country.” He added that the merger of the two companies will help grow a more diverse tech community. “The team at Find My Flock built an amazing organization that has matched qualified persons in tech with companies that will provide them a positive, highly fulfilling work experience,” he said. “The future is bright for all of us as we continue serving the Colorado and national tech communities in this way.”

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[Link] CanopyBoulder to host demo day, Jumpstart Conference

https://bizwest.com/2019/01/09/canopyboulder-to-host-demo-day-jumpstart-conference/

BOULDER — CanopyBoulder, an accelerator for entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, is hosting a public demo day and its Jumpstart Conference. Canopy will host its Jumpstart Conference from 4:30 to 7:25 p.m. on Jan. 15 at Galvanize in Boulder. The conference will feature a speaker and panels covering the state of the market, opportunities and what it takes to launch a cannabis startup. Dominique Mendiola, director of marijuana coordination for the state of Colorado, will deliver the keynote address. One panel will feature industry professionals discussing ways entrepreneurs can improve upon pain points they’re seeing in the cannabis industry. The second panel will feature cannabis entrepreneurs themselves speaking about best practices for starting a business in this field. “We have some fantastic speakers,” Patrick Rea, CEO and co-founder of CanopyBoulder, told BizWest. “If I were an entrepreneur or an investor, I would want to show up to soak in what’s really going on in the cannabis industry. Not just what’s in headlines, press releases or PR pushes but get the real scoop and inside story on how the industry is working.” Immediately after the conference will be Canopy’s public demo day, where Canopy’s current cohort of cannabis-related startups will pitch their ideas to the public. Those companies include: Abaca, which provides cannabis businesses with compliant bank accounts, electronic payments and other financial services. The company is based in Little Rock, Ark. Anna, built by FrostCorp, is the first AI-powered cannabis dispensary kiosk. FrostCorp is a Boston-based company. Azara Solutions Inc. of Boulder, a provider of web tools to streamline operations, hold staff accountable and permeate regulations Bello by Designed Technology, which cleans and simplifies the cannabis consumption process in order to improve the public perception of cannabis consumers. The company is working on an automated vaporizer. Buddle, a Boulder-based provider of automated legal services, legal documents and law experts in order to empower cannabis businesses to navigate the industry’s regulatory environment. Demeter, based in Boulder, which streamlines the communication between brands and influencers. The company’s registered name is Defining the Box Inc. Enabled Label, an Edmonton, Alberta-based company that offers origin certification for supply chains and uses technology to provide batch-level origin and quality verification in real-time. Green Genomix, which uses DNA-testing to make personalized cannabis recommendations. The company is based in Boulder. The Grove, a curated and cannabis consumption space that aims to be a social cannabis collective in Denver. L.A. Cannabis News, a media company dedicated to localized cannabis news, events and jobs. “There’s more investor interest in cannabis than ever,” Rea said, who added that the accelerator would be hosting several investor-only demos in Denver, San Francisco, Boulder and Los Angeles. “The timing is very good for these teams. We are seeing larger interest than ever before in our investors preview events and Demo Day.”

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