Silicon Mountain, also known as the "Silicon Flatirons" is a nickname given to the tech hub in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area and Colorado Springs, Colorado metropolitan area. The name is analogous to Silicon Valley, but refers to the Rocky Mountains beyond the skyline. Denver startups raised $401 million in 2015, and Boulder startups raised $183 million in 2015.

Startups

SolidFire

Zayo Group

Dot Hill Systems

AlchemyAPI

Venture capital

Incubators

The Founder Institute

Techstars

Innovation Pavilion

Fortune 500 Companies

Ball Corporation

CH2M

DaVita

Dish Network

Envision Healthcare

Level 3 Communications

Newmont

Qurate Retail Group

Western Union

See also

Denver Tech Center

Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation

List of companies with Denver area operations

List of places with "Silicon" names

References

High-technology business districts in the United States

Information technology places

Silicon Mountain (Denver)