About
Building a Colorado for everyone
Regardless of age, company lifecycle, geography, culture or economics.
The problem we set out to solve
Colorado has an enormous number of organizations ready to help people build things: funders, programs, communities, events, universities, service providers, and economic and workforce development organizations. But they're scattered across hundreds of websites, and hard to find unless you already know where to look.
Colorado Startup Resources makes that ecosystem findable in one place. Today it covers 2,200+ resources across 10 categories, organized by Colorado's 14 state-designated regions and 64 counties, plus statewide and national resources.
- Resources
- 2,200+
- Regions
- 14
- Counties
- 64
Not just for startups
People don't wake up thinking "I need an economic development organization." They think: I need funding. I need a place to work. I need a mentor. I need customers. I'm a rural entrepreneur and don't know what's available.
So while "startup" is in our name, this directory is for anyone trying to make something happen: a company, a nonprofit, a cooperative, a creative practice, a community project, or a new career.
- Founders and entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits and social enterprises
- Cooperatives
- Creatives and independent professionals
- Students
- Mentors and advisors
- Funders and investors
- Community builders and ecosystem organizations
A project of Humans In Common
What we have in common
Colorado Startup Resources is the first project of Humans In Common, a Colorado organization built on a simple idea: rather than defining people by their industry, organization or stage, start with what we share.
Resources, knowledge, relationships, challenges and aspirations in common. And the belief that an ecosystem should make connections and resources more accessible to everyone, not extract value from people and their networks.
Find what you need. Share what you know. Build what's next.
Founder
Josef Scarantino
Founder, Colorado Startup Resources
Josef is a serial impact entrepreneur, founder coach, and social innovation strategist passionate about cultivating hidden human potential through creative initiatives and collaborations.
As a natural systems thinker, his work includes startup ecosystem development and inclusive program design where people and communities can fully participate and thrive. His 25 years of experience has reached thousands of students, entrepreneurs, and innovators across more than 50 countries and touched a wide variety of sectors, including workforce development, higher education, nonprofit, government, corporate innovation, and others.
What we're exploring next
The problem usually isn't a lack of information. It's knowing which of it is relevant to you, and what to do next.
Discovery that starts with you
Tell us what you're trying to accomplish, in your own words, and get resources that fit your situation, all drawn from this directory rather than invented.
Pathways, not just lists
Instead of 37 accelerators, a sequence of next steps: validate your idea, find your people, explore funding, build what you need.
Startup Sandbox
Test ideas. Get feedback. Find your first customers. A way to put what you’re building in front of real people early, whatever you’re building.
Help us map Colorado
This directory grows with the community. Know a resource we're missing, or see a listing that needs updating?