SAGE - Innosphere Ventures

Calling all startups!! Are you interested in pitching at Boulder Startup Week 2025? SAGE Advisors is supporting Boulder Startup Week and is part of the team putting on this year's Pitch Competition. Applications are now being accepted at: https://lnkd.in/gr_mJ5Sq Space is limited so sign up now! #sageadvisors #boulderstartupweek2025

What a great presentation!?Who knew we could have such an enjoyable meeting . . . At week at our March SAGE meeting in Boulder, we were treated to a presentation from Sage Dobby and Sydney Kobak of Pina Designs. They presented on their unique hair ties made from pineapple leaf fibers.?This makes a ubiquitous item a fully sustainable product 100% biodegradable.?Who hasn't seen a lost hair tie lying on the ground before? Pina Designs presented the growth they've achieved and asked our SAGE Advisors for help in scaling their company. If you would like to be part of this exciting community contact Bill Dieterich or Susan Strong to learn more about presenting your company or becoming a SAGE Advisor. #pinadesigns #sageadvisors #innosphereventures

Great evening celebrating SAGE teams, advisors and community and university partnerships at the Innosphere tonight. Bill Dieterich and Susan Strong emceed. Doug Barnett shared advisor stats. Tim Jones from Innosphere briefed us on the CBSA Innosphere Lifesciences program and the CO WY Engine. SAGE sponsors Doug Link and Curtis Vock joined too. Thanks to everyone who came and everyone who volunteered for SAGE in 2024.

Another fantastic presentation at our most recent SAGE Advisors meeting, this time from PAGE Technologies. They are building the next generation of water and soil monitoring technologies, hoping to revolutionize the way environmental data is captured, distributed and accessed. Their unique sensor technology is primed to disrupt the ag and soil management marketings. To learn more about PAGE Technologies, check out their website at https://lnkd.in/gjZxgthq If you are interested in being part of SAGE Advisors please contact Bill Dieterich or Susan Strong for more information about presenting your company or joining to be an advisor. #SageInnosphere #SageAdvisors #CleanTech

SAGE Screening at the Warehouse Steve Butcher and Bill Dieterich talking with David Burks, Founder and CEO of Progenero Products. Grimms Brothers Brewery is on the Forge Campus in Loveland. (Originally HP Facility) There's some great startups in the Warehouse Business Accelerator. (L to R David, Bill, Steve)

We had a spirited discussion at the most recent SAGE meeting where Pharmalist presented their company. Join us at the next SAGE meeting and learn how you can be part of the growing startup community in the Front Range. For more information about attending or being a presenting company contact Bill Dieterich or Susan Strong. #SAGE #innosphere #healthcare #startup

The August SAGE event was fantastic. We had a great presentation from Motatassem Abdallah, CEO of Commutrics?and Associate Professor of Engineering at CU Denver.?He addressed green transportation issues by addressing commuting challenges. Commuting to work has made a resurgence since COVID. Commutrics developed a Data-driven Commuting two sided platform to the benefit of both employers and their commuting employees.?They received grant funding, joined our customer discovery programs and have a strong team and have customer traction. Motatassem is partnering with SAGE Advisors to help take Commutrics to the next level. We met in a unique location, come join us, you never know where we'll meet next! Do you have a small startup and want help with startegy and growing your company. Reach out to Bill Dieterich or Susan Strong to learn more about SAGE Advisors. And follow our LinkedIn company page to keep up to date with the latest happenings at SAGE.

What a fantastic gathering last week for the SAGE meeting at Boulder Startup Week! We had an overflow crowd and at least half the room were first time attendees of a SAGE meeting. We appreciate everyone that came out to hear the pitch from DERisk Energy and participate in the feedback session. DERisk heard a lot of great feedback and they are excited to take the next steps in their startup journey. If you are interested in becoming a SAGE Advisor or have a company you want to get mentoring help from SAGE, please contact Bill Dieterich or Susan Strong for more information about how you can become involved in the SAGE and Innosphere community. #sageinnosphere #startupweek #SageAdvisors #Innosphere #startups #entrepreneurs

Great Boulder Startup Week SAGE meeting night. Attendance was over 50 between SAGE advisors live at Galvanize in Boulder, at the watch party at the Innosphere and on zoom. Plus a big crowd of Boulder Startup Week attendees. Carolyn Reuss and Sean Molloy from DERisk did a great job presenting and received lots of feedback. Forming their team now. It takes a village to put on a SAGE meeting. Thank you to Kaden Sisk, Linda Kennedy, Bill Dieterich, Scott McClure, Michael Lands, Michael Hassel, Kathy Heidebrecht, Robert DuBois, Bob Scribner and anyone else who pitched in to move furniture. Thanks to Mike Nguyen from Galvanize and Tammi McCoy and Tim Morrisey from Boulder Startup Week for the venue! Pictures to follow.

We are excited to be participating in the Boulder Startup Week with a special SAGE meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Galvanize, Quandary Room, 1023 Walnut Street, Boulder 80302. The event runs from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Our presenter is Carolyn Reuss of DERisk Energy, which is De-risking the rapid adoption of Distributed Energy Resources. Small to mid-size companies in utilities providing Solar, Wind, Battery Storage struggle to keep up with the constant threats to their systems. DERisk aims to provide a SaaS solution that will help companies inventory systems, assess risks and know what to do in case of attack. We read about cybersecurity attacks every day, the impact to these companies is huge.?Carolyn and her co-founder, Sean Molloy worked for years in corporate security, now they want to bring that expertise to smaller utility companies. This is an open event and we'd love to have you join us.