Blackhorn Ventures News and Posts
Blackhorn Ventures Invests in SupplyShift
Nov 12, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Understanding their supply chain is a growing need for corporations, and there are strong reasons for this such as improving reliability, resiliency, and sustainability. However, challenges arising from bespoke data collection and data silos within organizations is...
Blackhorn Invests in Aperia Technologies
Sep 28, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Aperia's Halo automated tire inflation solution is tackling an everyday challenge that left unaddressed leads to a needless waste of time, resources, and fuel. By maintaining proper tire inflation, the life of the tires and the fuel economy are able to be maximized...
Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Continues To Influence Clean Energy
Sep 28, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Bill Ritter was the 41st Governor of Colorado, serving in office from 2007 until 2011. One of the areas that he emphasized in office was progressive energy policy. Since leaving office, he has continued to work in energy. The first way in which he has done so has been...
Blackhorn joins Autodesk in latest Rhumbix Round
Aug 20, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Rhumbix is proven to increase labor productivity and profitability, which is exactly the type of results we seek to pass along to our existing and future construction customers. The Autodesk Forge Fund invested in six construction technology startups in the last year,...
Is a startup you’ve heard about a potential good investment?
Jul 25, 2018 | Entrepreneurship
Watch as Jack Fuchs, one of Blackhorn's Operating Partners, talks about a framework to evaluate potential new startup opportunities:Based in Boulder CO. Click here to learn why
Blackhorn leads $7.5 Million investment in Rhumbix
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Rhumbix, a new firm focused on helping make construction sites smarter, was one of the first companies in which Blackhorn invested. Managing Partner, Trevor Zimmerman, stated "We look for companies that are coupling engineering breakthroughs with the infrastructure of...
Blackhorn invests in VEERUM
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Blackhorn Ventures joined Creative Ventures in a $3.9 million CAD seed funding round led by Brick & Mortar Ventures for built environment startup VEERUM. VEERUM has developed a platform that allows for the creation of a digital twin of construction job sites that...
Interview with Blackhorn Operating Partner, Dr. Raymond Levitt, from the PlanGrid Construction Summit
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Dr. Raymond Levitt spoke at the upcoming PlanGrid Construction Summit on June 10-11 2018 and was interviewed by PlanGrid to learn more about Dr. Levitt's experience and history within the construction sector. Read more about the interview here. Based in Boulder...
Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Joins the Blackhorn Team
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Former Gov. Bill Ritter, who championed the renewable-energy focused New Energy Economy for Colorado during his four-year term, has joined Boulder's Blackhorn Ventures, a venture capital firm, as a strategy partner. Blackhorn founders Trevor Zimmerman, Philip...
Blackhorn Portfolio Company Rhumbix is Poised to Disrupt the Construction Industry
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Recognizing opportunities to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar construction industry, a slew of startups are focused strictly on developing technologies to make construction projects go more smoothly while increasing productivity and efficiencies. Investors are...