Boulder Breakthrough: Advancing Our Innovation Economy Boulder has a world-renowned entrepreneurial economy. In an effort to sustain this high level of success, the Boulder Chamber invites you to join us in kicking off the “Boulder Breakthrough”, an innovation-centered venture focused on accelerating broad-based community support for Boulder’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. In its position as a cross-industry support organization, the Boulder Chamber has the reputation as a clearinghouse for innovation data and entrepreneurial connections. These assets can be leveraged to capture and elevate Boulder’s entrepreneurial story.
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2017 Initiatives
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1. Measuring and Monitoring: Researching and analyzing innovation metrics to measure Boulder’s startup ecosystem performance, monitoring it over time, and identifying challenges and opportunities for attention. Targeted metrics will be determined.
2 2. Telling Boulder’s Innovation Stories: Identifying and communicating stories about the latest developments, emerging trends, successes, and challenges of Boulder’s startup ecosystem; Raising awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship across all our industries.
3. Convening and Connecting: Facilitating “productive collisions” by bringing together Boulder’s key innovation industries; Connecting startups with larger, well-established companies to facilitate mentoring, partnerships, investments, and other programs that support the growth of startups.
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Investing in Boulder Innovation UNICORN
$15,000 • Limited to one private-sector company • • • • • • • • •
Top billing as partner on innovation report and related marketing materials Inclusion as top-level partner in press releases concerning innovation work Top-level billing at pre-Esprit event “The State of Boulder’s Innovation Economy” Verbal and logo recognition at event as top-level partner of Chamber innovation work Opportunity to introduce speaker at pre-Esprit event Participation in focus group Increased Esprit sponsorship (if applicable) or Bronze level event sponsorship Opportunity to be an on-stage judge for the Esprit Venture Challenge final Listed as sponsor for a 1-year Chamber membership for 5 selected startups
GAZELLE
$10,000 • Limited to three private-sector companies • • • • • •
Industry exclusivity Logo recognition on innovation report and related marketing materials as Gazelle level partner Gazelle level sponsorship at pre-Esprit event “The State of Boulder’s Innovation Economy” Verbal and logo recognition at event as a partner of Boulder Chamber innovation work Participation in focus group Listed as sponsor for a 1-year Chamber membership for 2 selected startups
COMMUNITY
$10,000 • Limited to three municipal or educational entities • • • •
Logo recognition on innovation report and related marketing materials as Gazelle level partner Gazelle level sponsorship at pre-Esprit event “The State of Boulder’s Innovation Economy” Verbal and logo recognition at event as a partner supporting Boulder Chamber innovation work Participation in focus group
VENTURE CAPITAL $2,500 • Limited to five venture capital firms • • • •
Name recognition on innovation report and related marketing materials as a partner Startup level sponsorship at pre-Esprit event “The State of Boulder’s Innovation Economy” Name and logo recognition at event as a partner supporting Boulder Chamber innovation work Participation in focus group
STARTUP
$2,000 • Limited to five organizations/individuals • • •
Name recognition on innovation report and related marketing materials as a partner Startup level sponsorship at pre-Esprit event “The State of Boulder’s Innovation Economy” Name recognition at event as a partner supporting Chamber innovation work