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Office Locations:
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340 18th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
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Information Technology
Media & Digital Media
Software & Internet
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MergeLane discovers, accelerates and invests in exceptional women and the companies they run. MergeLane aims to bring more women into the startup community and achieve investor returns through the acceleration of high-growth, gender-diverse companies. Founded by Elizabeth Kraus and Sue Heilbronner, MergeLane offers a 12-week program. Companies must have at least one female in a leadership role. The program is industry-agnostic, but startups need to have some level of traction. MergeLane requires only three weeks of residency in Boulder in hopes of accommodating founders that can't relocate for a full three months. All MergeLane participating companies receive an investment of $20,000. This initial investment, along with the wide range of in-kind services provided as part of MergeLane, are offered in exchange for 6% of common stock in the participating companies. Participants may also receive a larger investment after they are accepted into the program. Since its 2015 founding, MergeLane has invested in 45 companies and recruited a network of 300 mentors and 600 investors.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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