Rockies Venture Club


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www.rockiesventureclub.org

Upcoming Events

    • Wednesday, October 22, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • In-person @ CSU SPUR Hydro Building - Bear Creek Class Room (4777 National Western Dr, Denver, CO 80216)
    Register

    Colorado Business Incentives | Advanced Industries | OEDIT


    THIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR THOSE WITH THE 

    OEDIT REGISTRATION CODE


    The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

    Key topics include:

    • Preparing a business for a deal
    • Designing a deck
    • Delivering the pitch
    • Communicating the value for venture funding
    • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
    • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
    • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
    • Understanding investor psychology
    • Following up with interested investors

    RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

    In-person @ CSU SPUR Hydro Building - Bear Creek Class Room (4777 National Western Dr, Denver, CO 80216)

    • Thursday, October 23, 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Hybrid: In-person @ Foley & Lardner 1144 15th Street Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 or Virtual via Zoom
    Register



    RVC October 2025 Investor Forum

    Hosted In-person at Foley Lardner LP (1144 15th Street Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202) or virtual via Zoom


    RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investor members will hear pitches, and afterwards the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 


    Meeting Agenda:

    Welcome and Introductions

    3:00pm to 3:15 pm

    Deal-in-Play Discussion

    3:15pm to 4:00pm

    Company Pitches

    4:00 pm to 5:00pm

    Investor Only Discussion

    5:00 to 5:30pm

    Happy Hour

    5:30 to 7:00pm


    Presenting Companies

    Healionics - Innovative Solutions from ...
    Healionics' STARgraft vascular graft (synthetic blood vessel) is designed to provide safer & more reliable bloodstream access for dialysis in patients with kidney failure.

    350 BAR HYDROGEN

    Steelhead Composites specializes in the design, manufacturing, and testing of advanced lightweight composite pressure vessels and gas storage solutions for energy, transportation, and industrial sectors. The company offers a wide range of high-performance products—including large and small pressure vessels, CNG cylinders for vehicles, hydrogen storage systems, and mobile gas transport units—engineered for safety, reliability, and sustainability. 

    To attend this event, you must be accredited: Net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 if jointly filing] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year. We do not require a minimum investment.

    About Foley & Lardner LLP

    Our attorneys, many with significant in-house, government, and courtroom experience, provide sophisticated legal counsel to businesses of all sizes based in the West and throughout the country. We regularly work with clients in a broad range of sectors and industries, including Energy, Health Care & Life Sciences, Innovative Technology, Manufacturing, Cannabis, Hospitality & Leisure, Real Estate, Construction, and Sports & Entertainment.

    The Denver office represents clients on their most critical matters, including health care law, securities enforcement, government investigations, antitrust counseling and litigation, energy litigation, federal and state regulatory compliance, data privacy, restructuring and bankruptcy, oil and gas exploration and production, finance, corporate and securities, project finance, and more. Our trial attorneys boast significant experience representing clients in all aspects of sophisticated and complex commercial litigation in and out of the courtroom, with a particular emphasis on navigating disputes in the Colorado market. Our Health Care team partners with health care providers, suppliers, manufacturers, academicians, inventors, and private equity firms and investors to create business savvy strategies related to reimbursement, compliance, contracting, defense, and corporate structure.


    • Wednesday, October 29, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Virtual via Zoom
    Register


    RVC Women's Investor Network

    Screening Committee

    October 2025

    Join the RVC Screening Committee to review and select pitch applications for the upcoming Women's Investor Network Investor Forum. Each cycle, RVC receives over 100 applications for the opportunity to present to our network of investors. The RVC team then selects the top applicants for each cycle to discuss with investor members during the screening committee meetings.

    During this session, we will be screening applications from all industries, including but not limited to Technology, Cleantech, and Life Sciences. For this investor forum, applicants must have a female co-founder/executive to be considered for selection. We encourage you to join us whether you are an industry expert or novice seeking to grow your investor knowledge!

    For this cycle, we will be reviewing and selecting applications to pitch at the upcoming RVC Signature Series: Women's Investor Network Night.

    To prepare for this session, review the links below:

    If you are an entrepreneur, and are interested in applying to pitch at the upcoming Investor Forum, submit an RVC Pitch Application.

    RVC Screening Committee Meetings are Investor Member only events. To learn more about investor membership, check out RVC Membership or email info@rockiesventureclub.org.   

    RVC Screening Committee Meetings are hosted Virtually via Zoom. Pre-screening lists and the meeting agenda will be shared with registrants in the weeks prior to the screening committee meeting, so be sure to sign up early!

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom
    Register

    The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

    Key topics include:

    • Preparing a business for a deal
    • Designing a deck
    • Delivering the pitch
    • Communicating the value for venture funding
    • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
    • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
    • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
    • Understanding investor psychology
    • Following up with interested investors

    RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

    For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

    Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

    Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

    Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

    • Monday, November 10, 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • In-person @ Beck Venture Center, 1700 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401, USA
    • 132
    Register



    RVC Signature Series:

    Women's Investor Network Night

    Date: Monday, November 10th, 2025

    Time: 3:00pm MT to 6:30pm MT

    Location: In-person @ Beck Venture Center, 1700 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401

    Each year on November 19th, the world celebrates Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, recognizing the vision, impact, and resilience of women founders who are shaping industries, creating jobs, and driving innovation worldwide. In honor of this global movement, the Rockies Venture Club Women's Investor Network is proud to present the RVC Signature Series: Women's Investor Network Night. This event will showcase the incredible achievements of female entrepreneurs, featuring a thought-provoking Keynote presentation from Nicole Glaros, Venture Partner for Matchstick Ventures, pitches from investment-ready women-led startups, and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and community supporters.

    After the conclusion of presentations, all accredited investors in attendance are invited to join the Rockies Venture Club Investor Forum. RVC Investor Forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investors will privately discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing!

    In partnership with

    Colorado Climate Week – A yearly event to drive climate action and explore new climate technologies.

    To learn more or apply to pitch at this event, please submit your formal pitch application at the following link: https://www.rockiesventureclub.org/pitch

    • Wednesday, December 03, 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Virtual via Zoom
    Register



    RVC Deal-in-Play Virtual Investor Forum

    Virtual via Zoom

    RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels. At this forum, investor members will hear pitches, and afterwards the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums -- this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 


    Meeting Agenda:

    Welcome and Introductions

    3:00pm to 3:15 pm

    Deal-in-Play Discussion

    3:15pm to 4:00pm

    Company Pitches

    4:00 pm to 5:00pm

    Investor Only Discussion

    5:00 to 6:00pm


    Presenting Companies

    TBD


    To attend this event, you must be accredited: Net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 if jointly filing] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year. We do not require a minimum investment.

    • Tuesday, December 09, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Hybrid: Thrive Ballpark, 1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205 or Virtual via Zoom
    Register

    The RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.

    Key topics include:

    • Preparing a business for a deal
    • Designing a deck
    • Delivering the pitch
    • Communicating the value for venture funding
    • Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
    • Raising equity vs. convertible debt
    • Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
    • Understanding investor psychology
    • Following up with interested investors

    RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.

    For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.

    Learn more about membership: RVC Membership

    Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.

    Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee. 

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