Rebit Inc., a Longmont-based provider of backup services for PC users, successfully closed its Series B round of financing for a total of $5.7 million. Participating institutional venture-capital investors included Access Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures and Highway 12 Ventures.
Bolder BioTechnology Inc. of Boulder was awarded a $1.9 million Phase II Small Business Innovation research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to perform additional preclinical toxicology and pharmacology studies of the company’s proprietary long-acting growth-hormone product.
RedPeak Properties, a Denver- based apartment owner and developer, announced that it has achieved superior scores in an inaugural Resident Satisfaction Study administered by SatisFacts. RedPeak scored an overall portfolio average of 4.05 — outperforming the SatisFacts national benchmark index.
The Bureau of Land Management Colorado will offer to lease 120 parcels totaling about 133,054 acres for oil and gas development at its quarterly oil-and-gas lease sale Feb. 12.
Urban Peak and Sam’s Club are teaming up for the first annual Hope for the Holidays. Sam’s Club will accept donations of new hygiene items, socks or underwear through Dec. 21 for ages 14-24 at specially marked bins.
Shift, a Longmont-based branding, marketing and public-relations firm, has been named agency of record by Webscan, also based in Longmont.
BCR of Aurora, BiblioLife and Ingram Digital have launched a partnership to help libraries digitize collections and expand access.
Twist, a Boulder-based natural and eco-friendly household-cleaning tools company, has moved its corporate headquarters to 2336 Canyon Blvd. in Boulder.
ProConnect Public Relations has agreed to provide services for Coet & Coet PC CPAs, an accounting and financial-planning firm based in Westminster.
Rachel Kemble Photography’s owner, Rachel Kemble, has joined forces with Beyond Boobs, a Virginia-based support group for pre-menopausal breast-cancer survivors dedicated to shifting the conversation about breast cancer from awareness to taking action for breast health.
Spatial Corp., a Broomfield-based provider of 3-D software components for technical applications, announced availability of 3D Mesh, an object-based software component.
Arugula Bar e Ristorante will open in Boulder during the first part of February at 2785 Iris Ave. The restaurant will serve northern Italian fare.
