Welcome to our feature highlighting Colorado tech companies that make cool stuff. These little snippets are intended for readers to explore the technology being made right here. One company at a time, of course.
OtterBox
Turning 17 this year, OtterBox seems to signal a coming of age with its new case, the Strada. Genuine leather. Conservative colors. Even the name, Strada, has a sophisticated sound. And what’s that? A $100 bill?
Before OtterBox and its rugged, waterproof cases, there was not much else. (Well, there was the circa 1980s, but that was merely water resistant.) Hence, started OtterBox in 1998 from his Fort Collins garage. The company to , which parent company in 2013. The company is today the brand to copy, er, compete with. It sells one of every four cases sold today, according to The NPD Group — and 9 of every 10 waterproof cases. OtterBox, meanwhile, continues to focus on new products. This year, it added with built-in battery power, the drop-tested for iPads, and now, the Strada Series, which offers the same device protection but in genuine leather. One of its biggest growing pains? .
Headquarters: 209 S. Meldrum Street, Fort Collins, CO
Founded: 1998
Employees: 1,000 worldwide, including 850 in Colorado
Recent news:Replaced with Peter Lindgren in November.
ICYMI news: Otter -protected phone at North Dakota zoo.
Contact: 855-688-7269,
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