Max Scheinblum

3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Max Scheinblum

Denver Angels’ wings got too heavy. “When you’re reliably deploying seven-figure investments, you’re not angel investing,” David Prichard said of the 800-member group through a laugh. “The name was deceptive of what we were doing.”So, the group’s CEO has launched a new organization called Denver Ventures, which serves as a sort of parent company to Denver Angels and has $20 million to put in fledgling companies.

3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Max Scheinblum

Don Ball is rolling up more cannabis properties. The Texan, who runs the industrial real estate firm Kovak & Co., recently bought a 42,000-square-foot marijuana facility at 1955 S. Quince St. for $7.8 million, he told BusinessDen. The tenant is local cannabis wholesaler Bonsai Cultivation, which, according to its website, has sold over 50 tons of pot to 400 Colorado dispensaries since sprouting up in 2015. Bonsai’s lease runs through 2033, Ball said.

3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Max Scheinblum

Danny Newman wants to go back to the future. “People are very much moving online. We don’t have that true human connection, especially as we talk about all this (artificial intelligence) future literally changing everything,” the Denver tech entrepreneur, restaurateur and buyer of unusual real estate said. He hopes ID345, his new RiNo coworking space, will bridge that gap. “There’s been this missing community post-COVID,” the 44-year-old said.

4 weeks ago | businessden.com | Max Scheinblum

When Marvin Lim founded TheKitchenTable, he didn’t expect to be taking on a publicly-traded titan. His website, which launched in September, facilitates the booking of private chefs at a cheaper cost than the usual $100 to $200 price tag. Earlier this month, Airbnb announced a similar add-on to its short term rentals. With a renewed focus on services and experiences, the company now offers hiking tours, photo sessions and, of course, private meals. But Lim doesn’t seem too worried.

1 month ago | businessden.com | Max Scheinblum

Two more breweries have fizzled out. Mother Tucker, which had locations in Thornton and Louisville, announced its closing this week. Owners Deb and Scott Tucker opened the Thornton spot at 2360 E. 120th Ave. in 2017. Two years later, the married couple signed a five-year Louisville lease at 1134 W. Dillon Road. The two cited retirement as the reason for shuttering the brewery, which made its beers at both spots.