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KO Client Zephr.xyz Emerges from Stealth with $3.5M Seed Round Image

KO Client Zephr.xyz Emerges from Stealth with $3.5M Seed Round

KO client Zephr.xyz recently emerged from stealth with a $3.5 million seed round. The company plans to use cell phones with zero hardware modifications to dramatically improve GPS accuracy. According to Zephr’s website, its networked GPS solution delivers unprecedented location accuracy, reliability, and error correction by interconnecting satellite measurements across…

Calling Entrepreneurs & Investors: Join Us at 1 Million Cups Boulder Image

Calling Entrepreneurs & Investors: Join Us at 1 Million Cups Boulder

KO Law Firm is proud to be a long-term supporter of 1 Million Cups Boulder, a pitch mentoring platform offering local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, investors, and peers. Join KO attorney and longtime 1 Million Cups organizer Ian Kuliasha every…

KO Client Stage Closes Fund II to Support Early-Stage Companies Image

KO Client Stage Closes Fund II to Support Early-Stage Companies

KO client Stage, a majority female-led private equity group, recently announced the closing of its Fund II. Stage’s mission is to provide an alternative path for early-stage startups and founders, particularly post-Series A. Stage integrates venture capital, private equity, and venture studio model best practices to enable portfolio companies to…

KO Client Ascent Technology’s SATED Product Named Finalist for NASA Challenge Image

KO Client Ascent Technology’s SATED Product Named Finalist for NASA Challenge

NASA recently named KO client Ascent Technology’s SATED product as a finalist for the Deep Space Food Challenge, a public competition to extend the limits of humans in space through food. Boulder-based SATED – which stands for Safe Appliance, Tidy, Efficient, & Delicious – creates a variety of well-known foods…

KO Pro Bono Client PEBC Closes Groundbreaking $1.4 Million Financing Image

KO Pro Bono Client PEBC Closes Groundbreaking $1.4 Million Financing

KO pro bono client Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), a Denver-based national education nonprofit, recently closed on a groundbreaking $1.4 million financing to scale its Teacher Residency program. The first-of-its-kind PEBC Teacher Residency Pay for Success (PFS) initiative, coupled with complimentary funding from the Colorado Department of Education, will…

KO Client Hope Foods LLC Sold to French Dairy Firm SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy Image

KO Client Hope Foods LLC Sold to French Dairy Firm SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy

Hope Foods LLC, a leading brand of hummus and other plant-based dips, has been acquired French dairy firm SAVENCIA Fromage & Dairy. The KO team, led by attorney Ian Kuliasha and partner Jennifer Rosenthal, represented Hope Foods in the acquisition. The acquisition includes Hope Foods’ manufacturing plant in Louisville, Colo.…

KO Pharmacology Research and Drug Discovery Client Plato BioPharma, Inc. Acquired by Inotiv, Inc. Image

KO Pharmacology Research and Drug Discovery Client Plato BioPharma, Inc. Acquired by Inotiv, Inc.

KO Client Plato BioPharma, Inc., a Colorado-based pharmacology research and drug discovery company, has been acquired by leading contract research organization Inotiv, Inc. The KO team, led by partner John Gaddis, represented Plato BioPharma in the acquisition. Plato BioPharma specializes in cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and hepatic therapeutic areas, specifically within…

KO Client Nanospectra Closes $3 Million Series B-1 Financing Image

KO Client Nanospectra Closes $3 Million Series B-1 Financing

KO client Nanospectra Biosciences, a medical device company that is pioneering a novel use of nanomedicine to destroy tumors without damaging adjacent healthy tissue, recently closed a $3 million Series B-1 financing with total approved capital of up to $6 million. The financing will be used for additional development and…