Boulder Innovation Center

Current Clients

Novaurora Organic Skin Care

A New Dawn in Skin Care
Novaurora has united up-to-date skincare and cosmetic science with pure, non-toxic botanicals to create body- and earth-friendly products for men and women of all ages, acne to aging.
http://auroranova.com/

Power Tagging Technologies, Inc

Power Tagging Technologies, Inc of Boulder is focused on bringing to market new technologies which allow for the "tagging" of streams of energy on the power grid. Similar to the tagging and encryption of packets of data over the internet, this technology allows for descriptive data to be assigned to individual streams of energy and is used to persistently track them on their path through the transmission grid.

Pet Scrubs, LLC

Established in 2006, Pet Scrubs, LLC provides fun and functional clothes for dogs to be worn post-surgery or after injury as an alternative to the Elizabethan cone. The clothes keep the wound clean and the dog from licking the area. We have spent a lot of time designing and testing our product. Currently we have pants available for dogs, specifically designed to be worn after ACL or knee surgery on the back legs. The custom-fit pants are fair-trade, made in the USA of organic cotton. In 2008, Pet Scrubs has had a growing clientele of people who have sought us out in order to avoid using the cone and our products will be more readily available at various retail and veterinarian locations as the year progresses.
www.petscrubs.com

Altitude Spirits

Altitude Spirits is the proud maker of Vodka 14, an award-winning USDA Certified Organic vodka of exceptional purity and taste. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Altitude Spirits brings together family tradition, a strong commitment to environmentally sustainable agriculture, and a passion for purity. Crafted to the highest levels of purity without a trace of pesticides or chemical additives, Vodka 14 is the result of this remarkable blend of tradition, technology, and environmental stewardship.
www.altitudespirits.com

Client Alumni
Syzygic

Have you ever needed to get in touch with people faster? Through Intextmessage.com, Syzygic offers instant communication to groups via text messaging or email, from their phones or the Intextmessage.com website. This fee based service can be subsidized through the placement of ads in the messages allowing businesses to reach a very targeted audience. The company is currently beta testing the service with Fairview High School, The Lazy Dog, and several sports organizations including Fort Collins Baseball Club, Front Range Baseball, and Diamond Baseball of Boulder. Syzygic is working with the Boulder Innovation Center to refine their concept, solidify the business plan, formulate a financing strategy and ultimately go to market.
www.intextmessage.com

LC Vision

LC Vision Inc, of Boulder, CO, is a new company that designs and develops breakthrough liquid crystal material technologies essential to manufacture Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD), used globally in laptops and flat screen TVs and monitors. LC Vision’s founding scientists have over 50 years combined experience and developed over 100 patents in liquid crystal materials design and formulation. The Boulder Innovation Center is working LC Vision to refine its business strategy and preparing the company for raising professional capital.
http://www.lc-vision.com/

Flex Systems

FlexSystems is a Lafayette, CO based company providing innovative paperless data capturing solutions in support of security risk management, facilities management, and plant operations. FlexSystems products can be used as standalone systems or integrated within other security risk management, incident recording or paperless laboratory information management systems (LIMS). FlexSystems products are used by Kaiser Permanente, Raytheon, and many other great companies. The Boulder Innovation Center is helping Flex Systems understand it sales channels and marketing strategy.
www.flexsystems.net/

University Parent

University Parent was founded in 2003 to help the parents of university students find places to shop, stay, and eat while visiting their student. The Company publishes guides in partnership with universities and colleges across the U.S. Each issue provides a calendar of events, information about dining and hotels as well as a wide range of other visitor information. The Company's magazines also offer articles that address key issues facing college students and their parents. The Boulder Innovation Center has helped the Company formulate a growth strategy, design and implement a new organizational structure, and build cash management tools.
www.universityparent.com

Boulder Ice Cream

Boulder Ice Cream was founded in 1993 as a retail ice cream shop selling premium frozen dessert products. The Company has continued to grow and evolve to the point where it now manufactures and markets premium ice cream in multiple flavors to the grocery market and food service market (e.g., restaurants, scoop shops). The company's products are currently being distributed in 15 states. The BIC has provided services in the areas of finance, organization, and strategy for a national roll-out of a new organic product line.
www.bouldericecream.com

Justin's Nut Butter

Justin's Nut Butter manufactures and sells a variety of nut butters made from all-natural and organic ingredients. The Company makes a line of flavored and sweet nut butters based on a proprietary blend of honey and other flavors. The Company recently began selling its nut butters in new innovative squeeze packs, opening up new markets for the product, including recreational (camping, hunting, fishing), cycling, sports fitness and portion control markets (hotels, airlines, group tours, etc.). The Boulder Innovation Center has provided expertise in the areas of strategy, marketing, organization, and cash-flow management.
www.justinsnutbutter.com

Third Street Chai

Third Street Chai was launched in 1995 to craft an exceptional chai concentrate from the finest all-natural and organic ingredients. Chai is often referred to as a bridge between coffee and tea and is a specialty tea category. The Company brews what many believe to be the finest chai available anywhere, at any price. The Company brews in small batches using whole spices, which are freshly milled just before brewing. The Boulder Innovation Center is providing expertise in strategy, management, production, cash-flow management and organizational development.
www.thirdstreetchai.com

Phil's Fresh Foods

Phil's Fresh Foods is a five-year old company consisting of made-from-scratch cooking techniques to create high-end, ready-to-eat, natural and organic food ... a concept called "grab-and-go cuisine". The Company currently sells fresh and frozen burritos, dips and spreads, fresh sandwiches and salads, and a line of Greek foods. The BIC is helping them to focus their growth, build an organization and manufacturing process, and define a financing strategy. Phil's Fresh Foods was the recipient of a 'pitch-slam" award from Naturally Boulder Day and received several pro bono BIC consulting sessions in late 2006.
www.philsfreshfoods.com

Six 88 Solutions

Six 88 Solutions is a three-year old company that helps wineries deal with the myriad of compliance issues that accompany direct shipments of wine to consumers. Six88 has created software that allows wineries to check for compliance with State regulations and then file the appropriate 'paperwork' either over an easy-to-use website or as an integrated component of their existing electronic commerce, compliance and shipping application. The Boulder Innovation Center helped Six 88 to define a branding, pricing, and market positioning strategy. The Boulder Innovation Center also helped them develop cash management tools and provided them with a due-diligence package. Six88 is a recent graduate of the Stage 2 Program and has continued to grow in 2007.
www.six88.com

metaWorks

metaWorks is a one-year old company that develops web-based applications to configure, order, and engineer mass-customized products. At the point of sale, dynamic smart models make product configuration quick and easy. For example, a family looking to renovate their kitchen can use metaWorks software to design customized kitchen cabinets, view a 3-D version of the finished kitchen, and then order and pay for all the parts online. The Boulder Innovation Center helped the company create an initial business plan and raise its first round of equity financing.
www.meta-works.com