The Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs (SCAPE) has launched its 2022 Startup Showcase, an on-demand virtual pitch event where local rural founders from your hometown pitch for investment and partnership.
SCAPE offers mentoring, education, and access to funding for businesses looking to scale. This annual demo day will feature seven startup companies representing the Southwest Colorado region. All are serving BIG missions that include outdoor stewardship, medical accessibility, female empowerment, food sustainability, LGBTQ leadership, domestic manufacturing, and attainable housing.
You can watch the exciting ‘pitch’ videos here.
Alpine Origins is the parent company for True Fly Supply and Talos Outdoors. TrueFly Supply is a fly fishing subscription service focusing on quality, education, and conservation. Talos Outdoors is an outdoor sporting goods manufacturing company that specializes in innovative product development of gear storage and recreational equipment. Montezuma
Base Medical provides online, remote, and in-person education in the areas of wilderness medicine and search and rescue. They are dedicated to empowering a safe outdoor community through access to innovative and sustainable education. Their training programs are for every outdoor adventurer, from the volunteer SAR member to the weekend backpacker. La Plata
Cold Case Gear protects the gear that gets you home and connects you to the world. Can you remember the last time you left the house without your phone? Cold Case Gear aims to protect that most trusted piece of equipment no matter where your travels take you. Designed in Colorado and Made In Washington. Archuleta
Farm to Summit utilizes local and imperfect produce to create “just add hot water” dehydrated meals that are nutrient dense, flavor packed, and sustainably packaged. Their meals are prepared in small batches with the aim to reduce waste in our food system, while introducing some authentic farm fresh flavor into the world of dehydrated meals. La Plata
GeekPack® exists to empower women and girls to change their lives for the better through the power of code, community, and confidence. They teach valuable technological and business building skills, provide a supportive and encouraging community, and deliver the confidence to believe that ANY dream is possible to achieve. La Plata
Higher Purpose Homes’ mission is to provide quality, sustainable, and affordable housing to Southwest Colorado by constructing a new Modular Home factory. La Plata
TripOutside’s online marketplace connects outdoor enthusiasts with top-rated gear rental shops and guides for human-powered adventures with a mission to get people outdoors responsibly, and minimize the impact on ecosystems while promoting conservation, leave no trace principles, inclusion, and respect. San Juan
SCAPE has launched 52 businesses that have raised over $37.5 million to create 200 local jobs. The annual Startup Showcase fosters local entrepreneurship and continues to help bolster economic growth in the region. More information: brittany@goscape.org
You can watch the videos here.
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