Blue Note Ventures

Blue Note Ventures, established in 2015, is a Boulder, Colorado-based venture capital firm. It focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies, providing initial capital ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 per investment. The firm aims to support and serve entrepreneurs in the technology sector.

Chris Marks

Founder and Managing Director

11 past transactions

Shotzr

Seed Round in 2019
Shotzr, Inc. operates a platform that provides fresh, locally-sourced, and on-brand photo feeds for social media marketers. Founded in 2016 and based in Denver, Colorado, Shotzr employs data-driven machine learning models to automate the selection of images, ensuring that marketers receive the most relevant visuals for their campaigns. The platform caters to various digital marketing needs, including social media campaigns on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, search engine marketing landing pages, and dynamic creative projects. By focusing on contextual imagery that resonates with targeted audiences, Shotzr enhances customer engagement and improves marketing performance across digital channels.

Automox

Series A in 2018
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

The Minte

Seed Round in 2018
The Minte provides hotel-style housekeeping services primarily for residents of high-rise apartment buildings. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company employs a building-centric model to staff its housekeepers. Its offerings include a range of cleaning services, such as sweeping and spot cleaning floors, wiping countertops, loading dishwashers, and refreshing bathrooms. Residents can conveniently book these services through a mobile app or by using a dash-like button located at their door. The Minte aims to deliver consistent and trusted cleaning, helping residents maintain their homes with the same level of professionalism expected from a hotel.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2018
IronCore Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing encryption software that enhances data security for modern cloud applications. The company provides tools that enable software developers and businesses to incorporate application-layer encryption and data protection features into their products swiftly. IronCore's technology safeguards data across various systems, including GenAI frameworks, classic databases, object stores, and search indices, employing encryption-in-use methods that maintain data security throughout its lifecycle. The software allows enterprises to implement customer-managed keys and ensures zero-knowledge encryption, which protects sensitive information during transfer, at rest, and in-memory. By addressing challenges related to data privacy regulations and security demands, IronCore Labs facilitates the safe handling of sensitive information while expediting the deployment of advanced security functionalities.

PathSpot

Seed Round in 2018
PathSpot Technologies, Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, specializes in food safety solutions. The company develops and manufactures a unique system that uses a proprietary algorithm to analyze fluorescent light, enabling it to scan employees' hands and detect pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses. This technology helps restaurants and their customers mitigate the risk of food-borne illnesses by providing instant, invisible signs of harmful bacteria and viruses.

Automox

Seed Round in 2018
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

Automox

Seed Round in 2017
Automox Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based patch management solutions, aimed at automating the configuration and maintenance of operating systems across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Automox provides a platform that simplifies patch remediation without the need for additional servers or complicated setups. Its offerings include visibility into system inventory, vulnerability status, and policy compliance, enabling organizations to manage their IT infrastructure effectively from a single dashboard. By utilizing AI-powered automation, Automox helps IT professionals address critical vulnerabilities more swiftly, thereby reducing costs and complexity while enhancing productivity. The company was previously known as PatchSimple, Inc. before rebranding in 2016.

MonkeyLearn

Pre Seed Round in 2017
MonkeyLearn Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers an artificial intelligence platform designed for processing text information. Founded in 2013, it provides tools such as MonkeyLearn Studio for text analysis and data visualization, and an API for custom applications in topic classification, sentiment analysis, and entity extraction. The platform features a user-friendly graphical interface that allows individuals to create personalized text classification and extraction analyses by training machine learning models, including those for sentiment analysis and keyword extraction. Additionally, MonkeyLearn facilitates integration with numerous applications through its API, making it accessible to users without requiring extensive technical expertise. The company primarily serves startups in Silicon Valley and New York, enabling them to enhance their projects with intelligent text processing capabilities.

IronCore Labs

Seed Round in 2017
IronCore Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing encryption software that enhances data security for modern cloud applications. The company provides tools that enable software developers and businesses to incorporate application-layer encryption and data protection features into their products swiftly. IronCore's technology safeguards data across various systems, including GenAI frameworks, classic databases, object stores, and search indices, employing encryption-in-use methods that maintain data security throughout its lifecycle. The software allows enterprises to implement customer-managed keys and ensures zero-knowledge encryption, which protects sensitive information during transfer, at rest, and in-memory. By addressing challenges related to data privacy regulations and security demands, IronCore Labs facilitates the safe handling of sensitive information while expediting the deployment of advanced security functionalities.

Fideo Intelligence

Series C in 2016
Fideo Intelligence specializes in advanced identity verification and fraud prevention. It leverages a vast, diverse data ecosystem and real-time integration to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date view of identities. The company's platform is designed for efficiency and scalability, empowering businesses to mitigate risk, expedite onboarding processes, and stay proactive against evolving fraud threats. It caters to finance, communications, and intelligence sectors, offering reliable insights through its identity intelligence products.

Fideo Intelligence

Series B in 2015
Fideo Intelligence specializes in advanced identity verification and fraud prevention. It leverages a vast, diverse data ecosystem and real-time integration to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date view of identities. The company's platform is designed for efficiency and scalability, empowering businesses to mitigate risk, expedite onboarding processes, and stay proactive against evolving fraud threats. It caters to finance, communications, and intelligence sectors, offering reliable insights through its identity intelligence products.
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