Growth Lives in Denver

Denver has become a competitive market for innovation and values its tech culture of relationships, mentorship, and education. Meanwhile, the snow-capped peaks, diverse food scene, breweries and vibrant culture made the city an easy sell.

Palantir

Palantir

Google

Apple

Zoom

Zoom

Amazon

Amazon

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Facebook

Slack

Slack

Top Companies have thousands of employees in Denver

$2.5B raised by Colorado tech startups in 2019

2nd largest Aerospace Economy

#1 for women entrepreneurs

4th highest concentration of high tech workers

“Denver ranked as the #2 best place to live in the US”
—US News and World Report

:Talent

Denver is a global magnet for talent. People flock to the city for the easy access to nature and a work life balance that values health and time outdoors.

Denver Talent
Denver Talent

CBRE ranked Denver 7th for tech talent nationally

one of the highest concentrations of federally funded science & research centers

#2 in educational attainment with 4,759 degrees completed in 2018

#2 Most Highly Educated Workforce
—CBRE

:Cost

As an established tech hub with ample space to grow, Denver has maintained affordability & strong economic/population growth.

Denver Cost

4th most-concentrated millennial market, with 30.1% of its population aged 22–36

Denver’s millennial population increased by 19.6% (51,386 people) since 2013

Average apartment rent in Denver is $1,522 per month according to CBRE

#6 Best City for Startups
—CBRE

:Quality of Life

Denver QOL

#2 Best Place to Live
—U.S. News & World’s Report

:Connection

With Denver’s central location, it has reasonable flight times to the west coast hubs and east coast centers.

Denver Connection

Nonstop destinations9

See full list at nsflight.com

Denver Flights

Denver’s international airport is the 6th busiest in the world12

180 domestic & international destinations from Denver

DEN serves 69 million passengers annually

:Strategic Sectors

Software

Software

  • The region has the seventh highest employment concentration in IT-software in the nation, employing 3.2 percent of the region’s total employment base.
Digital & Broadband

Digital & Broadband

  • It is the fifth-largest broadband & digital communications employment center in the nation, with more than 43,800 workers at 4,010 companies.
Aerospace Aviation

Aerospace

  • With the nation’s second-largest aerospace economy, Colorado is an aerospace leader and a premier location for companies conducting aerospace-related activities.
Aerospace Aviation

Aviation

  • The nine-county region is home to 23,000 aviation employees in 870 companies. Between 2014 and 2019, aviation employment rose 30.8 percent, compared with 16.6 percent nationally
Biosciences

Biosciences

  • The bioscience industry in the nine-county region is home to almost 17,000 workers in 840 companies.

:Growing companies choose Denver

Denver’s economy is built on a diverse mix of industries and strategic focus. Recent investment in the region includes:
Palantir

Palantir

Moved HQ and 2500 employees to Denver

Vestas

Vestas

13M ft2 and 4,000 employees

Wix

Wix

New office in Denver with 200 employees

Robinhood

Robinhood

800 employees, its 4th largest office in nation

Snowflake

Snowflake

200 new employees by the end of 2020

Zoom

Zoom

300 employees, expects to double within 2 years

Udemy

Udemy

Plans to add 200 employees over 3 years

On Deck

On Deck

160 employees, plans to continue Denver growth

Google

Google

200K ft2 and 1500 employees

Marketo

Marketo

Expanding office to Denver, 500 employees

Beam

Apple

500 experienced software engineer jobs

Contentful

Contentful

New office in Denver, plans to add 100 jobs

$2.5B raised by Colorado tech startups in 2019

Colorado ranked #1 for women entreprenuers11

5th fastest-growing tech labor pool with 28K tech jobs over the past 5 years1

Sources

1 2020 Scoring Tech Talent, cbre.us; 2 C2ER, coli.org; 3 Cushman and Wakefield Denver Office MarketBeat Report Q2 2020; 4 Cushman and Wakefield Denver Industrial MarketBeat Report Q2 2020; 5 Zillow.com; 6 Statisticalatlas.com; 7 Statista.com; 8 The Business Journals, bizjournals.com; 9 nsflights.com; 10 Community for Accredited Online Schools, accreditedschoolsonline.org; 11 FitSmallBusiness, fitsmallbusiness.com; 12 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, uschamberfoundation.org; 13 MetroDenverEDC, metrodenver.org;