Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative

“Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress”

-Theodore Levitt

The Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative, RMI², is a regional non-profit formed to accelerate the success of high impact scientific and technology start-up companies in Northern Colorado. RMI² promotes a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the region and provides a connection point between entreprenuers, capital, academic and government institutions, professional service providers and workforce talent. The Initiative was formed by an alliance of Northen Colorado municipal governments, academic institutions and economic development organizations.

Serving a flourishing entrepreneurial culture

Northern Colorado is an innovation hotbed, with a unique blend of Natural Sciences, Information Technology, Clean Energy and Technology-assisted Agriculture and Veterinary Science. According to a study conducted by Development Research Partners in 2006, Larimer County has more than 440 companies, with over 11,000 employees, in the fields of Computers and Electronics, IT/Software, Agri-Tech, Bioscience and Clean Energy.

Colorado State University is a world leader in infectious disease research, atmospheric science and environmental science. Its faculty members are tackling such issues as the reemergence of tuberculosis, the brown cloud of air pollution in Asian cities, severe weather forecasting, nutrition and wellness, and bioterrorism.

The region has a highly educated workforce, with Fort Collins being named to Fast Companies magazine Fast Cities list in 2007. The magazine cited Fort Collins as generating patents at the rate of 11.45 per 10,000 people, or nearly four times the U.S. city average.

NEW!!! The NoCo Angels investor group is now online. Please visit us at http://www.nocoangels.com/ .

NoCo Angels, established in 2008, is a group of accredited investors who invest primarily in Northern Colorado early-stage technology and developing growth companies. The mission of NoCo Angels is to be a catalyst for investment opportunities for its members while promoting an entrepreneurial culture and contributing to the prosperity of the Northern Colorado region.

NoCo Angels is an information conduit enabling accredited investors to share and discover investment opportunities and communicate with other investors so that they may more effectively invest together in promising opportunities.

If you are a startup company with a great idea seeking funding we want to hear from you!

We welcome you to our website, and welcome the opportunity to work with you.

To learn more about RMI², click here!