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Startups to Watch spotlights promising young companies across ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties that are developing innovative technologies, creating jobs and strengthening one of the nation’s most vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems. BizWest has named three CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ startups: Flari Tech, Kioga and Renovare Therapeutics, as well as the Colorado Quantum incubator established in partnership with CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.

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Flari Tech

emerged through the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator,Ìýwhich awards funding and pairsÌýexperienced entrepreneurs with high-potential technologies from CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.ÌýÌý(CEO) met Ìý(Physics, )Ìýand Ìý() for a lab tour at JILA through the program.ÌýThe company hopes to use Nobel Prize-winning frequency comb technology to detect diseases detectable in breath.

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Kioga

is discovering and commercializing new dietary ingredients to "vaccinate" consumers against stress and metabolic disorders by n. Kioga is based on work arising from the laboratories of Ìý(CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Integrative Physiology) and Ìý(CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology). , cofounder of eat meatiâ„¢ (Meati Inc.), joined Kioga as CEO through the Venture Partners Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator in 2024.

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Renovare Therapeutics

portfolio of regenerative therapies was developed over 20 years of research by co-founders , professor in CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Chemical and Biological Engineering and , , and scientific advisors , , Laurie Goodrich, and Kelly Santangelo, . Bryant, Payne, Zuscik and Goodrich were co-principal investigators and Kelly Santangleo was a senior investigator on the ARPA-H award that supported early research and development. Ìýjoined the team in 2025 and serves as co-founder and CEO.

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