About us
Rockies Venture Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to building startup ecosystems by educating and connecting state, local and national economic development organizations, universities, federal labs, startup organizations, corporate partners, venture capital, angel investors and entrepreneurs.
Each month RVC hosts investor pitch events and entrepreneur education that serve to facilitate investment in early stage startups. All of our events have in-person and virtual attendance options. If your startup is raising capital, and you'd like to pitch to the RVC Investor Network, apply here. On average, RVC Investors are presented ~100 opportunities per year, resulting in 20-25 investments occurring annually.
RVC is a membership organization. If you're looking to actively engage with the club, we recommend exploring Entrepreneur Membership and Investor Membership. If membership is not the right fit for you, newcomers are also welcome to attend our events!
Upcoming events
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RVC Pitch Academy - October 2026
·OnlineOnlineThe RVC Pitch Academy is a half-day workshop designed to do much more than just polish a founder’s pitch and presentation skills. From delivering a compelling presentation to negotiating a successful deal, this workshop will prepare founders to understand many of the terms and processes used by VCs and sharpen their venture strategy.
Important: Registration Required
Rockies Venture Club is a membership-based organization. To attend this event, please register through the online event link above to complete your registration on our website.
Not a member yet? Join RVC and connect with a community of investors and entrepreneurs.Key topics include:
- Preparing a business for a deal
- Designing a deck
- Delivering the pitch
- Communicating the value for venture funding
- Balancing pitching a product vs. pitching a company
- Raising equity vs. convertible debt
- Communicating risks that don’t raise red flags
- Understanding investor psychology
- Following up with interested investors
RVC’s Pitch Academy instructors have years of experience working with angel + venture capital investors; the Pitch Academy content reflects deep and useful insights about investor priorities and interests. Multiple instructors ensure one-on-one engagement, including pitch practice with real-time feedback.
For early-stage companies, this is the most cost-effective fundraising consulting you can get! Pitch Academy is free to RVC Investor and Entrepreneur members.Learn more about membership: RVC Membership
Founders: Please bring a pitch deck and laptop to practice.Note: To pitch to investors at an upcoming RVC Investor Forum, you must apply to pitch and be accepted by the RVC investment screening committee.
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RVC Angel Accelerator: Introduction to Angel Investing - October 2026
·OnlineOnlineSeptember 15th, 2026 - Hybrid: Virtual via Zoom or in-person at Thrive Workplace - Ballpark (1415 Park Ave. W., Denver, CO 80205)
Are you "Angel Curious"? Join this session for FREE!
How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?
Engage in the RVC Angel Accelerator program to acquire the necessary skills for successful angel investing. Without such training, new investors might spend years to learn effective investment strategies on their own. We're here to save you that hard work and heartache! Through hands-on exercises and mentorship from experienced investors, Angel Accelerator offers significant benefits including a promising return on investment, potential tax advantages, insights into cutting-edge innovation, and opportunities to connect with fascinating individuals.
Important: Registration Required
Rockies Venture Club is a membership-based organization. To attend this event, please register through the online event link above to complete your registration on our website.
Not a member yet? Join RVC and connect with a community of investors and entrepreneurs.Join the Fall 2026 Cohort!
Beginning with this introduction session, cohort members will dive into the Angel Accelerator program through a combination of asynchronous learning, mastermind sessions, RVC Investor Forums, and virtual office hours. The Angel Accelerator Curriculum is designed to span 10 weeks with 2-5 hours of participation per week. The program can be completed entirely remote, however, there are multiple opportunities to engage in person!
I'm in! Except... what's the cost?
This event is FREE, become an RVC Active Investor Member to receive the full workshop and a toolkit full of angel investing resources. With RVC Active Investor Membership, you also receive free access to all events we host annually, which include Monthly Investor Forums, Mastermind Sessions, Due Diligence Deep Dives, Investor Screening Committees, and more!Have Questions? Send us an email!
info@rockiesventureclub.org1 attendee
RVC Angel Accelerator: Due Diligence
·OnlineOnlineRVC Angel Accelerator: Due Diligence
Friday, October 30th, 2026 | 10am - 12 pm MT### Virtual via Zoom: Meeting link shared upon registration
Important: Registration Required
Rockies Venture Club is a membership-based organization. To attend this event, please register through the online event link above to complete your registration on our website.
Not a member yet? Join RVC and connect with a community of investors and entrepreneurs.### For both investors and entrepreneurs
How does someone learn how to be a successful Angel Investor?
Participate in the RVC Angel Accelerator and learn how to be a smart Angel. New Angels who don’t take this workshop often spend years and $250,000 or more learning how to do Angel investing! Receive a great return on investment, avoid taxation, learn about leading-edge innovation and meet interesting people!
This Angel Accelerator advances Angel Investors' learning with a combination of hands-on exercises, working with experienced angel investor mentors, and solid content and toolkits that you'll need for successful Angel Investing.Topics Covered in this Workshop include:
- Due Diligence - Move well beyond the basic checklist. Learn the strategies required to make the diligence process transparent and effective for everyone. Remember - it is essential for entrepreneurs to understand an investor's motivations and prepare appropriately, while investors must conduct thorough diligence to secure their chance at a 10x return!
For entrepreneurs looking to maintain momentum in their fundraising and investors looking to secure the best possible deal structures, this is a must-attend class!
For your best deal, you should consider ACTIVE INVESTOR MEMBERSHIP in Rockies Venture Club, Colorado's leading angel network. That gets you a FREE pass to this workshop, as well as the Angel 501, Practicum, and other workshops offered every month. Active Investor membership also gets you free access to the other 140+ events we do every year including the Angel Capital Summit, Colorado Capital Conference Angel Forums and investor-only events.Active Angel Investor members attend free!
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Past events
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